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Clean Tornado Debris

Photo: Man helps clean debris on roof of house that was destroyed by tornado

A man searches through the tattered remains of this Midwest City, Oklahoma, home after an F5 tornado roared through. The 1999 twister, which packed winds over 250 miles (402 kilometers) per hour, killed dozens, injured hundreds, and caused millions of dollars in property damage.

Photograph by Hector Mata/AFP/Getty Images