Tornados have been sweeping across America and the best way to put the sheer scale of destruction in perspective is from the air. When you are done check out our story “Tornado Destruction In The Midwest [58 High Quality Photos]” to see what things look like from the ground.

Damage is seen from above the Henryville, Ind., area, Friday, March 2, 2012. Powerful storms stretching from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes in the north wrecked two small towns, killed at least three people and bred anxiety across a wide swath of the country on Friday, in the second deadly tornado outbreak this week. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Michael Clevenger)

This Thursday, March 1, 2012 satellite image provided by GeoEye shows the path of a tornado, diagonal from bottom left to upper right, which struck Harrisburg, Ill. The twister killed six people before dawn Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes wrecked several Indiana towns and killed at least 13 people Friday, March 2, 2012. It was the second deadly tornado outbreak this week. (AP Photo/GeoEye)

In this aerial photo, debris is strewn about, Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Marysville, Indiana, after a tornado swept through the area Friday. A string of violent storms demolished small towns in Indiana and cut off rural communities in Kentucky as an early season tornado outbreak killed more than 30 people, and the death toll rose as daylight broke on Saturday’s search for survivors.(AP Photo/Al Behrman)

In this aerial photo, a school is shown damaged, Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Henryville, Ind. after a tornado swept through the town Friday. A string of violent storms demolished small towns in Indiana and cut off rural communities in Kentucky as an early season tornado outbreak killed more than 30 people, and the death toll rose as daylight broke on Saturday’s search for survivors. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

This Saturday morning, March, 3, 2012 aerial view shows destruction in the Village of Moscow, Ohio. Violent storms spawned tornadoes throughout Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwest Ohio Friday evening. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gary Landers)

Trees are flattened near a damaged home Saturday, March 3, 2012, near Henryville, Indiana, after a tornado swept through the area Friday. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Several homes lie demolished next to other homes that were untouched, Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Holton, Ind., by a tornado that swept along the main street Friday. Two people were killed in the town. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

In this aerial photo, several homes lie demolished, Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Marysville, Ind., after a tornado swept through the town Friday. A string of violent storms demolished small towns in Indiana and cut off rural communities in Kentucky as an early season tornado outbreak killed more than 30 people, and the death toll rose as daylight broke on Saturday’s search for survivors.(AP Photo/Al Behrman)

In this aerial photo, trees are bent over near a damaged house, Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Henryville, Ind., after a tornado swept through the town Friday. A string of violent storms demolished small towns in Indiana and cut off rural communities in Kentucky as an early season tornado outbreak killed more than 30 people, and the death toll rose as daylight broke on Saturday’s search for survivors.(AP Photo/Al Behrman)

In this aerial photo, a school is shown damaged Saturday, March 3, 2012, in Henryville, Ind. ,after a tornado swept through the town Friday. Massive thunderstorms, predicted by forecasters for days, threw off dozens of tornadoes as they raced Friday from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Twisters crushed blocks of homes, knocked out cellphones and landlines, ripped power lines from broken poles and tossed cars, school buses and tractor-trailers onto roads made impassable by debris. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Another view of the damage near the corner of South Water and Birch Streets in Harrisburg, IL, Following a severe storm hit Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (Steve Jahnke/The Southern/Associated Press)

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