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Damaging storms hit Oklahoma and Kansas, causing injuries

People walk along a trail partially covered in snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of Glendale, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Aaron Lee, 7, and his mother play in the snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of the City of Glendale, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Jacob Young, front, and his family works to remove debris from their back yard on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after a tornado passed through the area. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A home sits damaged along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors look at damage to homes along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Residents assess damage along Conway Drive in Norman, Okla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, after severe storms and tornadoes moved through the state overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors walk in front of a home damaged at Wheatland Drive and Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) People walk along a trail partially covered in snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of Glendale, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Aaron Lee, 7, and his mother play in the snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of the City of Glendale, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Jacob Young, front, and his family works to remove debris from their back yard on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after a tornado passed through the area. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A home sits damaged along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors look at damage to homes along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Residents assess damage along Conway Drive in Norman, Okla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, after severe storms and tornadoes moved through the state overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors walk in front of a home damaged at Wheatland Drive and Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) People walk along a trail partially covered in snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of Glendale, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Aaron Lee, 7, and his mother play in the snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of the City of Glendale, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Jacob Young, front, and his family works to remove debris from their back yard on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after a tornado passed through the area. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A home sits damaged along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors look at damage to homes along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A drone photo of homes damaged along Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors walk in front of a home damaged at Wheatland Drive and Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) People walk along a trail partially covered in snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of Glendale, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Aaron Lee, 7, and his mother play in the snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of the City of Glendale, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Jacob Young, front, and his family works to remove debris from their back yard on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after a tornado passed through the area. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A home sits damaged along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors look at damage to homes along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A drone photo of homes damaged along Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors walk in front of a home damaged at Wheatland Drive and Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) People walk along a trail partially covered in snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of Glendale, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Aaron Lee, 7, and his mother play in the snow at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of the City of Glendale, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A DTE contractor crew works on a power line, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in northwest Detroit. Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power as crews worked to restore electricity to more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit area after last week's ice storm. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) A DTE contractor crew works on a power line, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in northwest Detroit. Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power as crews worked to restore electricity to more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit area after last week's ice storm. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Freezing rain coats road signs for Winter and Spring streets in Spring Lake, Mich., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Cory Morse/MLive.com/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Jacob Young, front, and his family works to remove debris from their back yard on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after a tornado passed through the area. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A home sits damaged along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors look at damage to homes along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A drone photo of homes damaged along Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Neighbors walk in front of a home damaged at Wheatland Drive and Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) The Salvation Army assist home owners and first responders on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after a tornado tore through a neighborhood. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A drone photo of homes damaged along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) EMT worker Alissa Moore walks the Eastridge Villas neighborhood looking for people who may need medial assistance on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after a tornado tore through the neighborhood the previous night. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A family gathers in front of their damaged home on Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A home sits damaged along Leeds Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Homes sits damaged along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera is an empty Interstate 5 at Dunsmuir, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Interstate 5, the West Coast's major north-south highway, was shut down south of the Oregon border as snow fell to the floor of the Sacramento Valley and in a high mountain pass north of Los Angeles, where blizzard warnings were in effect. (Caltrans via AP) A person walks up a trail at snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) A man walks near the entrance to snow-covered Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) Ice forms on utility lines as temperatures hover around freezing in Detroit, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power as crews worked to restore electricity to more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit area after last week's ice storm. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A couple looks at storm clouds over the San Gabriel mountain range from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. A powerful winter storm that swept the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures has shifted to southern California, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Hikers look at heavy clouds moving over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A DTE contractor crew works on a power line, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in northwest Detroit. Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power as crews worked to restore electricity to more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit area after last week's ice storm. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) A DTE contractor crew works on a power line, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in northwest Detroit. Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power as crews worked to restore electricity to more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit area after last week's ice storm. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera traffic makes its way through the snowy conditions on Highway 50 at Pollock Pines, Calif., Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. In California, the National Weather Service said a series of winter storm systems will continue moving into the state through Wednesday after residents got a brief break from severe weather Sunday. (Caltrans via AP) Ice forms on branches of trees as temperatures hover around freezing in Detroit, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power as crews worked to restore electricity to more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit area after last week's ice storm. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A salt truck drives in freezing rain on Lake Harbor Road in Norton Shores, Mich., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Cory Morse/MLive.com/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) A parks worker puts up a closed sign at the entrance to Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley, Calif., Friday Feb. 24, 2023. California and other parts of the West are facing heavy snow and rain from the latest winter storm to pound the United States. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountains. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) The "Smiley Face" water tower in Fruitport Township, Mich., is pictured through a window in freezing rain on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Cory Morse/MLive.com/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) Residents of 2801 Edgemere Drive clean up their yard on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after storms caused damage to the neighborhood. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) John Poniatowski holds an umbrella over his wife, Chris, as they walk in freezing rain along W. Laketon Avenue in Muskegon, Mich., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The couple said they were walking to the Lakeside Cafe to celebrate Chris' birthday. (Cory Morse/MLive.com/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) A drone photo of homes damaged along Frost Lane on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Leah Thomas looks over her disposed food items, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Beverly Hills in Oakland County, Mich. Thomas, whose home north of Detroit lost power Wednesday night, was still waiting Monday afternoon for the power to come back. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) A building sits damaged behind the USPS National 'Center for Employee Development on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Jacob Young, front, and his family works to remove debris from their back yard on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after a tornado passed through the area. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Vehicles lay against a home at the corner of Wheatland Drive and Conway Drive on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 in Norman, Okla. after a tornado passed through the area. The damage came after rare severe storms and tornadoes moved through Oklahoma overnight. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) A couple looks at storm clouds over the San Gabriel mountain range from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. A powerful winter storm that swept the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures has shifted to southern California, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Hikers look at heavy clouds moving over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A DTE contractor crew works on a power line, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in northwest Detroit. Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power as crews worked to restore electricity to more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit area after last week's ice storm. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) A DTE contractor crew works on a power line, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in northwest Detroit. Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power as crews worked to restore electricity to more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit area after last week's ice storm. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) In this image from a Caltrans remote traffic video camera traffic makes its way through the snowy conditions on Highway 50 at Pollock Pines, Calif., Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. In California, the National Weather Service said a series of winter storm systems will continue moving into the state through Wednesday after residents got a brief break from severe weather Sunday. (Caltrans via AP) Ice forms on branches of trees as temperatures hover around freezing in Detroit, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day without power as crews worked to restore electricity to more than 165,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit area after last week's ice storm. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Hikers look at heavy clouds moving over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Heavy clouds move over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Hikers look at heavy clouds moving over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Heavy clouds move over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Hikers look at heavy clouds moving over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Heavy clouds move over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Hikers look at heavy clouds moving over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Heavy clouds move over the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Heavy clouds move over downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A man pushes his BMX bike up the canyon at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of the City of Glendale, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. California was getting a brief break Sunday from a powerful weekend storm that left Los Angeles area rivers swollen to dangerous levels and brought snow to low-lying areas. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) An electric worker from P&G Power prepares to replace a pair of isolating switches on Stadium Boulevard near Brockman Boulevard in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Crews are continuing to work to restore power to more than 175,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit metropolitan area following a recent ice storm. (Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press via AP) Workers from P&G Power prepare to replace a pair of isolating switches on Stadium Boulevard near Brockman Boulevard in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Crews are continuing to work to restore power to more than 175,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit metropolitan area following a recent ice storm. (Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press via AP) Rain falls over the city of Burbank, Calif., seen from the Deukmejian Wilderness Park, a rugged 709-acre site in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, at the northernmost extremity of the City of Glendale, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Storm clouds and snow are seen over the San Gabriel mountain range behind Griffith Observatory in the Hollywood Hills part of Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. A powerful winter storm that swept the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures has shifted to southern California, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) ITC Transmission, a subsidiary of DTE Energy, basket trucks work on power lines along 8 Mile, near Wanda in Ferndale, Mich. on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (Daniel Mears/Detroit News via AP) In this grab taken from video provided by KOCO, a view of the damage to a property after severe storms, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, late Sunday, Feb, 26, 2023. Powerful storms with widespread wind gusts and reported tornadoes swept across Oklahoma and Kansas, leaving more than a dozen people injured, and Michigan residents faced a fifth straight day Monday without power following last week’s ice storm. (KOCO via AP)
Damaging storms hit Oklahoma and Kansas, causing injuries