Cars resembling concertinas, devastated houses and even upturned boats were left in the wake of multiple tornadoes in the U.S. state of North Carolina.<br/> <br />Residents surveyed the damage from the powerful storms.<br/> <br />Around 150 homes were destroyed and more than a dozen people sent to the emergency room.<br/> <br />Here in Beaufort residents tried to salvage a precious few items from their crushed mobile homes.<br/> <br />Trees were snapped clean in half by powerful winds of around 160 kilometres an hour.<br/> <br />Thousands were left without power, although by Sunday most electricity had been restored.<br/> <br />And meteorologists warned that the worst is not yet over, as a new severe storm system gains strength in the Great Plains.<br/> <br />They say there's a moderate risk of tornadoes touching down in Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley.
