Every day for nearly two weeks now, severe weather systems have spawned multiple tornadoes across America’s Midwest and Northeast—an average of 27.5 tornadoes a day, according to NBC News. From Oklahoma to New Jersey, storms have been bringing destructive winds and rainfall to small towns, farms, and suburbs, causing at least seven deaths and leaving behind ruined buildings, power outages, and the threat of flooding. Gathered here: images of some of the cities and towns affected by this tornado outbreak over the past 13 days.
Tornado Damage: 13 Days of Devastation in Photos
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A path of destruction through the Skyview Mobile Park Estates is seen in an aerial photo after a tornado touched down overnight in El Reno, Oklahoma, on May 26, 2019. #
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In this aerial photograph, the Missouri Capitol is seen on May 23, 2019, in Jefferson City, Missouri. Material covering part of the exterior of the building as it undergoes a renovation was damaged during a strong storm overnight. #
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Tavaris McClain (left) and Tyree Thompson clear debris to free McClain's mother's car outside her destroyed home on May 23, 2019, after a tornado tore though Jefferson City, Missouri. #
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A roof from a damaged home rests in a field at a distance from Fairground Road after a tornado storm system passed through the area the previous night, on May 28, 2019, in Celina, Ohio. #
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Residents in the West Brook neighborhood cut tree limbs and pick up scattered debris the morning after a suspected EF4 tornado touched down early in the morning on May 28, 2019, in Trotwood, Ohio. #
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Residents sort through apartments open to the air on May 28, 2019, at the Westbrooke Village Apartments in Trotwood, Ohio, after the roof was torn off during a severe storm the night before. #
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Sierra Waver collects some belongings from what used to be her bedroom after a tornado touched down early in the morning on May 28, 2019, in the West Brook neighborhood of Trotwood, Ohio. #
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Residents of the West Brook neighborhood emerge from shelter to inspect the damage in their neighborhood after a tornado touched down early on May 28, 2019, in Trotwood, Ohio. #
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A house damaged by a tornado is seen in Dayton, Ohio, on May 28, 2019, after powerful tornadoes ripped through the state overnight, causing at least one fatality and widespread damage and power outages. #
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An upstairs room is exposed in a damaged house after its walls and ceiling were ripped off when several tornadoes reportedly touched down, in Linwood, Kansas, on May 29, 2019. #
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