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The funnel of a tornadic thunderstorm almost touches the ground near South Haven, in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

The funnel of a tornadic thunderstorm almost touches the ground near South Haven, in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




Lightning from a tornadic thunderstorm passing over Clearwater, Kansas strikes at an open field May 19, 2013. A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Lightning from a tornadic thunderstorm passing over Clearwater, Kansas strikes at an open field May 19, 2013. A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




Storm chasers get close to a tornadic thunderstorm, one of several tornadoes that touched down, in South Haven, Kansas, May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Storm chasers get close to a tornadic thunderstorm, one of several tornadoes that touched down, in South Haven, Kansas, May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




A storm chaser gets close to a tornadic thunderstorm, one of several tornadoes that touched down in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

A storm chaser gets close to a tornadic thunderstorm, one of several tornadoes that touched down in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




Storm chaser videographer and photographer Brad Mack records a tornado near a home in South Haven, in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Storm chaser videographer and photographer Brad Mack records a tornado near a home in South Haven, in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




A tornadic thunderstorm approaches near South Haven, in Kansas May 19, 2013. A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

A tornadic thunderstorm approaches near South Haven, in Kansas May 19, 2013. A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. (Photo by Travis Heying/AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle)

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. (Photo by Travis Heying/AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle)




A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s mobile doppler radar mounted on the back of a truck tracks a tornadic thunderstorm passing over Clearwater, in Kansas May 19, 2013. A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died. The picture was taken through a car window. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s mobile doppler radar mounted on the back of a truck tracks a tornadic thunderstorm passing over Clearwater, in Kansas May 19, 2013. A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died. The picture was taken through a car window. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




Lightning from a tornadic thunderstorm passing over Clearwater, Kansas strikes at an open field May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Lightning from a tornadic thunderstorm passing over Clearwater, Kansas strikes at an open field May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




Storm chaser Brad Mack from Buena Park California videotapes a rotating supercell storm west of Newcastle, Texas April 9, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Storm chaser Brad Mack from Buena Park California videotapes a rotating supercell storm west of Newcastle, Texas April 9, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




A supercell storm west of Newcastle, Texas tries to build up strength April 9, 2013. Many of the storms in Tornado Alley that were forecast to be severe this week were taken out by a cold front from Canada. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

A supercell storm west of Newcastle, Texas tries to build up strength April 9, 2013. Many of the storms in Tornado Alley that were forecast to be severe this week were taken out by a cold front from Canada. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




Lightning from a tornadic thunderstorm passing over Clearwater, Kansas strikes near storm chasers May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Lightning from a tornadic thunderstorm passing over Clearwater, Kansas strikes near storm chasers May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




A tornado, one of several which touched down, is pictured near Viola, in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

A tornado, one of several which touched down, is pictured near Viola, in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




A tornadic thunderstorm passes over Clearwater, in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

A tornadic thunderstorm passes over Clearwater, in Kansas May 19, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




Lightning strikes across the skies of Patterson, Arkansas April 10, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)

Lightning strikes across the skies of Patterson, Arkansas April 10, 2013. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Reuters)




Derrek Grisham, left, points out neighborhood damage to storm chaser Travis Schafer after a tornado damaged his mother's house on Hyde Park Lane at Country Club Rd. in Cleburne, Texas,Wednesday night, May 15, 2013. Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain early Thursday declared a local disaster as schools canceled classes amid the destruction. (Photo by Tom Fox/AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News)

Derrek Grisham, left, points out neighborhood damage to storm chaser Travis Schafer after a tornado damaged his mother's house on Hyde Park Lane at Country Club Rd. in Cleburne, Texas,Wednesday night, May 15, 2013. Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain early Thursday declared a local disaster as schools canceled classes amid the destruction. (Photo by Tom Fox/AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News)
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