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I'm home now...and even though it feels great to be home and have survived the devastating storms last night in Indiana I feel terrible that others weren't as lucky as I was...

Thunderstorms, Tornadoes Leave 27 Dead <--- click for full text
By KRISTIN M. HALL
The Associated Press

Monday, April 3, 2006; 4:41 PM

"NEWBERN, Tenn. -- Thunderstorms packing tornadoes and hail as big as softballs ripped through eight states, killing at least 27 people, injuring scores and destroying hundreds of homes in the South and Midwest.

Tennessee was hit hardest, with tornadoes striking five western counties Sunday and killing 23 people, including an infant and his grandparents and a family of four.

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Severe thunderstorms, many producing tornadoes, also struck parts of Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Strong wind was blamed or at least three deaths in Missouri. A clothing store collapsed in southern Illinois, killing one man.

The weather service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it had preliminary reports of 63 tornadoes. "

"Debis covers the streets in downtown Indianapolis following a severe storm on April 2, 2006. (Darron Cummings - AP) "