The deadly tornadoes have killed at least 18 people, ripping homes from their foundations and tossing cars like tinker toys. One of the worst hit areas was Vilonia, a small town in Arkansas. See raw footage of the tornadoes moving in and the destruction it left behind.
A severe weather outbreak struck the midwest with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. From social media, here are some of the raw footage that's been captured.
The National Weather Service has released a pretty amazing fact about the tornado that struck near Oklahoma City on May 31. The storm has been declared the widest tornado ever known.
UPDATE Saturday 6:15 a.m. EST: The number of reported fatalities is at least five, with another 71 injuries caused by what authorities say are a total of 17 tornadoes ripping through the Midwest on Friday.
A storm system moving through north central Kansas on Memorial Day 2013 was captured by a storm chasing crew who rode out an EF3 of EF4 tornado with winds estimated at 150 miles per hour inside a vehicle.