The National Weather Service reports that a series of tornadoes and summer storms hit states from Texas to Tennessee between April 27 and April 29. In Oklahoma, tornado winds rose so quickly, residents had little time to prepare for the high winds and rain to come. Meanwhile, in Arkansas, at least 16 people perished in a deadly tornado that passed though that state on April 27.

“We only had one report of a horse being taken to a (veterinarian) for lacerations,” said David Hogue, county attorney for Faulkner County, Ark.

The following day, horse owners in Tennessee were bracing for driving rain