New tornado strikes Missouri as rash of central U.S. twisters kills 1

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CNN - Dana Ford, 5/20/13

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: A tornado strikes Missouri early Monday, a county official says
  • "We don't know for sure that it's over yet," says an official
  • Tornadoes tear through Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa
  • One person is killed in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

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(CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 2:05 a.m. ET]

(CNN) -- A tornado touched down in Golden City, Missouri, early Monday morning and tore through two counties, Barton County Emergency Management Director Tom Ryan said. The number of injuries and extent of damage were not immediately clear.

[Breaking news update at 1:56 a.m. ET]

(CNN) -- Two people missing from a trailer park in central Oklahoma have been found, Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth said. The two residents were not there when a tornado devastated Steelman Estates, destroying homes.

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