Arkansas, Mississippi Tornado Damage From April Outbreak Visible From Space (PHOTOS)

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These images from space show just how much a large tornado can scar the land.

BySean Breslin•May 9, 2014

This image taken by a NASA satellite shows the scar left in the land by a tornado that hit the east side of Mayflower, Arkansas.
(NASA photo)

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Some of the tornadoes from the late-April outbreak were so large and damaging, they left scars in the land that are visible from space.

The image above, released Tuesday by NASA, reveals the damage wrought by an EF4 tornado as it tore through Arkansas on April 27. Tornadoes left several Arkansas towns devastated near Little Rock. Hundreds of homes were destroyed and at least 16 people were killed.

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President Barack Obama, who will tour damaged areas in Arkansas on Wednesday, has designated four counties as major disaster areas, according to the Associated Press.

More images from the outbreak are below, as well as a other tornado scars from past outbreaks. Also, see these before and after images of damage from a different angle.

Mayflower, Arkansas

Louisville, Mississippi

Northern Alabama, April 2011

Southern Massachusetts, June 2011

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