Deadly tornadoes rip through southern US

A deadly tornado outbreak impacted several states throughout the southern United States. On March 31, a new wave of storms killed at least 32 people, with cities and towns in Arkansas among the most heavily impacted. Wynne, a community in eastern Arkansas, was split in two after a tornado tore through the city, killing at least four people. In Little Rock, the state’s capital, thousands of buildings were damaged.

WCK’s Relief Team was on the ground in both cities hours after the storms delivering sandwiches and water door to door as residents assessed the full scale of damage. We worked with local food truck partners to provide nourishing, warm meals to families in shelters and people unable to cook for themselves.  

​​The first wave of storms hit on March 24, affecting Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured as the tornadoes devastated several towns across the region. WCK’s Relief Team began distributing sandwiches and water to families door to door in both Alabama and Mississippi hours after the storms.

In response to these devastating storms, our teams worked shoulder to shoulder with local partners to provide more than 17,500 hot meals and sandwiches in addition to fruit and water across the region.