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Violent Storms in Missouri Kill 3

Downed utility poles in Jefferson City, Mo., early Thursday morning, May 23, 2019, following a tornado on Wednesday night. A powerful tornado, part of a band of storms that raged through the Plains and the Midwest, struck the Missouri capital late Wednesday, destroying buildings, felling power poles and sparking a vast emergency response as officials faced reports of trapped people and unstable buildings. (Whitney Curtis/The New York Times)