PHOTO GALLERY: Tornadoes rip across Midwest

April 15, 2012 | 6:41 p.m. CDT

Residents in the Midwest dealt with the damage caused by a string of tornadoes that struck the region Saturday and Sunday.

Pam, left, and Terry Nelson sort through items inside the home of Terry's mother after a tornado damaged the home in Woodward, Okla., Sunday. | Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman

A car moves through a flooded portion of Providence Outer Road between Green Meadows Road and Nifong Boulevard at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. A heavy downpour of rain on Sunday evening flooded a few Columbia roads and residential yards. A storm system moving across the Midwest over the weekend included dozens of tornadoes that developed in Kansas and Oklahoma. | Nick Agro

People stand by the remains of a business after a tornado struck Woodward, Okla., Sunday. More than 100 tornadoes had been reported across the region by daybreak, according to the National Weather Service. | Bryan Terry/ The Oklahoman

Carole Beckett reacts as she sorts through belongings at her home after a tornado moved through Woodward, Okla., Sunday. Residents of several states scoured through the wreckage of battered homes and businesses after dozens of tornadoes blitzed the Midwest and Plains Saturday night. | Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman

People examine the damage in the Oaklawn neighborhood in Wichita, Kan., on Sunday, caused by one of several tornadoes that hit the state on Saturday. | Jeff Tuttle/Associated Press