Five people have been killed after a tornado ripped through a small town in Oklahoma, where many residents were caught unaware because storm sirens failed to sound.Woodward, in the states northwest, was badly damaged in the twister, which struck after midnight (local time).
The town's mayor, Roscoe Hill, said the tornado hit a mixed area of residences and businesses.
He added it appeared that sirens to warn people of the approaching danger had not worked - even though they had been sounding loudly from storms on Saturday afternoon.
Overnight, tornadoes touched down in four US states - Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
One hit Mustang, a suburb of Oklahoma City, before dawn, the weather service confirmed.
One home had major roof damage, and trees, power lines and fences were down, said Kristy Yager, a spokeswoman for Oklahoma City.
In Kansas, a tornado touched down near Tipton in the north-central part of the state, taking tin off a building.
Tornadoes briefly struck on Saturday afternoon in Nebraska's Nuckolls County and Thayer County, but no major damage was immediately reported.
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