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World|life|May 7, 2015 / 03:36 PM
Tornadoes hit U.S.' Midwest

AKIPRESS.COM - TornadoSevere storms roared through the Midwest, unleashing tornadoes, rain and golfball-size hail, and shutting down the main airport in Oklahoma City.

Flooding and heavy winds hit parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska on Wednesday night.

The Oklahoma City area appeared to be the hardest hit, with as much as eight inches of rain reported within hours, according to the National Weather Service.

At least 13 people were injured when a tornado hit a mobile home park, said Susie Patterson of the Emergency Medical Services Authority in Oklahoma City.

The city's main threat Wednesday night were flash floods as residents reported washed-out roads.

"There's debris just everywhere, and there's a lot of water on the roadways," Capt. Paul Timmons of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol told CNN.

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