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Image: A large storm cell, which reportedly produced a multiple vortex tornado, passes south of El Reno, Oklahoma

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Tornadoes hit central Oklahoma

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Image: A large storm cell, which reportedly produced a multiple vortex tornado, passes south of El Reno, Oklahoma

A large storm cell, which reportedly produced a multiple vortex tornado, passes south of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for parts of Oklahoma on Friday, describing weather conditions as \"particularly dangerous\" a day after more than a dozen reported twisters ripped through the region. REUTERS/Bill Waugh (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— Bill Waugh / X02564
Image: Series Of Tornadoes Rips Through Oklahoma City Area

EL RENO, OK - JUNE 02: Lindsay Welton (L) and Dana Givens salvage what they can from a relative's home after it was destroyed by a tornado on June 2, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado ripped through the area friday killing at least 9 people, injuring many and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
— Joe Raedle / Getty Images North America
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EL RENO, OK - JUNE 02: Millie Wade cleans up what she can in what was the living room of her son's home after it was destroyed by a tornado on June 2, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado ripped through the area friday killing at least 9 people, injuring many and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
— Joe Raedle / Getty Images North America
Image: Series Of Tornadoes Rips Through Oklahoma City Area

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - JUNE 02: Flash flooding leaves a massive sinkhole on Route 62 June 2, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A series of tornadoes ripped through the area on the evening of March 31st causing flash flooding, killing at least nine people, injuring many others and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
— Justin Sullivan / Getty Images North America
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EL RENO, OK - JUNE 02: Conni Grulkey (L) and Heather Murray sit with a lost dog as they drive around searching for the owner after a tornado passed through the area on June 2, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado ripped through the area friday killing at least 9 people injuring many and destroyed homes and buildings. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
— Joe Raedle / Getty Images North America
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EL RENO, OK - JUNE 01: Derick Holman hugs Charlene Wilford (R) after they spent a long day helping salvage items from a home damaged after a tornado hit on June 1, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado ripped through the area last night killing at least nine people, injuring many others and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
— Joe Raedle / Getty Images North America
Image: Series Of Tornadoes Rips Through Oklahoma City Area

EL RENO, OK - JUNE 01: Mark Reynolds looks through debris to find personal items after a series of tornadoes that ripped through the area a day earlier on June 1, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. A series of tornadoes ripped through the area on Friday evening killing at least nine people, injuring many others and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
— Justin Sullivan / Getty Images North America
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EL RENO, OK - JUNE 01: Metal siding hangs from a tree after a series of tornadoes ripped through the area a day earlier on June 1, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. A series of tornadoes ripped through the area on Friday evening killing at least nine people, injuring many others and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
— Justin Sullivan / Getty Images North America
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Tornado destroyed homes are seen here in Union City, Oklahoma on June 1, 2013. By Mike Fuentes
— Mike Fuentes
Image: Storm damage in St. Charles, Mo.

People search and gather items after a storm destroyed a house on Haversham Drive Saturday, June 1, 2013 in St. Charles County, Mo. The National Weather Service confirms at least two tornados were part of the Friday night storm that raked portions of the St. Louis area, damaging hundreds of homes but causing no serious injuries. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Huy Mach) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
— Huy Mach / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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A boy is seen here at a destroyed home in Union City, Oklahoma, on June 1, 2013. By Mike Fuentes
— Mike Fuentes
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A Dallas, TX Salvation Army worker prays with the Richard and Debbie Pounds in front of their damaged home in El Reno, OK. on June 1, 2013. A massive storm with tornadoes and flooding rain roared through the area the previous day causing widespread damage. (Photo by Alonzo J. Adams for NBCNews)
— Alonzo J. Adams / Alonzo J. Adams
Image: Death toll rises in US as powerful tornadoes sweeps through Oklahoma

