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Severe Storm System Threatens To Flood Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys
METROPOLIS, IL – APRIL 27: April 27, 2011 in Metropolis, Illinois. Severe storms have caused rivers and streams to rise in parts of southeastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois. (Photo by Whitney Curtis/Getty Images
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