Jeffery Lee (l.) gives a consoling hug to Meredith Tucker in front of what is left of Ms. Tucker's home in Fayetteville, N.C., on April 17, after a tornado hit the area on April 16. A ferocious storm system with killer twisters ripped through the South, killing at least 45 people across six states.
PHOTO: Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer/AP