epa03726998 Linda Elston carries belongings out of the family RV that was overturned by a tornado at a state shooting tournament that was destroyed in El Reno, Oklahoma, 01 June 2013. At least nine people died in the central US state of Oklahoma after tornadoes struck an area already devastated by twisters less than two weeks ago, media reported on 01 June. The National Weather Service had earlier declared a tornado emergency late on 31 May for the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The severe weather was moving eastward across Missouri by early 01 June. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH
— Larry W. Smith / EPA
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EL RENO, OK - JUNE 01: Bill Thesing, who was injured in his home when a tornado hit, returned from the hospital to see what he could salvage from his belongings in a field on June 1, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado ripped through the area killing at least nine people, injuring many others and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
— Joe Raedle / Getty Images North America
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EL RENO, OK - JUNE 01: Bill Thesing (L), who was injured in his home when a tornado hit, returned to what was left of it from the hospital to salvage items as his friend Tammy Hicks helps on June 1, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado ripped through the area killing at least nine people, injuring many others and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
— Joe Raedle / Getty Images North America
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EL RENO, OK - JUNE 01: (L-R) Holly Mais, Josh Hill, Dylan Lager and Forrest Champion carry an injured dog out of a home damaged by the passing tornado on June 1, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado ripped through the area killing at least nine people, injuring many others and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
— Joe Raedle / Getty Images North America
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People watch as the Canadian River flood water is released at the Lake Overholser Dam in Oklahoma City on June 1, 2013. A massive storm with tornadoes and flooding rain roared through the area the previous day causing widespread damage. (Photo by Alonzo J. Adams for NBCNews)
— Alonzo J. Adams / Alonzo J. Adams
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Men move a damaged guardrail from flood water across Banner Road at Route 66 near El Reno, OK. on June 1, 2013. A massive storm with tornadoes and flooding rain roared through the area the previous day causing widespread damage. (Photo by Alonzo J. Adams for NBCNews)
— Alonzo J. Adams / Alonzo J. Adams
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EL RENO, OK - JUNE 01: People survey the damage at the at Canadian Valley Technology Center's El Reno Campus after it was hit by a powerful tornado on June 1, 2013 in El Reno, Oklahoma. The tornado ripped through the area killing at least nine people, injuring many others and destroying homes and buildings. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
— Joe Raedle / Getty Images North America
Image: Cary Dehart photographs tornado damage at Canadian Valley Technology Center's Aviation Technology building in El Reno

Cary Dehart photographs tornado damage at Canadian Valley Technology Center's Aviation Technology building in El Reno, Oklahoma June 1, 2013. Nine people were killed in tornadoes that swept through central Oklahoma on Friday, part of a storm system that caused widespread flooding in Oklahoma City and its suburbs, the state's chief medical examiner said on Saturday. REUTERS/Bill Waugh (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
— Bill Waugh / X02564
Image: Storm damage in St. Charles, Mo.

Ashley Slinkard, left, embraces Becky Brady as they look over the destroyed home of Brady's daughter on Saturday, June 1, 2013 after a overnight storm in St. Charles, Mo. Emergency officials set out Saturday morning to see how much damage a violent burst of thunderstorms and tornadoes caused as it swept across the Midwest overnight. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Huy Mach)
— Huy Mach / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Image: Storm damage in St. Charles, Mo.

Wilburn Shaw looks for personal items in the remains of his kitchen in his home on Saturday, June 1, 2013, after Friday night's storm that passed through St. Charles, Mo., area. The storm toppled cars and left commuters trapped on an interstate highway as it bore down during Friday's evening rush hour near Oklahoma City. The National Weather Service reported \"several\" tornadoes rolled in from the prairie, terrifying towns along their paths. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Huy Mach)
— Huy Mach / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Image: Storm damage in St. Charles, Mo.

Kristi Clausen helps salvage clothing from her neighbor's destroyed house on Saturday, June 1, 2013 after a overnight storm in St. Charles, Mo. Emergency officials set out Saturday morning to see how much damage a violent burst of thunderstorms and tornadoes caused as it swept across the Midwest overnight. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Huy Mach)
— Huy Mach / St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Image: Cars and trees damaged by a tornado are seen at Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno

