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UPDATED: 2:32 a.m. EDT, April 8, 2006
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Twisters, storms kill 11

Twisters, storms kill 11

Eleven people died in Tennessee as tornadoes and severe thunderstorms battered parts of nine states, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said. Baseball-sized hail was reported and damage includes destroyed homes and downed power lines. With no sign of slowing, multiple tornado warnings continued in parts of six states.

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