Death toll rises to 9 in Okla. City area

Friday, May 31, 2013 ~ Updated 12:59 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Emergency officials set out Saturday to assess damage from a series of violent storms and tornadoes that killed nine people as it swept through Oklahoma City and its suburbs with tornadoes, large hail and heavy rain. More than 100 people were injured.

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