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A McKenzie County Sheriff talks on a phone among scatterd debris Tuesday morning, May 27, 2014, after a tornado in Watford City, N.D. Authorities say at least eight trailers were destroyed Monday evening when the twister tore through a camp where oil field workers stay. Nine people were injured, including a 15-year-old girl critically. (AP Photo/Josh Wood)
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Debris is scattered Tuesday morning, May 27, 2014, after a tornado in Watford City, N.D. Authorities say at least eight trailers were destroyed Monday evening when the twister tore through a camp where oil field workers stay. Nine people were injured, including a 15-year-old girl critically. (AP Photo/Josh Wood)
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This 2011 photo provided by Jessie Veeder shows downtown Watford City, N.D., facing south. The town celebrates its centennial in 2014. (AP Photo/Jessie Veeder)
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This July 29, 1914 photo provided by the Pioneer Museum of McKenzie County shows buildings on Main Street, looking north, in downtown Watford City, N.D. A century later, the town is in the epicenter of the Baaken oil boom, with a major growth in population, growing from 1,500 people to as many as 7,000 in the town and its outskirts. (AP Photo/Pioneer Museum of McKenzie County)
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 photo, traffic, much of it related to the oil industry, lines up behind a stoplight on a road into Watford City, N.D. The lack of roads to handle the traffic, which is present day and night, and accidents that result, are a common complaint from residents in the region. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
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ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - This 2011 photo provided by Jessie Veeder shows downtown Watford City, N.D., facing south. The town celebrates its centennial in 2014. (AP Photo/Jessie Veeder)
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ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - This July 29, 1914 photo provided by the Pioneer Museum of McKenzie County shows buildings on Main Street, looking north, in downtown Watford City, N.D. A century later, the town is in the epicenter of the Baaken oil boom, with a major growth in population, growing from 1,500 people to as many as 7,000 in the town and its outskirts. (AP Photo/Pioneer Museum of McKenzie County)
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ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 photo, traffic, much of it related to the oil industry, lines up behind a stoplight on a road into Watford City, N.D. The lack of roads to handle the traffic, which is present day and night, and accidents that result, are a common complaint from residents in the region. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
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Dr. Lyle Best, of Watford City, N.D., testifies in front of officials with the Oil and Gas Division of the North Dakota Mineral Resources Department at a hearing Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Bismarck, N.D. The North Dakota Industrial Commission was holding the hearing on its new natural gas flaring policy. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Mike McCleary)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office shows James Henrikson, 34, of Watford City, N.D. Henrikson, who has been questioned about an alleged murder-for-hire scheme in Washington state, is asking for a new lawyer to represent him on illegal weapons charges. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office via The Bismarck Tribune, File)
