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75 tornadoes hit Great Plains over the weekend
April 16, 2012
April 16, 2012
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(CBS/AP) Forecasters say it appears about 75 tornadoes touched down in four Great Plains states Saturday.
Greg Carbin, a meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said Monday most of the tornadoes were in Kansas, followed by Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska. The tornadoes hit during a 24-hour period from 7 a.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday after forecasters warned of a "high risk" of severe weather.
Tornadoes take sixth life in Oklahoma
PICTURES: Violent storms sweep Plains States
At least six deaths were blamed on a storm that went through the northwest Oklahoma town of Woodward and destroyed
Greg Carbin, a meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said Monday most of the tornadoes were in Kansas, followed by Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska. The tornadoes hit during a 24-hour period from 7 a.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday after forecasters warned of a "high risk" of severe weather.
Tornadoes take sixth life in Oklahoma
PICTURES: Violent storms sweep Plains States
At least six deaths were blamed on a storm that went through the northwest Oklahoma town of Woodward and destroyed
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