Sophomore Kristin Parnell, with bags of her belongings that she salvaged from her dorm room at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. More than 40 people were victims of tornadoes that tore through Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee on Feb. 5, 2008. (Rick Gershon/Getty Images)

Cleaning up after a Tornado

Sophomore Kristin Parnell, with bags of her belongings that she salvaged from her dorm room at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. More than 40 people were victims of tornadoes that tore through Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee on Feb. 5, 2008.

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