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Large tornado kills elderly man in Oklahoma, as severe weather rakes US Plains

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Raw video: tornado touches down in Oklahoma
WATCH: Raw video: tornado touches down in Oklahoma – May 9, 2016

An emergency manager says a man was killed when a large tornado tore through a home at Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

The twister was among a number of violent storms that raked the Plains on Monday. The Storm Prediction Center said portions of the Plains and the Ozarks faced a “substantial tornado risk” into Monday night.

Raw video: aftermath of Oklahoma tornado leaves county in pieces 

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Raw video: aftermath of Oklahoma tornado leaves county in pieces

The emergency director in Garvin County, Oklahoma, Bud Ramming, said a man believed to be in his late 70s was found dead in a home. The twister prompted forecasters to issue a “tornado emergency” for communities east of Wynnewood, noting the storm could be particularly violent.

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Officials in other communities said a number of homes were damaged by tornadoes.

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