Photos: Severe storms rip through parts of Missouri and Arkansas
April 11, 2013
Benjamin Pierce, a patron of the Botkinburg Foursquare church, sifts through the wreckage of the church on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 after a storm demolished it just north of Clinton, Ark. The National Weather Service is surveying areas Thursday to determine whether tornadoes or strong winds caused damage. (AP Photo/The Log Cabin Democrat, Eric White) ( Arkansas Storms )
Two men work to remove a truck in Botkinburg, Ark., Thursday, April 11, 2013, that was overturned when a severe storm struck the area late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) ( Spring Storm Arkansas )
Larry Gammill, left, who attends Botkinburg Foursquare Church, and his friend Tim Parks walk from what is left of the church in Botkinburg, Ark., Thursday, April 11, 2013 after a severe storm struck the building late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) ( Spring Storm Arkansas )
Kristin Little, manager of the Ferguson Optical shop in Hazelwood, talks with a friend on the phone as she describes the damage caused to her shop by a storm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Butch Dye, a hydrometeorological technician with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, Mo., said severe weather struck the suburb of Hazelwood. "We won't be able to confirm whether it was a tornado until teams get out there tomorrow," Dye said. (AP Photo/David Carson, Post-Dispatch) ( Spring Storm )
A flag flutters over what remains of the sanctuary of the Botkinburg Foursquare Church in Botkinburg, Ark., Thursday, April 11, 2013 after a severe storm struck the building late Wednesday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) ( Spring Storm Arkansas )
Workers chainsaw downed tree limbs on Lynn Haven Lane following a strong spring storm in Hazelwood late Wednesday evening, April 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Erik M. Lunsford, Post-Dispatch) ( Spring Storm )
A car lies on its side in the plaza next to Howdershell Road and Lynn Haven Lane following a strong spring storm in Hazelwood late Wednesday evening, April 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Erik M. Lunsford, Post-Dispatch) ( Spring Storm )
The street light at Howdershell Road and Lynn Haven Lane lies damaged following high winds from a strong spring storm in Hazelwood late Wednesday evening, April 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Erik M. Lunsford, Post-Dispatch) ( Spring Storm )
Gary Buneta takes a phone call as he looks out from his damaged home on Howdershell Road next to Lynn Haven Lane following a strong spring storm in Hazelwood late Wednesday evening, April 10, 2013. Buneta was thrown across rooms when the storm hit. (AP Photo/Erik M. Lunsford, Post-Dispatch) ( Spring Storm )
Hazelwood Firefighters search a home on Howdershell Road next to Lynn Haven Lane following a strong spring in Hazelwood late Wednesday evening, April 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Erik M. Lunsford, Post-Dispatch) ( Spring Storm )
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