Tornadoes ripped through portions of the South overnight, triggering widespread damage, coupled with fears of flooding.

A strong spring storm brought widespread flooding and some tornadoes to multiple states Wednesday and early Thursday.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has asked President Donald Trump for federal assistance as Arkansas contends with an ongoing tornado threat and flooding.

The National Weather Service issued 728 tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings in a 24-hour period on Thursday.

“It just cleared everything in five minutes,” the Monette homeowner said. The 97-year-old, who did not share his name during an interview while checking the neighborhood, said a tornado tore through not only his home, but the entire community.

Another few rounds of strong to severe weather are expected in Arkansas as we head into the weekend, and all modes of severe weather are possible.

Terrifying videos of a violent tornado in Arkansas have gone viral after a stormy night in the Central and Southern U.S. that threw debris hundreds of feet into the air.The ContextThe tornadoes arrived as a powerful spring storm system swept through portions of the Lower Ohio Valley and South.