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Images: Severe weather bears down on Midwest

Two people walk past a gas fire Saturday night in the Pinaire mobile home park in Wichita, Kan. after a tornado caused massive destruction in the area on Saturday night. Associated Press
A man listens for the sound of trapped people Saturday night in the Pinaire mobile home park in Wichita, Kan., after a tornado caused massive destruction in the area. Associated Press
A tornado moves on the ground north of Solomon, Kan., on Saturday evening, with I-70 seen in the foreground. Associated Press
A truck drives along I-70 as a tornado moves on the ground north of Soloman, Kan., on Saturday. Associated Press
A tornado forms and touches down north Saturday of Soloman, Kan. Associated Press
A rainbow reaches across the sky Saturday, above grazing cattle and the Smoky Hills Wind Farm near Ellsworth, Kan. Associated Press
A tornado forms and touches down north of Soloman, Kan., on Saturday. Associated Press
A funnel cloud dips down from the clouds Saturday southwest of Otis, Kan., as severe thunderstorms roll across Kansas. The funnel touched down briefly before the storm weakened. Associated Press
Two Norman firefighters walk by a building on North Jones Avenue that was damaged by a tornado that hit Friday afternoon in Norman, Okla. Associated Press
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer walks along Porter Avenue inspecting damage that was done to the area by a tornado that hit Friday afternoon in Norman, Okla. Associated Press
David Benson surveys the damage caused by a tornado Friday that skipped through Norman, Okla. BensonÂ’s garage was blown off its foundation, but the antique pick-up he is restoring was undamaged. Associated Press
Downed power lines kept some people trapped in a Quiktrip in Wichita, Kan., after a tornado swept through the area Saturday night. Tornadoes were spotted across the Midwest and Plains on Saturday as an outbreak of unusually strong weather seized the region. Associated Press
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