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As storms crossed the Plains this week, bringing over 90 reported tornadoes, at least seven people were killed in three states.

Four people died on Tuesday, including one woman killed after a tornado hit her home in Iowa. Two others died in a car accident in heavy rain near Springfield, Missouri, and one woman drove around a barricade and drowned in Oklahoma.

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PHOTO: This still image taken from video provided by Chris Higgins shows a tornado, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Carl Junction, Mo.
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PHOTO:A woman surveys damage, May 23, 2019, after a tornado tore though Jefferson City, Mo. May 22, 2019.
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While no one in Jefferson City was killed from Wednesday night's tornado, at least 20 people in the area were transported to hospitals to treat injuries, said officials.

\"There was a lot of debris flying, we had trees [flying],\" said Jefferson City Police Department Lt. David Williams, describing what caused the injuries. \"At this point, nothing in the serious [injury] declaration, as I've been told by emergency services.\"

Tornado sirens went off in the city, which has a population of about 42,000, at 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday, and the first damage in Cole County was reported at about 11:38 p.m., according to Jefferson City Police Department Lt. David Williams.

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PHOTO: A car is trapped under the fallen metal roof of the Break Time gas station and convenience store in tornado-hit Jefferson City, Mo., May 23, 2019.
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PHOTO: The sign for the Hidden Oaks apartment complex in Jefferson City, Mo., stands bent on May 23, 2019.
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Williams also said they had received multiple calls of people trapped in their homes.

\"We realize that we still have a lot of things we have to do,\" Williams said at a news conference Thursday morning.

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Searches were ongoing in Jefferson City mid-day Thursday, as was the flooding threat. Levees may be at their max at about 1 p.m. local time, warned Williams.

Parson said that due to damage sustained by some state buildings in Jefferson City, only essential state employees are being asked to report for work Thursday. Others are being urged to stay at home.

ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway, Melissa Griffin and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.

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