Photo Of The Day: Tornado Flattens Poultry Operations

(AP) — In this photo taken May 9, 2011, Tom Parker ponders his fate as he discusses the loss of his chicken houses in Phil Campbell, Ala. The tornado, one in a series of storms that killed more than 300 people in seven Southern states, demolished Parker’s six large chicken houses, killed 140,000 two-day old chickens and destroyed the family home.

May 11, 2011

(AP) — In this photo taken May 9, 2011, Tom Parker ponders his fate as he discusses the loss of his chicken houses in Phil Campbell, Ala.

The tornado, one in a series of storms that killed more than 300 people in seven Southern states, demolished Parker’s six large chicken houses, killed 140,000 two-day old chickens and destroyed the family home. All that remained of the chicken houses were bits and pieces of metal siding. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)