Storms wreak havoc in Midwest US, killing at least 12
<p><span word="Tornadoes">Tornadoes</span> <span word="spawned">spawned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="roared">roared</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="midwestern">midwestern</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="flattening">flattening</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span>-<span word="town">town</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 12 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="twister">twister</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Branson">Branson</span>, <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> 1 <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hopscotch">hopscotch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="roadway">roadway</span>, <span word="ripping">ripping</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="theaters">theaters</span> <span word="dangerously">dangerously</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 37 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bruises">bruises</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Harrisburg">Harrisburg</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="leveled">leveled</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> 9,000 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trailer">trailer</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Buffalo">Buffalo</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tornadoes">tornadoes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="spawned">spawned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rockies">Rockies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="valleys">valleys</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Corey">Corey</span> <span word="Mead">Mead</span>, <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="forecaster">forecaster</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Storm">Storm</span> <span word="Prediction">Prediction</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="slamming">slamming</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>, <span word="humid">humid</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 16 <span word="tornado">tornado</span> <span word="sightings">sightings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>.</p>
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