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22 Killed In Storms Through Three States
 
Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 04:06 PM 
 
Firefighters walk through a neighborhood in Picher, Okla., Sunday, May 11, 2008, which was destroyed by a tornado on Saturday.
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By Associated Press

Authorities in three states are reporting at least 22 deaths following the latest round of severe weather.

 

The most recent death is in Georgia, where authorities say at least one person died after severe storms crossed the state. There are reports of downed trees and damaged homes and businesses in multiple counties. Authorities in one county were reporting a second fatality, but officials say that information was incorrect.

     

At least 20 other deaths are being blamed on a storm system that brought tornadoes to Oklahoma and Missouri yesterday. At least 14 people died in Missouri and at least seven deaths are being reported in Oklahoma.

 

At least six people were killed in the Oklahoma town of Picher before it struck about 15 miles away near Seneca, Missouri and killed three people.

 

Weather officials have not yet confirmed if any of the Georgia storms produced tornadoes. Counties along Georgia's southern coast are still under tornado.