Cars and trees damaged by a tornado are seen at Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno, Oklahoma June 1, 2013. Tornadoes killed five people in central Oklahoma including a mother and her baby and menaced Oklahoma City and its hard-hit suburb of Moore, before the storm system tracked northeast early on Saturday. REUTERS/Bill Waugh (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
— Bill Waugh / X02564
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Ron Ulloa looks over his damaged business at I-40 on May 31, 2013 in El Reno, Okla. Emergency officials set out Saturday morning to see how much damage a violent burst of thunderstorms and tornadoes caused as it swept across the Midwest overnight, killing at least five and injuring dozens. The storm toppled cars and left commuters trapped on an interstate highway as it bore down during Friday's evening rush hour near Oklahoma City. The National Weather Service reported \"several\" tornadoes rolled in from the prairie, terrifying towns along their paths. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel)
— Jim Beckel / The Oklahoman
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A man stands on top of his car as it is flooded on S. May Ave near SW 25th in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 31, 2013, following flooding after a severe thunderstorm moved through Oklahoma CIty. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Sarah Phipps) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT
— Sarah Phipps / The Oklahoman
Image: Cloud-to-ground lightning from a tornadic thunderstorm strikes in Perry

Cloud-to-ground lightning from a tornadic thunderstorm strikes in Perry May 31, 2013. Violent thunderstorms on Friday produced tornadoes in central Oklahoma that killed five people including a mother and her baby and menaced Oklahoma City and its hard-hit suburb of Moore, authorities said. REUTERS/Gene Blevins (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— Gene Blevins / X01685
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Lisa Ludlam holds her children, Jake, 6, Paige, 9, and Tony, 11, under the Cox Convention Center after fans at the Barons game were evacuated to the parking garage under the Cox Convention Center due to severe storms in Oklahoma City on Friday, May 31, 2013. Emergency officials set out Saturday morning to see how much damage a violent burst of thunderstorms and tornadoes caused as it swept across the Midwest overnight, killing at least five and injuring dozens. The storm toppled cars and left commuters trapped on an interstate highway as it bore down during Friday's evening rush hour near Oklahoma City. The National Weather Service reported \"several\" tornadoes rolled in from the prairie, terrifying towns along their paths. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Bryan Terry)
— Bryan Terry / The Oklahoman
Image: Tornado debris and downed power lines are seen at Interstate-40 Westbound just east of El Reno, Oklahoma

Tornado debris and downed power lines are seen at Interstate-40 Westbound as traffic slowly passes in the opposite direction of Interstate-40, just east of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. Violent thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore on Friday, killing a mother and her baby, and officials worried that drivers stuck on freeways could be trapped in the path of dangerous twisters. One twister touched down on Interstate 40 and was headed toward Oklahoma City. REUTERS/Bill Waugh (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT)
— Bill Waugh / X02564
Image: Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers look at a flipped SUV, blown off of Interstate-40 eastbound by a tornado, just east of El Reno, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troopers look at a flipped SUV, which was blown off of Interstate-40 eastbound by a tornado, just east of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. Violent thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore on Friday, killing a mother and her baby, and officials worried that drivers stuck on freeways could be trapped in the path of dangerous twisters. One twister touched down on Interstate 40 and was headed toward Oklahoma City. The woman and child were travelling in the SUV when they were killed during the tornado, according to local media. REUTERS/Bill Waugh (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT)
— Bill Waugh / X02564
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Parts of Oklahoma City experience extreme flooding after multiple tornado's passed through Central Okla. on Friday May 31, 2013 in Oklahoma City. A violent storm formed over the prairie west of Oklahoma City late Friday afternoon, dropped a tornado in a suburb and rolled into the state capital as viewers brave enough to remain above ground watched on statewide television. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)
— Nick Oxford / FR170772 AP
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An overturned semitrailer rests on its side on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40, just east of El Reno, Okla., after a reported tornado touched down, Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/The Omaha World-Herald, Chris Machian)
— Chris Machian / Omaha World-Herald
Image: Large clouds are seen as a tornado passes south of El Reno, Oklahoma

Large clouds are seen as a tornado passes south of El Reno, Oklahoma May 31, 2013. Violent thunderstorms spawned tornadoes that menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore on Friday, killing a mother and her baby, and officials worried that drivers stuck on freeways could be trapped in the path of dangerous twisters. One twister touched down on Interstate 40 and was headed toward Oklahoma City. REUTERS/Bill Waugh (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— Bill Waugh / X02564
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