where was the most recent tornado
This satellite image, taken on April 28, 2014, at 13:01 UTC, shows that the storm system that generated the recent severe weather has moved to the east. PHOTOGRAPH BY NASA/NOAA GOES PROJECT When Americans imagine tornadoes, many tend to think of them churning through plains states like Kansas or Oklahoma. But destructive twisters strike hard in a very broad area of the eastern United States. The tornadoes that have left at least 31 dead over the past two daysâwreaking havoc in Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and elsewhereâare not extraordinary in terms of their strength, location, or numbers.