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Photos: Tornadoes wreak havoc in Midwest

Updated 12:36 PM EDT, Tue May 21, 2013
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Rescuers search through rubble in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 20. A tornado outbreak hit in the Midwest and Plains on Sunday and Monday, the deadliest hitting Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday.
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Rescuers search through rubble in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 20. A tornado outbreak hit in the Midwest and Plains on Sunday and Monday, the deadliest hitting Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday.
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Massive piles of debris cover the ground after a powerful tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/gallery/moore-oklahoma-tornado/index.html">View photos related to the Moore tornado.</a>
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Massive piles of debris cover the ground after a powerful tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20. View photos related to the Moore tornado.
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A deadly tornado destroys cars and demolishes structures in the town of Moore, near Oklahoma City, on Monday, May 20.
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A deadly tornado destroys cars and demolishes structures in the town of Moore, near Oklahoma City, on Monday, May 20.
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A volunteer helps clean up a mobile home on May 20 after it was overturned on a day earlier near Shawnee, Oklahoma.
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A volunteer helps clean up a mobile home on May 20 after it was overturned on a day earlier near Shawnee, Oklahoma.
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Jean McAdams' mobile home near Shawnee, Oklahoma, lies overturned on May 20.
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Jean McAdams' mobile home near Shawnee, Oklahoma, lies overturned on May 20.
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President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin from the Oval Office on May 20. The president expressed his concern for those who have been affected by the severe weather.
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President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin from the Oval Office on May 20. The president expressed his concern for those who have been affected by the severe weather.
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Tom and Ronda Clark get help with cleanup on May 20, after their property near Shawnee was damaged by a tornado on May 19.
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Tom and Ronda Clark get help with cleanup on May 20, after their property near Shawnee was damaged by a tornado on May 19.
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Lonnie Langston says his garage was swept off the concrete pad next to his house by a tornado near Shawnee.
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Lonnie Langston says his garage was swept off the concrete pad next to his house by a tornado near Shawnee.
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Shawnee residents embrace on May 20 as they search through the remains of their home.
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Shawnee residents embrace on May 20 as they search through the remains of their home.
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A home in Shawnee sits in ruin after being hit by a tornado on Sunday, May 19.
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A home in Shawnee sits in ruin after being hit by a tornado on Sunday, May 19.
MARCUS DIPAOLA/Xinhua /Landov
A twister stretches toward the ground near South Haven, Kansas, on May 19.
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A twister stretches toward the ground near South Haven, Kansas, on May 19.
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Residents repair the roof of a neighbor's damaged house after a tree fell on it in Shawnee on May 19.
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Residents repair the roof of a neighbor's damaged house after a tree fell on it in Shawnee on May 19.
GENE BLEVINS/Reuters/Landov
A woman waits to be allowed back to her home after a tornado swept through Shawnee on May 19.
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A woman waits to be allowed back to her home after a tornado swept through Shawnee on May 19.
BILL WAUGH/Reuters/Landov
Storm chaser and videographer Brad Mack records a tornado touchdown in South Haven, Kansas, on May 19.
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Storm chaser and videographer Brad Mack records a tornado touchdown in South Haven, Kansas, on May 19.
GENE BLEVINS/Reuters/Landov
A tractor-trailer lies on its side on Interstate 40 while another is broken open on the road below after falling from the overpass after a tornado strike near Highway 177 north of Shawnee on May 19.
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A tractor-trailer lies on its side on Interstate 40 while another is broken open on the road below after falling from the overpass after a tornado strike near Highway 177 north of Shawnee on May 19.
BILL WAUGH/Reuters/Landov
A tornado touches down near Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday, May 19.
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A tornado touches down near Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday, May 19.
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Debris from a mobile home park west of Shawnee litters the ground on May 19. An estimated 300 homes were damaged or destroyed across Oklahoma, Red Cross spokesman Ken Garcia said.
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Debris from a mobile home park west of Shawnee litters the ground on May 19. An estimated 300 homes were damaged or destroyed across Oklahoma, Red Cross spokesman Ken Garcia said.
BILL WAUGH/Reuters/Landov
Lightning strikes in Clearwater, Kansas, on May 19.
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Lightning strikes in Clearwater, Kansas, on May 19.
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