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    April 15, 2012

US Tornadoes Kill Five People

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   A tornado on the ground makes it way through the night near Salin,
   Kansas, during the third day of severe weather and multiple tornado
   sightings, April 14, 2012
   Photo: Reuters
   A tornado on the ground makes it way through the night near Salin,
   Kansas, during the third day of severe weather and multiple tornado
   sightings, April 14, 2012.

   Dozens of tornadoes ripped across the central United States early
   Sunday, killing at least five people in Oklahoma.
   Officials in Oklahoma say the deadly tornado hit the state's
   northwestern town of Woodward. As many as 60 tornadoes were reported
   late Saturday into early Sunday in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

   The tornadoes brought down power lines and damaged homes and public
   buildings.
   The National Weather Service issued an advance warning for a high risk
   of severe weather Saturday, but the tornadoes still caught some
   communities by surprise.
   Weather officials say severe weather is possible Sunday from the
   southern state of Texas into Arkansas and north towards the Great
   Lakes, approaching the Canadian border.

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