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U.S. / NEWS Mon May 26, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- Worst twister season in a a decade The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch about 6 p.m. for 45 of Wisconsin's 72 counties, but canceled the alert five hours later as the storms began to ease. Slide show•Twisted mess View images of th.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 12, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

MSNBC -- Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornadoes and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 22 people in three states. Seven people died in Picher, once a bustling mining center.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Aug 21, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- Fierce storms that deluged widely separated parts of the country from the upper Mississippi to Texas have caused at least 20 deaths since last week, authorities said Monday. New rain threatened further flooding in southeastern Minnesota and adjacent Wisco.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 4, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

FOX News -- Days of deadly storms flooded roads, damaged homes and knocked down trees in Texas, and about 200,000 homes and businesses remained in the dark Thursday. At least three people have been killed — two hit by lightning and a third stuck in a submerged c.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 11, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

MSNBC -- New storms during the night knocked out power to more than 50,000 customers in Ohio, utilities reported Tuesday. Michigan utilities said about 247,000 customers were still blacked out because of the weekend storms. The rainfall also has created floodin.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 11, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

CNN -- A line of severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and even snow pounded the nation's heartland on Thursday, flooding nearly 200 roads in Missouri, closing schools in Arkansas and ripping the roofs of dozens of houses in Texas. The band of storms stretched from Co.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Mar 19, 2008 @ 8:07am neoform

MSNBC -- Airlines faced passenger backlogs Wednesday from hundreds of flights grounded by storms that chased people from flooded homes and deluged roads in the nation’s midsection, killing at least two people in Missouri and sweeping a teen down a drainage pipe.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 6, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- At least 31 people have been killed and dozens injured by violent tornadoes in four southern US states. The twisters hit Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky at the end of a day of Super Tuesday nominating votes for November's presidential ele.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 28, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- Several major roadways across the state were closed early Monday after the latest in a week's worth of storms, and experts warned that the risk of mudslides has not eased even as wet weather begins moving out of the region. Snow forced the closure of t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 28, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Several major roadways across the state were closed early Monday after the latest in a week's worth of storms, and experts warned that the risk of mudslides has not eased even as wet weather begins moving out of the region. Snow forced the closure of the.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Dec 5, 2007 @ 9:44am neoform

CNN -- A pair of storms that slammed into the Pacific Northwest had much of the region under water Tuesday, leaving five people dead, thousands without power and major highways shut down. The governors of Oregon and Washington have declared states of emergency,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Aug 25, 2007 @ 11:37am neoform

MSNBC -- More storms forecast Storms were forecast for Saturday in some parts of the northern Midwest, capping nearly a week of powerful storms that caused heavy flooding in some towns and has been blamed for at least 17 deaths. Charles Rex Arbogast / APA tr.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Aug 24, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- Storms have continued to drench the US Midwest, which is already enduring record floods that are reported to have killed at least 25 people. Meanwhile, a heatwave in south-eastern states is also setting records and has been blamed for a similar death t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Aug 12, 2007 @ 12:31pm neoform

USA Today -- Severe thunderstorms swept through central and southeastern Minnesota throughout Saturday, knocking out power to about 103,000 homes and businesses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, uprooting trees and causing some street flooding, officials said. Xcel.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 29, 2007 @ 4:31pm neoform

FOX News -- Flood-weary residents of Texas and Oklahoma had no reprieve Friday as more rain fell in a region where two weeks of storms have swollen rivers and lakes beyond their limits. Thousands of people have been forced from their homes, though some residents w.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 21, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

CNN -- Storms stretched from the Dakotas to the Mississippi Valley early Thursday, while the Southeast and Southwest were roasting. A cold front extended across the northern Plains and the Upper Mississippi Valley, producing scattered showers and strong to se.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 26, 2007 @ 10:25am neoform

FOX News -- Two days of heavy storms and flooding in Central Texas killed five people, including two brothers who just graduated kindergarten, and at least one person remained missing Friday, officials said. Dozens of others were plucked from rising waters, and Go.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 24, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- A line of storms stretching the length of the Plains marched east early Thursday, while both coasts were clear and sunny. Rain and thunderstorms were predicted from Texas to Minnesota as a low pressure system sweeps through. Forecasters expect severe w.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 22, 2007 @ 2:02pm neoform

CNN -- Government forecasters called for a busier than normal hurricane season Tuesday. National Weather Service forecasters said they expect 13 to 17 tropical storms, with seven to 10 of them becoming hurricanes. The forecast follows that of two other lea.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 18, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- An intense storm forecast to develop off the Mid-Atlantic coast on Friday could cause minor coastal flooding in New Jersey and Long Island. Heavy rain was expected to move into New England, possibly flooding some rivers. Light rain was forecast for the.. Read More