PHOTOS: Tornadoes carve catastrophic path across nation’s heartland
Images from FOX Weather teams covering aftermath shows incredible destruction
Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Baled cotten is seen strewn across a field in Leahville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado the night before swept through the area. (Hunter Davis)
Baled cotten is seen strewn across a field in Leahville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado the night before swept through the area. (Hunter Davis)
Baled cotten is seen strewn across a field in Leahville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado the night before swept through the area. (Hunter Davis)
Baled cotten is seen strewn across a field in Leahville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado the night before swept through the area. (Hunter Davis)
Baled cotten is seen strewn across a field in Leahville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado the night before swept through the area. (Hunter Davis)
Baled cotten is seen strewn across a field in Leahville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado the night before swept through the area. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Damage is seen in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado. (Will Nunley)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)
A mangled pickup is seen surrounded by splintered trees in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson surveys storm damage in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson surveys storm damage in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson surveys storm damage in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)
Tornadoes ripped across the nation’s heartland from Friday night to Saturday morning, leaving a path of catastrophic damage in their wake.
The gallery attached to this story shows images from the FOX Weather team who have been covering the aftermath since Saturday.
For more about the tornado outbreak, read these stories:
- Death toll at destroyed Kentucky candle factory may be lower than feared
- Before and after photos show destruction to Amazon warehouse from Edwardsville tornado
- Half of Kentucky town was leveled by tornado, governor says
- 'I lost a part of my history': Mayfield couple’s restaurant destroyed by tornado
- 7 videos that show how tornado outbreak in nation's heartland unfolded
- New drone video shows devastation in Leachville, Arkansas
- How to help tornado recovery efforts across mid-South
- Tornado surveys ongoing, could take several days to complete, NWS says