20 Vines From the Deadly Tornado Outbreak

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A row of lightly damages houses, top, face destroyed homes in a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado struck the town late Sunday, killing at least 16 people.

Image: Danny Johnston/Associated Press

By Brian Ries2014-04-29 16:52:43 UTC

Nearly 30 people are dead after three days of extreme storms slammed the central and southern United States.

As of Tuesday, there were at least 15 tornado-related deaths in Arkansas, six in Alabama, seven in Mississippi and one in Oklahoma. Another death was reported in Iowa. Throughout the course of the outbreak, Vine users were there to record the sirens, the twisters and the destruction the tornadoes left in their wake. Mashable collected 20 Vine videos that tell the story.

1. "Tornado sirens going off in Little Rock. No wind. No rain. Just dark, and super humid." - Jessi Hardy

2. "THIS VOICE SCARES ME MORE THAN A TORNADO." - Jake McCartney

3. "West Pulaski [County] Sirens going off in #LittleRock." - Marc Gustafson

4. "Tornado sirens going off in Birmingham, Al" - Al Roker

5. "A look at how quick the Lincoln Co., TN velocity signature formed, strengthened and died. #TNwx" - Evan Hatter

6. "Radar loop they 3 PM shows tornadic supercells in MS. Currently a Tornado Emergency in Tupelo (see my cursor)." - NashSevereWx

7. "Heavy rain, lightning, some gusty winds, maybe small hail easing in. Radar *loop* 6:30 AM." - NashSevereWx

8. "When threats of tornadoes come and you dog got bit by rattlesnake #hadabadday #badweather #hospital #tornadoseason #Lordprotectus" - D.Dye~Smith is Ibblesd

9. "Tornado shelter at [Phi Delta Theta]." - GabbyG

10. "Getting ready for the #tornadoes... don't be scared just be PREPARED!" - Shaundrie

11. "12 people in a storm cellar woo." - Shelby McSwain

12. "Tornado. If you didn't get close enough to see it." - The Green Lantern

13. "Damage off Interstate Drive just east of I-40 in Mayflower." - Gavin Lesnick

14. "A Paron home damaged by Sunday's tornado." - Lisa Burnett

15. "Mangled Ford F-150 in Vilonia." - Gavin Lesnick

[Editors note: Gavin took a series of Vines as part of Arkansas Online's storm coverage.]

16. "Search and rescue ongoing in devastated Vilonia." - Gavin Lesnick

17. "Destroyed strip mall in Vilonia." - Gavin Lesnick

18. "The Stars & Stripes flying amid #ARtornado wreckage in Mayflower." - Phil Buck

19. FOX 23 news reporter Lynn Casey tweeted a Vine of damage in Mayflower, Ark.

20. "Radio still playing in tornado-wrecked pickup." - Gavin Lesnick

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Topics: Climate, tornadoes, U.S., US & World, Vine