Deadly tornadoes rake Midwest

A powerful storm system has killed at least 9 people across the Midwest, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to a small town in Kansas.

Mark Schiefelbein / AP

Residents walk amid downed power lines in Branson, Mo, Wednesday, Feb. 29.

The storm is expected to progress through the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians through Wednesday evening.

Orlin Wagner / AP

Furniture and walls are all that remain after severe storms destroyed several homes and businesses in Harveyville, Kan., on Feb. 29.

Several deaths occurred in Harrisburg, Ill., after the storm destroyed a few dozen homes, according to a local TV station. A hospital official later confirmed the deaths.

Orlin Wagner / AP

Residents gather the morning after severe storms destroyed several homes and businesses in Harveyville, Kan., Wednesday, Feb. 29.

Another death and an additional 13 people were injured at a mobile home park in rural southwest Missouri.

Mark Schiefelbein / AP

Sherry Cousins and her brother Bruce Wallace of Hollister, Mo., sit in the wreckage of their secondhand store in Branson, Mo., on Feb. 29.

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You would think this type of weather wouldn't be around until at least April and into the spring/summer, but it's still "winter". Weather change is here to stay.

    Reply#1 - Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:35 PM EST

    I hope palm tress sprout up here in the UP of Mich

      Reply#2 - Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:54 PM EST

      Blame it on Obama's energy policies.

        Reply#3 - Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:04 PM EST

        Why?

          #3.1 - Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:17 PM EST
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