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STORMS ROAR THROUGH CENTRAL U.S.Storm leaves 2 dead in Van Zandt county, Texas | 01:08Van Zandt County Fire Marshall Chuck Allen confirmed that at least two people were killed as storms ripped through several states. VPC
STORMS ROAR THROUGH CENTRAL U.S.Risk of explosions, 10 missing after Texas storm | 02:31A suspected tornado ripped through Van Zandt County, Texas Sunday evening, causing significant damage and injuring several people. Several oil wells in the county were damaged causing explosion risks. VPC
STORMS ROAR THROUGH CENTRAL U.S.Texas teen stranded on truck tweets before flood rescue | 01:37The Army National Guard rescuers went rooftop to rooftop in Denton County, Texas Sunday, making at least seven rescues as residents watched flood waters surround their homes. They also pulled two men from the roof of their pickup truck. VPC
STORMS ROAR THROUGH CENTRAL U.S.Widespread loss and damage after severe Texas storm | 01:10Residents in Van, Texas are waking up to widespread loss of electricity and damage after a severe storm swept through Van Zandt county. VPC
STORMS ROAR THROUGH CENTRAL U.S.Raw: People rescued by helicopter in North Texas | 01:31Torrential rains lead to widespread flash flooding in North Texas. People are being rescued by helicopter from rising flood waters. AP
STORMS ROAR THROUGH CENTRAL U.S.Deadly tornado rips through North Texas | 01:00A deadly tornado left a trail of destruction around Cisco, Texas, about 100 west of Fort Worth. VPC
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James Fink surveys the damage to family friend Mike Fechner's farm on Sunday, near Delmont, S.D., after a tornado tore through the area.(Photo: Joe Ahlquist, AP)
A massive cleanup and hunt for the missing were underway Monday after a line of tornadoes and wild storms roared through the nation's Tornado Alley, killing five people and injuring dozens.
More than two dozen tornadoes ripped through parts of Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas on Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Carbin said. The storms are the latest in a string of recent deadly storms -- a tornado Saturday near Cisco, Texas, killed one person.
"We've had at least one tornado reported somewhere in the nation every day since May 2," Carbin told USA TODAY. "It's a dangerous time of year." More tornadoes hit the U.S. in May than in any other month, the weather service reports.
Tornadoes were possible in southern Texas and around the Great Lakes for later Monday, he said. A tornado watch has been posted in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky.
In Van, Texas, Van Zandt County Fire Marshal Chuck Allen said a man and a woman died and 43 people were taken to hospitals after a tornado tore through the county Sunday night. Eight people remained missing.
About 30% of the city suffered some kind of damage, and 50 people in the town of 2,700 sought shelter with the American Red Cross, Allen said.
County Judge Don Kirkpatrick thanked the public for the outpouring of support.
"We are working very hard to get Van back to normal," Kirkpatrick said. "Van is a strong city, a strong community. We will rebuild."
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The storm was part of severe weather that stretched across North Texas on Sunday. Another likely tornado ripped roofs off buildings and damaged trees near Denton, about 40 miles northwest of Dallas, according to weather service meteorologist Tom Bradshaw.
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In Corsicana, Texas, a man died after being being swept into a ditch after leaving his car in floodwaters, WFAA-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth reported.
Two people died in Nashville, Ark., when a possible tornado rolled through Howard County late Sunday night, County Coroner John Gray told THV11.com in Little Rock. Michael and Melissa Mooneyhan died shielding their baby girl, who survived the storm, authorities said.
In South Dakota, the 200-plus population of Delmont was evacuated after a tornado ripped through the rural town, injuring nine people, the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls reported.
Mike Fechner peered out from under a blanket just as the force above pushed his house off its foundation and pulled the air from his lungs.
"You had trouble breathing, but that was only for a few seconds," Fechner said. "Then it was all over with."
In Iowa, a tornado damaged homes and tore the roof off South Central Calhoun High School while 150 people were attending a ceremony for seniors.
Basketball coach Dave Birks told the Des Moines Register that the crowd was notified that a tornado was approaching, and everyone in the auditorium was evacuated to the basement. Two minutes later, the twister arrived.
"The lights went off, and everyone's ears kind of popped," Birks said. "They say a tornado sounds like a freight train, and that lasted only 5 or 10 seconds. Everyone came upstairs, and it was a mess."
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