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Tornado Toll Tops 320 Across Deep South to Canada
Tornadoes struck from Georgia to Ontario killing more than 320 people and injuring thousands. Kentucky faced the worst losses with 77 dead. Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and others reported large death counts as towns like Brandenburg and Xenia faced near-total destruction. National Guardsmen aided search and rescue amid widespread damage and power outages.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Canada
Kentucky
Alabama
Indiana
Tennessee
Ohio
Ontario
North Carolina
Michigan
Illinois
West Virginia
Meadow Bridge
W. Va
Charleston
Midwest
Kansas City
Xenia
Sharonville
Middletown
Warren County
Lebanon
Mason
Butler County
Union Township
Pisgah
Brandenburg
Central State University
Ohio National Guard
Ohio Highway Patrol
Greene County
Cincinnati
Central State
Charles Newsom
Ray Jordan
John Gilligan
National Guard
Greene Memorial Hospital
Bob Chapman
Columbus
Theodore M. Berry
Germany
Sayler Park
Prince Hill
Blue Ash
Elmwood
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London