Severe Storms Hit Midwest

Hazelwood fire fighters gather outside a home in Hazelwood that was damaged by a storm as the make a plan to enter and retrieve medicine for a resident who escaped the home 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. (Photo by David Carson/AP Photo/Post-Dispatch)

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. (Photo by Erik M. Lunsford/AP Photo/Post-Dispatch)

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. The National Weather Service is surveying areas Thursday to determine whether tornadoes or strong winds caused damage. (Photo by AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Huntsville Fire and Rescue crews remove a downed tree blocking traffic on Dell Avenue as strong storms passed through Huntsville, Ala. Thursday, April 11, 2013. A strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three deaths blamed on the rough weather and thousands of people without power. (Photo by Eric Schultz/AP Photo/AL.com)

A supercell storm west of Newcastle, Texas tries to build up strength April 9, 2013. Many of the storms in Tornado Alley that were forecast to be severe this week were taken out by a cold front from Canada. Picture taken April 9, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Lightning strikes across the skies of Patterson, Arkansas April 10, 2013. Many of the storms in Tornado Alley that were forecast to be severe this week were taken out by a cold front from Canada. Picture taken April 10, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Storm chaser Brad Mack from Buena Park California videotapes a rotating supercell storm west of Newcastle, Texas April 9, 2013. Many of the storms in Tornado Alley that were forecast to be severe this week were taken out by a cold front from Canada. Picture taken April 9, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Residents and workers remove debris from the property at Lily Flagg Station after storms ripped off siding and downed trees in the apartment complex as strong storms passed through Huntsville, Ala. Thursday, April 11, 2013. (Photo by Eric Schultz/AP Photo/AL.com)

Larry Gammill, left, and Tim Parks survey tornado damage at Botkinburg Foursquare Church in Botkinburg, Ark., Thursday, April 11, 2013, after a severe storm struck the building late Wednesday. The National Weather Service is surveying areas Thursday to determine whether tornadoes or strong winds caused damage. (Photo by Danny Johnston/AP Photo)

A large uprooted tree lies across the yard of a house across the street from McKennan Park in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Thursday, April 11, 2013. An ice storm followed by more than 6 inches of heavy, wet snow downed trees and power lines across the city. (Photo by Dirk Lammers/AP Photo)

Ice coats a tree on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as a passerby tries to clear a fallen branch from the street. An early spring storm walloped South Dakota early Tuesday, bringing everything from rain, thunder and lightning to heavy snow and strong winds. (Photo by Amber Hunt/AP Photo)

Ice coats a tree on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Sioux Falls, S.D, where a spring storm wreaked havoc on roads, downed branches and knocked out power for thousands of residents. The National Weather Service predicted that a half-inch of ice would accumulate by day's end. (Photo by Amber Hunt/AP Photo)

Ice accumulates on a bridge at The Falls Park in Sioux Falls, S.D., where a spring storm drove away visitors from the usually popular tourist attraction on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. The ice storm wreaked havoc on roads, downed branches and knocked out power for thousands of residents. The National Weather Service predicted that a half-inch of ice would accumulate by day's end. Other parts of the state were grappling with large amounts of snow. (Photo by Amber Hunt/AP Photo)