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Mississippi

Longest serving TV weatherman in the nation is dead at the age of 92

Woodie Assaf, Mississippi’s most well-known TV weatherman, and the longest serving TV weatherman in the nation, died Friday of heart failure at the age of 92. http://www.examine r.com/examiner/x-5 181-Jackson-Weathe r-Examiner~y2009m1 1d15-Woodie-Assaf- longest-serving-TV -weatherman-in-the -nation-is-dead-at -the-age-of-92  (Nov 15, 2009 | post #1)

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November: Tornado Awareness Month

November is the 2nd most active month for tornadoes in Mississippi, with over 205 tornadoes confirmed since 1950 across the state. http://www.examine r.com/examiner/x-5 181-Jackson-Weathe r-Examiner~y2009m1 1d3-November-Torna do-Awareness-Month  (Nov 3, 2009 | post #1)

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Predict flood and drought; Europe satellite launched (SMOS)

The European Space Agency has launched a satellite designed to help measure climate change by better predicting droughts and floods. http://www.examine r.com/x-5181-Jacks on-Weather-Examine r~y2009m11d2-Predi ct-flood-and-droug ht-Europe-satellit e-launched  (Nov 2, 2009 | post #1)

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Severe Weather Awareness Day

Today is Severe Weather Awareness Day across the South As hurricane season winds down, severe weather season typically ramps up during the month of November. http://www.examine r.com/x-5181-Jacks on-Weather-Examine r~y2009m10d21-Seve re-Weather-Awarene ss-Day-tornado-cou nties-and-November -violent-tornadoes  (Oct 21, 2009 | post #1)

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New tornado sirens: Desoto County

Desoto County is installing 15 new tornado sirens throughout the county ahead of the secondary severe weather season in Mississippi, which is in November. http://www.examine r.com/x-5181-Jacks on-Weather-Examine r~y2009m10d19-New- tornado-sirens-Des oto-County  (Oct 19, 2009 | post #1)

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New Weather Satellite Launched for military defense: DMSP satellite

DMSP will be used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the U.S. military in planning operations at sea, on land, and in the air. http://www.examine r.com/examiner/x-5 181-Jackson-Weathe r-Examiner~y2009m1 0d18-New-Weather-S atellite-Launched- for-military-defen se-DMSP-satellite  (Oct 18, 2009 | post #1)

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Hurricane Rick: 2nd strongest in the eastern North Pacific

The 7th hurricane (Hurricane Rick) of the eastern Pacific Hurricane Season intensifies into the 2nd strongest hurricane on record behind Hurricane Linda in 1997. http://www.examine r.com/examiner/x-5 181-Jackson-Weathe r-Examiner~y2009m1 0d17-Hurricane-Ric k-2nd-strongest-in -the-eastern-North -Pacific  (Oct 17, 2009 | post #1)

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Heavy rains take toll in Mississippi: Mississippi State Fair and crops suffer

The unusually wet weather pattern that has been in place across the South since September has taken its toll on crops and the Mississippi State Fair. http://www.examine r.com/examiner/x-5 181-Jackson-Weathe r-Examiner~y2009m1 0d16-Heavy-rains-t ake-toll-in-Missis sippi-Mississippi- State-Fair-and-cro ps-suffer  (Oct 17, 2009 | post #1)

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One person killed as severe storms sweep across parts of Mississippi

The tornado fatality that occurred in Washington County on Friday, October 9th was the first death from a tornado in Mississippi in 4 years or since 2005. http://www.examine r.com/examiner/x-5 181-Jackson-Weathe r-Examiner~y2009m1 0d12-First-tornado -fatality-in-Missi ssippi-in-4-years- US-tornado-fatalit ies  (Oct 12, 2009 | post #3)

Mississippi

One person killed as severe storms sweep across parts of Mississippi

Tornadoes have been confirmed in Northern Mississippi from severe storms on Friday. http://www.examine r.com/examiner/x-5 181-Jackson-Weathe r-Examiner~y2009m1 0d10-Tornadoes-con firmed-from-severe -storms-on-Friday  (Oct 10, 2009 | post #2)

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One person killed as severe storms sweep across parts of Mississippi

A strong to severe line of storms moved into Western Mississippi, just before noon and swept east across the state with damaging winds and possible tornadoes. http://www.examine r.com/x-5181-Jacks on-Weather-Examine r~y2009m10d9-One-p erson-killed-as-se vere-storms-sweep- across-parts-of-Mi ssissippi  (Oct 9, 2009 | post #1)