5 dead as tornadoes rip through Southern Plains
5 dead in Oklahoma tornado outbreakNORMAN, Okla. — Officials in Oklahoma say five people have been killed in an outbreak of violent weather that dropped tornadoes across parts of the Southern Plains.
4 dead in Oklahoma tornado outbreakTECUMSEH, Okla. — Four people were killed Monday in an outbreak of violent weather that dropped tornadoes across parts of the Southern Plains, tossing cars off highways and flipping mobile homes, officials said.


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