A tornado forms over an open landscape. This latest round of severe weather spawned reports of possible tornadoes in  several states, including Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Delaware and Maryland. (Credit: Arshad876/Shutterstock.com)

At least 33 people were killed, dozens injured and homes and businesses were destroyed when a tornado outbreak struck the Southern and Midwestern United States on March 31 and April 1, according to The Weather Channel. These storms follow right on the heels of another outbreak that swept across Mississippi and into Alabama a week prior on March 24, killing at least 25.

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Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].