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Good morning. powerful storms tore through the nation's heartland last night. this morning they turned deadly. one confirmed fatality in a nasty system that stretched from texas to minnesota. oklahoma was one of the hardest hit where a state of emergency has been declared. more now from nbc's jay gray in oklahoma city. >> reporter: storms lining up and liting up the radar last night. spawning dozens of tornadoes. the most efficiency hit sunday was in shawnee, oklahoma, where a twister splintered this neighborhood several blocks, completely wiped away. a trail of debris stretch as cross sever...

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