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3 spring tornadoes make deadliest list

Three of the top seven deadliest tornadoes in the past 64 years all occurred within one month of each other, making the months of April and May two of the deadliest months for tornadoes in six decades.

Damage from storms reported across the Heartland

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Powerful storms roared through southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and western Kentucky with tornados touching down and high winds leaving a path of destruction.

Rise in people getting too close to tornadoes

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In the past months, we've seen more and more of these home videos of people risking their lives to film tornadoes.

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