Watch: Tornado destruction in Missouri hits residents hard

Residents describe a 'really rough night', as tornadoes claim at least 12 lives and leave destruction throughout the state.

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Residents in Bakersfield, Missouri are coping with the destruction that killed 12 people in their state.

Fatalities were also recorded in Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi. The severe weather came further east as parts of western Pennsylvania were hit with strong storms.

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