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PHOTOS: Tornadoes carve catastrophic path across nation’s heartland

Images from FOX Weather teams covering aftermath shows incredible destruction

By Aaron Barker Source FOX Weather
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Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Leachville, Arkansas, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Damage is seen in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado. (Will Nunley)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Damage at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is seen on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado tore through the area. (Brandy Campbell)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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A mangled pickup is seen surrounded by splintered trees in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021, after a tornado. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 12, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Robert Ray)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Tornado damage is seen in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Dec. 13, 2021. (Nicole Valdes)

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson surveys storm damage in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson surveys storm damage in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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Tornado damage is seen in Monette, Arkansas, on Dec. 11, 2021. (Hunter Davis)

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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: