Devastated communities across the American South and Midwest are digging through debris Sunday after ferocious storms and tornadoes this weekend left at least 27 people dead and leveled neighborhoods, as parts of the Southern Plains brace for the possibility of their own round of severe weather later in the afternoon. The federal declaration frees up federal resources, per the White House, to aid those impacted in Cross County, Lonoke County and Pulaski County, which encompasses the city of Little Rock, where heavy damage but no fatalities had been reported as of Saturday afternoon. In nearby McNairy County, Sheriff Buck said the death toll could have been much higher if residents had not heeded early warnings and sought out proper shelter