Tornado warnings issued in several states as fires burn in Oklahoma and Texas

Possible tornadoes were reported in several states Friday into Saturday as a powerful system of storms swept across the central part of the United States on the way east, with new warnings in Mississippi and Illinois, according to forecasters.

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Tornado warnings issued in several states as fires burn in Oklahoma and Texas

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