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								<span>Tornadoes swept through the Midwest on Sunday, killing seven people in Iowa and a toddler in Minnesota.<br><br>A
 tornado touched down in the north-central Iowa town of Parkersburg at 
about 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET), killing five before moving 10 miles east to 
New Hartford, where two others died in the storm, said Troy Price, a 
spokesman for Gov. Chet Culver.<br><br>Spotters also reported a tornado 
near Dunkerton -- about 40 miles east of Parkersburg -- that they said 
caused considerable damage and flung debris as the storm moved at 23 
miles per hour. Marble-sized hail fell over Waterloo, where authorities 
reported significant damage to homes, trees and power lines.<br><br>"Early
 reports indicate that these communities have suffered severe and 
widespread damage, and I plan to visit the region very soon to offer my 
support to those affected," Culver said in a prepared statement. He 
declared disaster areas in three counties.<br><br>Meanwhile, a Minnesota
 twister killed a 2-year-old child and seriously injured nine other 
people -- including another child -- in suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul.<br><br>The
 tornado struck Hugo, about 25 miles north of the Twin Cities, 
destroying 50 homes and damaging another 150, city manager Mike Ericson 
told CNN.<br><br>The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado in 
Hugo that touched down just after 5:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. ET), and 
authorities reported twisters in nearby Coon Rapids and Blain.<br><br>Video
 from the scene showed chairs, televisions, shingles and other debris 
tossed into the streets of the 11,500-population Hugo. Nickel-sized hail
 and larger pelted the suburb.<br><br>Sgt. Rick Boone of the Coon Rapids
 Police Department said a twister cut through the middle of town, 
downing trees and causing minor damage to several homes. No fatalities 
or injuries were immediately reported.<br><br>Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty planned to meet with local authorities Monday afternoon and tour the affected areas.<br><br>Earlier
 in the day, authorities in Moore County, Texas, reported sightings of 
three twisters, though details were not immediately available.<br><br>On
 Saturday, tornadoes formed over northern Oklahoma, skipping across the 
rural landscape and severely damaging a hog farm about an hour northwest
 of Oklahoma City. There were no reports of injuries, officials said.<br><br>However,
 two people were found dead in south-central Kansas on Saturday in a car
 accident that authorities said was caused by a tornado.</span>
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