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Photos: Tornadoes, storms slam southern Plains

Tornadoes raked the southern Plains, overturning cars on an Oklahoma City interstate and destroying dozens of homes.

A tornado passes near Halstead, Kan., on May 6, 2015. A swath of the Great Plains is under a tornado watch Wednesday, including parts of North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

A large tornado passes just to the west of the city of Halstead, Kan., on May 6, 2015. A swath of the Great Plains is under a tornado watch Wednesday, including parts of North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

First responders work to remove a passenger of a truck involved in an accident on Interstate 35 during severe weather in Moore, Okla., on May 6, 2015. I-35 southbound is closed behind the accident.

The driver of a truck which crashed during severe weather on Interstate 35 gestures to his rescuers after being cut from the truck in Moore, Okla., on May 6, 2015. Forecasters declared a tornado emergency for Moore.

First responders take a passenger of a truck involved in an accident on Interstate 35 during severe weather to an ambulance, in Moore, Okla., on May 6, 2015.

Debris scatters the parking lot of The Norman Hotel in Norman, Okla., on May 6, 2015. A tornado grazed Oklahoma City and its suburbs Wednesday, threatening rush hour drivers and prompting schools to hold children in safe rooms until the danger passed.

Debris scatters the parking lot of The Norman Hotel in Norman, Okla., on May 6, 2015. A tornado grazed Oklahoma City and its suburbs Wednesday, threatening rush hour drivers and prompting schools to hold children in safe rooms until the danger passed.

Storms move through the area near Newcastle, Okla., on May 6, 2015. A swath of the Great Plains is under a tornado watch Wednesday, including parts of North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

A severe thunderstorm spawns a funnel four miles south of Carrier and north of U.S. 412 northwest of Enid, Okla., on May 6, 2015. A tornado grazed Oklahoma City and its suburbs Wednesday, threatening rush-hour drivers and prompting schools to hold children in safe rooms until the danger passed.

A vehicle makes its way through deep water following heavy rain in Moore, Okla., on May 6, 2015. Forecasters declared a tornado emergency for Moore.

Neighbors of Craig Foraker check out his property after a tornado devastated the area near Bentley, Kan., on May 6, 2015. A swath of the Great Plains is under a tornado watch Wednesday, including parts of North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

Charmaine Foraker is hugged by her son Harlan, as she and her other son Craig Foracker, second from left, arrive at the scene of the family farmstead near Bentley, Kan., that was destroyed by a tornado May 6, 2015. A swath of the Great Plains is under a tornado watch Wednesday, including parts of North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

Charmaine Foraker looks out over the farmhouse she grew up in at her family's farmstead near Bentley, Kan., that was destroyed by a tornado May 6, 2015. A swath of the Great Plains is under a tornado watch Wednesday, including parts of North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

A catfish and a car are stranded on Gregg Lane after heavy rains caused flooding May 6, 2015, in Manor, Texas.

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A tornado passes near Halstead, Kan., on May 6, 2015. A swath of the Great Plains is under a tornado watch Wednesday, including parts of North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.

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