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Tornado Kills 2, Hurts 30 in Tenn.

By the Associated Press

Posted Apr 10, 2009 6:18 PM CDT

(AP) – A reported tornado killed two people and injured 30 today in central Tennessee as a line of storms that killed three people a day earlier in western Arkansas crept across the South, emergency officials said. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Donnie Smith confirmed the deaths Friday in Murfreesboro, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of Nashville.

Elsewhere, a tornado touched down in southwestern Kentucky, injuring two people and destroying a mobile home. Large hail began falling in several North Carolina. In Tennessee, search teams fanned out across Murfreesboro, a city of about 100,500, looking for anyone trapped in homes. Police said there were three to five touchdowns mostly in the northern and western parts of the city.

Neighbors help sort through debris at the home of Jeff and Emily Carmen in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, April 10, 2009.
Neighbors help sort through debris at the home of Jeff and Emily Carmen in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, April 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Rhoda Cole walks around her damaged home after severe storms went through Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, April 10, 2009.
Rhoda Cole walks around her damaged home after severe storms went through Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, April 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Tornado damages are seen in the Blackman community in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, April 10, 2009.
Tornado damages are seen in the Blackman community in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, April 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Tennessean, Jae S. Lee)
An aerial view of tornado damage in Murfreesboro, Tenn. is seen on Friday, April 10, 2009.
An aerial view of tornado damage in Murfreesboro, Tenn. is seen on Friday, April 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Tennessean, George Walker IV)
Emily Carmen, left, is consoled by her sister, Sarah Hartley, right, as they look over damage done to Carmen's home in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, April 10, 2009.
Emily Carmen, left, is consoled by her sister, Sarah Hartley, right, as they look over damage done to Carmen's home in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Friday, April 10, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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