In photos: 'USA Tornado'

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By M&C News May 12, 2008, 0:49 GMT

An SUV lays on it's side in a ditch, after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed multiple people in Racine, Missouri, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Racine also produced tornados in Oklahoma, killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Ten year old Ethan Frazier carries belongings out of what is left of his grandparents house after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

A 2002 Corvette lays in a field after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed multiple people in Racine, Missouri, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Racine also produced tornados in Oklahoma, killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Two vehicles lay in a field after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed multiple people in Racine, Missouri, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Racine also produced tornados in Oklahoma, killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

An unidentified man looks through rubble from a store, after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed multiple people in Racine, Missouri, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Racine also produced tornados in Oklahoma, killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

A car sits were a house used to be, after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed multiple people in Racine, Missouri, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Racine also produced tornados in Oklahoma, killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

A vehicle that five people died in, lays upside down against a semi trailer in the middle of a field after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed multiple people in Racine, Missouri, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Racine also produced tornados in Oklahoma, killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Pickup vehicles sit in piles of rubble after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

An overview of the town of Picher after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, USA, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Kenzie Stogsdill eats a sandwich while sitting on the steps of what used to be her grandparents house after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Ronnie Gilmore (R) digs for family belongings with his wife Tressie (L) after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

A US flag stands in the rubble of a home after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

A home is marked after being searched after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Cloths are stuck in a tangle of trees after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

The site of what is left of a neighborhood after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

A car sits next to what used to be a house after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, USA, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

Two residents walk past debris after a tornado destroyed most of the town and killed seven people in Picher, Oklahoma, 11 May 2008. The storm that produced the tornado in Picher also produced tornados in Missouri killing over twenty people in multiple states. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH