In Arkansas and Texas, tornadoes kill at least 5 people

At least five people were killed Sunday and three remain missing after several tornadoes hit communities in Texas and Arkansas.

One young couple in Nashville, Arkansas — Michael and Melissa Mooneyhan — died after their trailer flipped over and "exploded," Howard County coroner John Gray told The Associated Press. Their 18-month-old daughter survived. "That poor little girl is never going to know them," Gray said. "But she's young enough that she'll never remember what happened." Family members returned to the trailer on Monday to find mementos and toys for the young girl, who was released from the hospital and into the care of relatives.

In Van, Texas, 50 to 100 homes and schools were destroyed, several people were injured, and at least two people were killed after a tornado hit the tiny town. On Monday morning, eight people were unaccounted for, but five were eventually found alive, and authorities said they would continue to search for the missing three. Meteorologist Greg Carbin with the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said that preliminary reports indicate 20 to 25 tornadoes formed in South Dakota, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas on Sunday, in what is "certainly not an atypical system for spring where you’ve got the remnants of winter but the onset of summer."

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