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At least 10 hurt as storms move into Ohio River Valley

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Bad weather moved into the Ohio River Valley on Tuesday after a series of powerful storms hit the Plains, including tornadoes that destroyed homes and left two people dead in Oklahoma.

National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Smith said Tuesday's risk was not as great as it was Monday, when about two dozen tornadoes were reported across six states. But communities along the Ohio River saw strong storms, and tornadoes were reported in southern Illinois and western Kentucky.

Kentucky State Police said in a statement that at least 10 people were hurt and an unknown number of homes and businesses were damaged when a tornado tracked across Graves County in the western part of the state Tuesday afternoon.

The statement said the tornado traveled into the city of Mayfield, causing "significant" damage to homes and businesses. Those hurt had injuries that were not life-threatening, according to the statement.

State Police were also responding Tuesday evening to another apparent tornado near the Trigg and Christian County line. Some structural damage to barns was reported.

The National Weather Service said at least one tornado also touched down in southern Illinois' Pope County, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.

A separate system was poised to move through north Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, while another storm system should bring storms to the area from north Texas to near St. Louis on Wednesday.

In southern Oklahoma, crews were assessing damage from a tornado a day earlier blamed for two deaths that sliced through two counties at speeds of between 135 mph and 165.

"There's a home where basically there's no walls left," Smith, the meteorologist, said. "Everything that used to be the home is just a pile of rubble, so there's no roof, there's no walls - there's just kind of the foundation where the home used to be."

Oklahoma emergency officials said two 76-year-old men were found dead after Monday's storms, one near Wynnewood and another about 35 miles away near Connerville. The medical examiner's office said it was conducting autopsies to determine how the men died.

Smith said the damage measured in Garvin and Murray counties was consistent with at least an EF3 tornado, a category of tornadoes that are capable of stripping the outer walls from even well-made homes. That storm, caught on video by several storm chasers, appeared white against the dark clouds of a supercell storm.

The Storm Prediction Center said it received about two dozen reports of tornadoes on Monday from parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois.

Kenny Baker, right, and Tony Scheuerman help to clean up after a tornado destroyed the home of Lisa Buckner, not pictured, west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Storms swept through the nation's midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Friends and family of Lisa Buckner, not pictured, help to clean up after a tornado destroyed Buckner's home west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Storms swept through the nation's midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Hail damaged cars sit in a parking lot Monday, May 9, 2016, in Lincoln, Neb. The National Weather Service says a tornado briefly touched down on the southeast edge of Lincoln, Neb., and there were reports of baseball-sized hail is falling in the area. (Kristin Stref/The Journal-Star via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Rain falls in Eagle, Neb., Monday, May 9, 2016. The National Weather Service says a tornado briefly touched down on the southeast edge of Lincoln, Neb., and there were reports of baseball-sized hail is falling in the area. (Ted Kirk/The Journal-Star via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
This image made from a video taken through a car window shows a tornado near Wynnewood, Okla., Monday, May 9, 2016. A broad tornado capable of leaving "catastrophic" damage in its wake churned across the Oklahoma landscape Monday, prompting forecasters to declare a tornado emergency for two communities directly in its path. (Hayden Mahan via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Pellets of hail pile up in a potted basil plant on Monday, May 9, 2016, in Lincoln, Neb. The National Weather Service says a tornado briefly touched down on the southeast edge of Lincoln, Neb., and there were reports of baseball-sized hail is falling in the area. (Kristin Stref/The Journal-Star via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
An injured donkey receives medical attention after a tornado swept through west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Storms swept through the nation's midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Lisa Buckner stands in front of where her home used to be as friends and family help to clean up after her home was destroyed by a tornado west of Wynnewood, Okla., in rural Gavin County, Monday, May 9, 2016. Storms swept through the nation's midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. (Nate Billings/The Oklahoman via AP) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
Clouds take formation prior to forecasted thunderstorms in the Dallas, Texas area on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Benny Snyder) The Associated Press
Corrine Pendleton directs motorists to an alleyway, Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Owensboro, Ky., after heavy rains flooded a section of W. 4th Street, near Maple Street. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT The Associated Press
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