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Deadly Midwest storm toll rises with Marengo tornado
Weekend and Monday storms across the Midwest left at least nine dead and caused widespread damage. In Marengo Indiana a tornado destroyed 50 homes and killed a man as winds near 170 mph toppled buildings and scattered mobile homes. High school shelter gathered about 100 residents. Governor Kernan planned a flight over the storm zone. National Weather Service logged extreme winds of 170 mph in Marengo. Heavy rain and flooding spread from Louisiana to Virginia. West Virginia declared emergencies for Mingo Logan and Wyoming counties after 425 inches of rain hit Williamson in 9 hours. Tennessee saw a 7 year old killed by a collapsing wall in Giles County. 21 others injured as thunderstorms shattered communities. Utility outages affected about 19,000 in Chattanooga. Missouri and Kansas reported additional fatalities from downed trees and wind. Indiana nursing home roof ripped off in Indianapolis left 50 residents evacuated.