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New floods in storm-weary Midwest


This mobile home was hurled through the air by a tornado in Limestone County, Ala., on Monday. It was unoccupied, but the one it fell on was occupied. The residents were not injured. This mobile home was hurled through the air by a tornado in Limestone County, Ala., on Monday. It was unoccupied, but the one it fell on was occupied. The residents were not injured. 
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MARENGO, Ind. – Residents spent Memorial Day cleaning up and recovering belongings from wreckage left by a tornado that smashed through town, part of a weekend-long wave of violent weather across the Midwest.

One person was killed in Marengo and eight died elsewhere, including two killed early Monday in West Virginia and Kentucky.

The Sunday night twister in Marengo destroyed at least 50 homes in the town of 800 people, about 35 miles northwest of Louisville, Ky., said State Police Sgt. Todd Ringle.

He said about 80 percent of the town’s homes and businesses had some damage. More than 50 people spent the night in the safety of a high school.

The National Weather Service said Monday it estimated the maximum wind speed in the tornado that hit Marengo was at 170 mph.

Also Monday, a 7-year-old girl was killed in Giles, Tenn., when high wind collapsed a wall of her home. At least 21 other people were injured in Tennessee when thunderstorms wrecked homes and a campground, knocked over trees and flooded streets.