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At least two killed as massive storm rolls through Midwest

wpid-nationalweatherservice-logo.svg__2_0-200x200.pngAt least two people were killed and dozens of others injured Tuesday after suspected tornadoes tore through a mobile home park in Wisconsin and a subdivision in Oklahoma.

In Elk City, Oklahoma, local authorities report 40 homes destroyed and up to 75 more damaged. The Elk City Fire Dept. identified the fatality as Bo Mikles, 53, who died near Highway 34 and Highway 152 south of Elk City.

Beckham County Emergency Management director Lonnie Risenhoover said Mikles was inside a vehicle at the time. Multiple broadcast reports indicate he decided to leave his mobile home to seek shelter right before the twister hit.

A mobile home park was destroyed in a small town northeast of Minneapolis. At least one person was killed and an estimated 25 more were injured.

There were 26 reports of tornadoes Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service, but none of them have been confirmed.

None of the tornado reports have yet been confirmed by the National Weather Service.

Authorities say at least one person was hurt when a tornado touched down in central Kansas. The National Weather Service says the storm started Tuesday night in the panhandle of Oklahoma and tracked into Kansas. One confirmed tornado was reported near a small town southeast of Dodge City, although there were no immediate reports of damage. The storm then headed toward the small central Kansas town of Pawnee Rock, where a home was destroyed. No details were immediately available about the person who was hurt there.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Mike Umscheid says radar images suggest the storm may have produced other brief, rain-wrapped tornadoes as it moved over rural farmland.

Assessment crews were headed out Wednesday to determine the extent of the damage.

(Staff and Wire Reports)

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