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National Weather Service has new weather warning in place
WDBJ7 New River Valley ReporterThe people in Oklahoma were well warned that a tornado was on the way, 10 or 15 minutes before it hit. There's another warning system that's now in place. It's called the Wireless Emergency Alert system. If you bought your cellphone in 2012 or 2013,...Tags: Weather, Weather Warnings
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FACTBOX-The 10 deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history
Reuters(Adds alternate death toll for Joplin tornado) May 21 (Reuters) - A powerful tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing 24 people, including nine children, according to the Oklahoma medical examiner's office. At one point, as...Tags: Gainesville, Tornadoes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters, Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
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Scientist's video, radar track birth of Oklahoma tornado [VIDEO]
Monday’s killer twister in Moore, Okla., intensified unusually rapidly, said a tornado researcher who tracked the storm from a perch about five miles away. "One thing that really surprised me was how quickly it developed," said Robin Tanamachi,...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Science and Technology
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More storms, tornadoes expected in central United States
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - Violent thunderstorms were forecast to hit the central United States on Monday, threatening to bring additional hail, heavy rain and tornadoes to the region stricken by a deadly twister during the weekend. The National Weather...Tags: Tornadoes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Mary Fallin, Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings
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Texas tornado leaves Habitat for Humanity neighborhood in ruins
ReutersDALLAS (Reuters) - Veronica Orellana, her husband and three sons were used to living in cramped spaces until six years ago, when they moved into their three-bedroom house in Granbury, Texas, built by a nonprofit that constructs homes for low-income...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Habitat for Humanity International
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Heavy rainfall sets records across North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Heavy rain over the weekend set records in North Dakota. The National Weather Service says Bismarck, Dickinson, Jamestown, Minot and Grand Forks all set rainfall records for the date on Sunday, with an inch or more. Bismarck'...Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Tornadoes touch down in Kansas, Oklahoma, damage homes
Tornadoes touched down in Kansas and Oklahoma on Sunday evening from a massive storm system stretching from Texas to Minnesota. Several homes were heavily damaged near the Oklahoma towns of Carney and Wellston, where tornadoes reportedly ripped off...
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Twisters batter Oklahoma, killing 1, injuring 21, wrecking homes
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A series of tornadoes raked a broad swath of the Midwest on Sunday, destroying homes and a trailer park in Oklahoma, killing one person and injuring at least 21 others, officials said. As night fell, rescuers with flashlights picked through the rubble...Tags: Tornadoes, Mary Fallin, Natural Disasters, House Building
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Pavlof Volcano Eruption Ongoing, Ash Up to 22K Feet
Channel 2 NewsA remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt steam, lava, and ash. Officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory say Pavlof came back to life on May 13 and it continues to spew lava and send massive ash plumes more than 20-thousand feet into the sky....Tags: Volcanoes, Landforms, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Volcanic Eruptions
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Expect rain to continue throughout Hampton Roads tonight
Rain is likely to continue throughout Hampton Roads on Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Wakefield. James Smith, a meteorologist with the agency, said temperatures are expected to remain warm but rain will move through the...
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All missing residents accounted for after Texas tornadoes
ReutersBy Jana J. Pruet GRANBURY, Texas, May 17 (Reuters) - All seven of the people listed as missing following a monster tornado on Wednesday have now been accounted for in Granbury, Texas, leaving the death toll at six, authorities said on Friday. Workers were...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Habitat for Humanity International
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Grand fire costs estimated at $1.3 million; 4,100 acres burned
The cost to fight a 4,100-acre wildfire that started in Frazier Park was estimated at $1.3 million so far, officials said Friday. The Grand fire was 35% contained Friday, and the threatened Hungry Valley State Park and all roads to it remained closed, the...
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