EF-2 Tornado Confirmed in Missouri

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Weather.com - 4/11/13

Botkinburg, Ark.

A flag flutters over what remains of the sanctuary of the Botkinburg Foursquare Church in Botkinburg, Ark., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-2 tornado hit Hazelwood, Mo., outside St. Louis, Wednesday evening. The tornado damaged cars and homes, but no serious injuries were reported.

The same system stretched south, spawning tornado warnings in north central Arkansas. In Van Buren county, the storm damaged over 30 houses, destroyed a church, and heavily damaged a fire department. The weather is blamed for at least five injuries.

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