LITTLE ROCK. Arkansas. Mar 2: Tornadoe and springlike thunderstorms sweptacross Arkansas on Saturday, flattening buildings, sweeping away mobile homes and flooding whole subdivisions. As may as 19 were killed and 200 injured, reports AP.

Storms also tore through Mississippi. Kentucky, and West Virginia, killing up to six people. In Ohio, one person was killed and four others were missing as floor! waters rose. A search suspended Saturday night because of darkness was expected to resume on Sunday

"Its horrible. The whole downtown is gone. " said Jeremy Cox. of hard hit Arkadelphia in central Arkansas

There’s one mobile home left standing out of I don’t know

how many, maybe about 60." Arkadelphia Police Chief Bob Johnson said. "We lost count of the serious injuries at 19."

Neal Wright .11. heard sirens and alerted his deaf grandfather by making swirling motions with his hands. The two escaped before a tree fell on their house, demolishing it. said Sharon Wright, the boy’s mother.

Hundreds of homes in the Little Rock area were damaged, and two hospitals were treating 80 people.

Trailer park owner Bill Pruett. 53. said a twister crushed five trailers.

It was like plaving chess — it would take one house and then leave one. it would take another one and then leave one. he said.