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Comb Through What's Left
Photo: Homeowners comb through what is left of their house after tornado
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Part of a spring 2002 thunderstorm and tornado system, the F5 twister that destroyed this La Plata, Maryland, house, caused three deaths, 93 injuries, and millions in property damage.
Photograph by Mark Wilson/Getty Images

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