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Storms batter U.S.

NEWBERN (Tennessee): Thunderstorms battered eight States across the Midwest with tornadoes and hail as big as grapefruits, killing at least 23 persons, injuring scores and destroying hundreds of homes. Tennessee was the hardest hit, with tornadoes striking along a 40-km path through five western counties on Sunday, the National Weather Service said. State troopers sent teams into the area on Monday with search dogs, an official said. Severe thunderstorms, many producing tornadoes, also struck parts of Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Strong wind was blamed or at least three deaths in Missouri. A clothing store collapsed in southern Illinois, killing one man and injuring several others. Most of the Tennessee deaths were reported around the Gibson County towns of Bradford and Dyer, said an official. In Newbern, Tennessee, the twister carved a path through a cluster of homes where several victims died. A line of trees was snapped off about 9 feet above the ground. — AP

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