US tornado week

US tornado week

Categories: North America

Over the past week, dozens of tornadoes have hit state plains from Texas to Illinois. Late last week, 16 tornadoes tore through North Texas, killing at least 6 people. Numerous tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa over the weekend, causing severe damage and killing two more people. A strong tornado swept past Oklahoma City. The National Weather Service predicts extreme weather in the same areas, including hail, lightning and tornadoes, for several more days.

(Total 25 photos)

US tornado week

US tornado week

1. Lightning strikes a field during a tornado in Clearwater, Kansas, May 19, 2013.

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2. A tornado near a house in South Haven, Kansas.

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3. A flag flies amid the rubble at a mobile home park near Dale, Oklahoma.

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4. Upside down mobile home in Shawnee. state of Oklahoma.

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5. Amber Ash with her 7-year-old daughter Katrina in the affected area near Dale, Oklahoma.

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6. Rescue service operates in Granbury, Texas.

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7. The wreckage of houses and damaged cars in Hood County, Texas.

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8. The affected area near Granbury, Texas.

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9. Rescuers comb the wreckage in Granbury, Texas.

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10. Tornado near Viola, Kansas.

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11. Destroyed house in Hood County, Texas.

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12. Sydney Sizemore hugs his friend Leah Hill (left), whose house was destroyed by a tornado in Shawnee. state of Oklahoma.

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13. Heavily affected area in Granbury, Texas.

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14. Thunderstorm in Clearwater, Kansas.

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15. A policeman inspects the destroyed houses in Granbury, Texas.

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16. Road sign lies on the ground among the debris and debris after a tornado in Granbury, Texas.

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17. A mobile Doppler radar mounted in the back of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration truck tracks tornadoes in Clearwater, Kansas.

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18. An overturned car near Granbury, Texas.

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19. Tornado hunter in Kansas.

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20. Lisa Montgomery stands in her destroyed home in Cliburn, Texas.

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21. Rescuer examines the destroyed house in Granbury, Texas.

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22. The affected area near Granbury, Texas.

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23. Tornado hunters in South Haven, Kansas.

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24. Overturned trucks with trailers on the highway north of Shawnee, Oklahoma.

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25. Tornado near South Haven, Kansas.

Keywords: USA | Tornado

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