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| | NOAA News Online (Story 1136) |
 | | Residents of eastern Kansas, northwest, southwest and northern Missouri, parts of Arkansas, Nebraska, Tennessee, South Dakota, Oklahoma and Mississippi were sent scrambling for shelter from tornadoes, high winds and large hail. |
 | | The tornado forced the temporary closure of Kansas City International Airport, where officials evacuated the control tower and guided travelers and others to tunnels for about 30 minutes. |
 | | Lynn Maximuk, meteorologist in charge of the Kansas City NOAA National Weather Service forecast office in Pleasant Hill, Mo., said the tornado reached 500 yards across at its most intense stage. |
| www.noaanews.noaa.gov /stories/s1136.htm (1029 words) |
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