Tornadoes News
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Dangerous flash flooding is possible today in parts of Texas and Louisiana as tropical moisture streams northward from the Gulf of Mexico. The potential for flooding will continue through the end of this week in other parts of the South.
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Waterlogged parts of the central U.S. braced Wednesday for more rain, following days of severe storms that have battered Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma and caused at least four deaths.
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By AFP
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A tornado killed 14 people and caused "catastrophic" damage in the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, local officials said.
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Tropical Storm Cindy continues to swirl in the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana. Overnight, Cindy dumped heavy rains throughout the state and into Alabama and Mississippi. More heavy rain and flooding is expected on Wednesday.
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A powerful Pacific Northwest storm fueled by the remnants of Typhoon Songda is set to hammer parts of Washington, Oregon, and northern California on Saturday, potentially bringing strong winds, heavy rains, and coastal flooding.
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Dallas -
It was a bad end of the year in Texas for tornadoes. One family near Dallas had a secondary problem — they kept getting billed by the power company even though their house has been destroyed.
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The storms ravaging several U.S. states have claimed another eight victims, in Texas. The death toll now stands at 26 people.
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If the devastating plague of tornadoes in the last few days has been bad enough, there are more on the way. A large weather system is being tracked by NASA, showing a monster system over the Arizona/New Mexico region.
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It’s tornado season on the Sun. At least, that’s what it looks like according to a new video released by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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After a photo of a dog guarding what was thought to be the body of his owner in Moore Oklahoma during the aftermath of a powerful tornado went viral the actual owner was reunited with the dog. Thanks to social media man's best friend found his way home.
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A spring blizzard now being called Winter Storm Walda closed airports and freeways in the Central United States. The storm caused a train to derail, widespread damage and brought normal life to a standstill.
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Mobile -
Violent storms raged through much of the southern portion of the United States Christmas day, leaving a path of destruction and at least 5 dead.
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New York -
Residents of Queens and Brooklyn were shocked to see tornadoes cutting across their communities. But officials say while some homes and businesses were damaged, no one was seriously hurt.
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Freak summer tornadoes have cut a swathe through Bory Tucholskie forest and the surrounding villages in Poland, killing one man.
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A Florida woman died Sunday after a tornado reportedly ripped through her home hurling her and her daughter through the air--landing nearly 200 feet away. Investigators say the woman's lifeless body was found grasping her young daughter to her chest.
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Nearly 100 tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and Iowa early on Sunday, killing six people in one Oklahoma town, three of them young girls, as storm sirens failed to sound.
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Dallas -
A series of six to twelve tornadoes wreak havoc in Dallas, Texas. No deaths have been reported, however over 20 individuals suffer minor injuries and damage has been reported on over 650 homes.
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As three tornadoes hit Michigan Thursday evening over 100 homes were damaged or destroyed with at least 200 residents displaced. The slow moving storm produced large hail, heavy rain and high winds.
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Harrisburg -
On February 29, a tornado ravaged the town of Harrisburg, IL, killing seven people. Mayor Eric Gregg is flummoxed by this decision and is going to appeal.
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Tuscaloosa -
Troubled actor Charlie Sheen has made a considerable donation to the Alabama tornado relief fund, contributing a sum of $25,000.
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Johannesburg -
Tornadoes killed at least two people in South Africa while leaving over a thousand homeless. Those reported dead are children under 10 years old.
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Joplin -
Within hours of the devastating tornadoes in Missouri and Minnesota last night, emergency agencies like the American Red Cross and AmeriCares were on the scene.
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Alabama is like a war zone, with whole neighborhoods “erased” and 204 dead. A huge strike of giant tornadoes has decimated several southern states, and one was said to be a mile wide.
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A State of emergency was declared across all the counties of Alabama after heavy storms, which included tornadoes, thunderstorms and hail, hit on Friday night. There were at least seven fatalities, according to the Alabama Government website.
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Central Poland has been hit by freak weather conditions over the last day or so with towns and regions being hit by tornadoes.
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The National Weather Service has confirmed the two tornadoes that touched down in the Northfield area of Minnesota less then two days ago. The lightning in this band of storms also caused multiple house fires.
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Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers were in South Dakota this weekend and filmed the major tornadoes that hit the mid-west states. Storm's spun from this weather band are responsible for the death of one child and destruction at hundreds of farms and homes.
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Violent storms carrying tornadoes, devastating winds and lightning sped across parts of the southeast U.S. on Wednesday night. I could hear the tornado warnings and sirens through my window in Natchitoches, Louisiana. And I thought about Rachel.
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Here in Natchitoches Parish there is a warning for severe storms that could bring tornadoes, strong winds and hail. This is true for most of the South today, December 9, 2008.
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Tornadic activity in the United States is already at an above average high and with the peak months of October and November still to go, 2008 may be a record breaking year for cyclone activity.
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Damages caused by tornado's that ripped through Mobile, AL on Christmas Day 2012. Derrick Rose/Twitter
Damages caused by tornado's that ripped through Mobile, AL on Christmas Day 2012. Derrick Rose/Twitter
Snow Hill, NC, April 19, 2011 -- preliminary damage assessments in Snow Hill, North Carolina. FEMA is responding to the severe storms and deadly tornadoes of April 16, 2011 that damaged or destroyed homes and businesses across the state. David Fine/FEMA David Fine/FEMA FEMA News
Joplin, MO - Rangeline Tornado Damage Eje Gustafsson
Tornadoes claim 6 lives in Oklahoma screengrab/ cbsnews.com video
Tornado west of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin on Highway 92, June 20, 2011. Wikimedia Commons NOAA Image
Joplin, MO - Rangeline Tornado Damage Eje Gustafsson
Lightning flash from the doorway shows imminent risks of tornadoes in Natchitoches Parish, where weather experts say folks need to stay inside, under strong furniture and away from windows.
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