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More storms headed for Great Plains after tornadoes kill one in Oklahoma
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Thunderstorm and flash flood warnings were issued for several Great Plains states on Thursday, a day after a series of tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, causing one death, injuring 12 and flattening buildings.
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One woman who sought safety in her home’s storm shelter died when it flooded in Wednesday night’s storms, Oklahoma police said.
The weather system battered a region from Texas to Nebraska and spawned dozens of reported tornadoes on Wednesday.
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Large parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and North Texas were under flash flood and severe thunderstorm watches on Thursday. A tornado warning was issued for the area around the North Texas town of Jacksboro, the National Weather Service said.
Six people from a mobile-home park damaged by a tornado south-west of Oklahoma city were taken to a hospital in the region, including an 80-year-old woman in critical condition with hip injuries, a hospital spokeswoman, Brooke Cayot, said.
Thousands of homes and business in Oklahoma were without power on Thursday morning, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission said.
