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Quiet tornado season a year after 14 die in Ind.
SOUTH BEND (AP) — A little more than a year after tornadoes ripped across southern Indiana, killing 14 people and damaging or destroying hundreds of homes and businesses, the state has seen a relatively quiet tornado season. Preliminary reports...
Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Tornadoes, National Weather Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Weather service confirms 2 Vigo Co. tornadoes
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that two small tornadoes touched down in Vigo County as thunderstorms moved through the Terre Haute area. The weather service says both tornadoes carried winds of about 80 mph....Tags: Weather, Tornadoes, Weather Reports, National Weather Service
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Drought impact cancels area trout release
LAGRANGE, Ind. (AP) — State wildlife officials have canceled plans to stock additional trout in five northern Indiana streams because last summer's drought cut trout production at a state fishery. The state Department of Natural Resources said...Tags: Droughts
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Heavy rains expected to fuel swarms of mosquitoes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Public health officials and entomologists say Indiana's recent heavy rains have set the stage for an explosion of mosquitoes in the weeks ahead. Mosquito eggs can remain dormant for years in dry conditions such as last summer's...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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Midwestern river cities brace for floodwaters
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Communities along the Mississippi River and other rain-engorged waterways are waging feverish bids to hold back floodwaters that may soon approach record levels. After days of torrential rains, Midwesterners find themselves...Tags: Floods, Jay Nixon, National Weather Service, Clarksville, Bodies of Water
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Tornado drills planned across Indiana
Tornadoes are not in our forecast today, but expect to hear tornado sirens. Tornado drills are planned this morning and evening across Indiana. The National Weather Service, Indiana State Police, the Indiana Broadcasters Association and other state...Tags: Tornadoes, National Weather Service
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Palm Sunday: A retrospective on one of Michiana's worst disasters
WSBT-TVIt's considered one of the worst disasters in our area's history, killing around 50 people in Elkhart County and injuring many others. This retrospective by WSBT-TV, which originally aired in 1995, chronicles the events of Palm Sunday, April 11, 1965...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Nursing, Medical Specialization, Tornadoes
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Tornado alerts go mobile with new Red Cross app
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A new warning system launched by the American Red Cross will alert users of iPhones, iPads and Android smartphones whenever a tornado is near. The Tornado App is the latest in a series of mobile apps created by the...Tags: American Red Cross, Weather Warnings, Weather, Tornadoes
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Ind. tornado survivors mark storm's anniversary
HENRYVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Residents of a southern Indiana town bundled up against the cold for a snowy parade Saturday to celebrate their community's survival one year after deadly tornadoes ripped through the countryside. Hundreds of people...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Tornadoes
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National Weather Service improves storm tracking
WSBT-TVJust this past week, a major upgrade was completed on the National Weather Service Doppler radar. The technology that was previously used was developed over 20 years ago! What do these upgrades mean for you? One of the most sophisticated tools to...Tags: Weather Radar, Weather Warnings, Weather, Tornadoes, Weather Reports
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Indiana man dies of injuries from March tornado
HOLTON, Ind. (AP) — A southeastern Indiana man who was critically injured in last March's deadly tornado outbreak has died from complications of his injuries. Alvin "Ted" Tolbert, 71, died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital in Fairfield, Ohio, about 10...
Tags: Superman (fictional character), Injuries and Wounds, Tornadoes, U.S. Navy
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Powerful storm flips cars, decimates homes; 2 dead
ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A massive storm system raked the Southeast on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes and dangerous winds that overturned cars on a major Georgia interstate and demolished homes and businesses, killing at least two people. In...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Dollar General Corporation, Weather Warnings, House Building, Injuries and Wounds
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