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At least a dozen injured by Oklahoma tornado

NationalWeatherService-Logo.svg__2_0Tornadoes left behind a swath of destruction, but authorities have to deal with flooding in the meantime.

A line of severe storms rumbled through Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska late Wednesday afternoon, producing at least nine confirmed tornadoes in Kansas.

There were no injuries reported in Kansas.

It was a dramatically different story in Oklahoma, where at least a dozen people were injured in a mobile home park and dozens of homes were destroyed.

Amid the tornado damage in the Oklahoma City area, authorities are dealing with high waters left behind by the storms that moved through the area. The National Weather Service says five to eight inches of rain fell in the area.

Before sunrise Thursday, fire department divers in Oklahoma City worked for hours to rescue a motorist who was trapped in a car by the water. She had used her cellphone to call for help from inside the car.

The National Weather Service said a strong tornadoes blew through north-central Kansas near the town of Republic just south of the Nebraska state line. A dispatcher with the Republic County Sheriff’s Office said there are reports of damage to some rural homes, but there had been no reports of injuries.

Farther south, a tornado in Harvey County north of Wichita at 5:06 p.m. destroyed a hog barn and damaged trees.

Authorities this morning were expected survey the damage left behind by the storms.

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