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April 16, 2012

100 Tornadoes Hit Midwest; Five Killed 
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More than 100 tornadoes were reported Saturday and early Sunday causing
significant damage in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota.
Five people died. The National Weather Service took the unusual step of
warning people more than 24 hours in advance of a possible "high-end,
life-threatening event." Residents described the intense storm.

Kyle Taylor: "It started raining like crazy and a tree limb was spinning
around. I ran into the bathroom and then it was all over with, pretty
much."

 

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