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New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes
EVERGREEN, Colo. (AP) — A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread. The Lime Gulch Fire in Pike National...
Tags: North Fork, U.S. Air Force, Fires, Forestry and Timber, Wildfires
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Midwest pelted with rain, wind, hail, tornadoes
CHICAGO (AP) — A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying areas....Tags: Chicago White Sox, Air Transportation Delays, Millennium Park, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Weather Warnings
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Big storm threat brewing from Iowa to Mid-Atlantic
CHICAGO (AP) — An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds Wednesday could affect more than one in five Americans as it rolls from Iowa to Indiana and Michigan to Maryland. Meteorologists were even warning...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, National Weather Service, Tornadoes, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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2 dead when tornado hits Oklahoma City area
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday, killing a mother and baby and crumbling cars and tractor-trailers along a major interstate. The broad storm hit during the evening...
Tags: Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Tornadoes, Weather Warnings
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More tornadoes in Oklahoma
Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At least two tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma and two more hit Arkansas on Thursday as a powerful storm system moved through the middle of the country, injuring at least nine people. The National Weather Service reported two...Tags: Southern U.S. Storms (2011), National Weather Service, Tornadoes
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Weather service: Mich. storms produce tornadoes
GOODRICH, Mich. (AP) — The National Weather Service says severe thunderstorms that pushed across Michigan's Lower Peninsula produced several tornadoes, downed trees and power lines, and damaged homes and businesses. No injuries were reported...Tags: Weather, National Weather Service, Tornadoes, Weather Reports
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Tornado hits Oklahoma City area in Plains outbreak
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A violent storm formed over the prairie west of Oklahoma City late Friday afternoon, dropped a tornado in a suburb and rolled into the state capital as viewers brave enough to remain above ground watched on statewide television....
Tags: Entertainment, Highway Transportation, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Mike Beebe, Tornadoes
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Records: Sirens activated after tornado on ground
MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Records show that sirens weren't activated to notify some Flint-area residents of a tornado earlier this week until after it already was on the ground. The National Weather Service confirmed that six tornadoes...Tags: National Weather Service, Tornadoes
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Michiana Red Cross volunteers head to Oklahoma
WSBT-TVMore than a dozen Red Cross volunteers from Michiana will board planes this weekend and head to Oklahoma, where so many families have been displaced after the devastating tornado that hit earlier this week. It’s exactly the kind of relief work the...Tags: Robin Williams, American Red Cross, Tornadoes, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Hurricane Isaac (2012)
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Local Red Cross chapters deploying volunteers to Oklahoma
The following release was issued by the Elkhart County Red Cross on Friday afternoon: Six volunteers have been deployed from Elkhart County for 2 week assignments in Oklahoma City. Three volunteers will serve as warehouse service associates and will aid...
Tags: American Red Cross, Human Interest
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Michiana woman with ties to Oklahoma finds way to help
Two Michiana women were moved to help set up a stuff a truck donation in Mishawaka. They recruited Notre Dame students to help and for one volunteer, it was very personal. Sarah Smith is more than a volunteer collecting donations for tornado victims...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Tornadoes
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Police warn about charity scams after disasters
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State police are warning Indiana residents to be wary of people seeking donations for tornado relief because scammers often try to profit after disasters. Police say people should be skeptical of those going door-to-door or...Tags: Tornadoes
Jun 19, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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May 30, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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May 31, 2013
|Story| AP Indiana
May 31, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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