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1 hr ago | KSPR

At least one reported dead as tornadoes hammer Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa

A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes , including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Weather, Natural Disasters, Shawnee, OK

2 hrs ago | The Wichita Eagle

Severe weather hits Wichita, Sedgwick County; tornado spotted near ICT airport

A large tornado was spotted near Wichita Mid-Continent Airport shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday as part of a fast-moving storm, according to the National Weather Service.

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Related Topix: Wichita, KS, Weather, Natural Disasters, Sedgwick County, KS, Hurricane

6 hrs ago | KMIZ

Tornadoes touch down in Kansas, Oklahoma

A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said.

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Related Topix: Weather, Kansas, OK, Natural Disasters, Edmond, OK, Hailstorm

6 hrs ago | Fox 23

Tornado touched down in Wichita

Authorities say a tornado has touched down in Wichita, Kan., but emergency officials say there are no injuries or fatalities.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wichita, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Weather

6 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Tornado leaves thousands without power in Wichita

Sunday evening, the National Weather Service placed the Shawnee County area and much of the northeastern part of the state in a severe weather warning.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wichita, KS, Weather, Shawnee County, KS, Topeka, KS

7 hrs ago | WFIE-TV Evansville

Tornado watch in effect as strong thunderstorms impact Kansas City

The Storm Predication Center in Norman, OK, has placed the entire Kansas City area in a moderate risk for severe weather Sunday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Norman, OK, Weather

8 hrs ago | News Journal

Progress continues 2 years after Joplin tornado

A thank you message to volunteers hangs on a fence at a home in Joplin, Mo., on May 14, nearly two years after a deadly tornado ravaged the area on May 19, 2011.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Joplin, MO, Hurricane

10 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Tornado Alley comes alive with scenes of tornadoes; tornado threats to continue

After an unusually quiet U.S. spring tornado season through the first half of May, it is trying to make up for lost time with multiple outbreaks of tornadoes possible through Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Weather, Texas, Oklahoma Government, Oklahoma

11 hrs ago | Gloversville Leader-Herald

Damage from 2011 storm still being felt

Buckets and bowls are stacked in a corner of Ron and Linda Potwin's living room, ready to catch rainwater from a leaking roof.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Johnstown, NY, Amsterdam, NY, Fulton County, NY, FEMA, US News

15 hrs ago | Vallejo News

As rain from cyclone falls, Myanmar minority stay A cyclone only a...

A cyclone only a day away carries wind and rain that could become deadly. But in dozens of refugee camps that spatter Myanmar's western coast, the order to evacuate ahead of the storm was met with widespread refusal.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Burma, Southeast Asia, World News, Bangladesh, Asia,

19 hrs ago | AccuWeather.com

Tornado, Damaging Hail Threat: Texas to Dakotas

The threat for severe weather will continue this weekend. This next round of severe weather comes in the wake of storms on Friday which produced at least 10 tornadoes in the Plains.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, North Platte, NE, Omaha, NE

Sat May 18, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Tornado tossed mom, 2 sons from their Granbury home as it was destroyed

Bruises and cuts covered Christy Green's face, and a deep red gash stretched across her forehead.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Granbury, TX, Fort Worth, TX, Meteorology, Science

Star Tribune

Tornado-free zone? Iowa sets calmness record

A young boy roller bladed past a damaged tree in the 3000 block of Logan Avenue North in 2012, a year after a tornado struck north Minneapolis.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Minnesota, Weather

KFBB

Tornadoes in Texas Kill Six

Rain showers benefit Montana agriculture, but severe weather is another story. Storms should not be taken lightly, as some North Texan residents learned first hand Wednesday evening.

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Related Topix: Texas, Jon Tester, US Politics, Weather, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Agriculture, Science, Natural Disasters

The Papillion Times

Storms, maybe a tornado in weekend forecast

The edge of a storm system brings high winds and heavy rain, forcing some motorists to pull over near Sterling, in southeast Nebraska on April 14, 2012.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Nebraska Government, Nebraska, North Platte, NE

KTEN-TV Denison

4 tornadoes counted from Thursday thunderstorm

The National Weather Service, in a survey released Saturday, says all tornadoes had winds of 90 mph to 100 mph.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Greenwood, LA

KTEN-TV Denison

Forecasters: Potential tornado threat for Oklahoma

Northwestern Oklahoma, including the Woodward area, faces the greatest threat late Saturday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma

LiveScience

Is Tornado Intensity Increasing?

With at least 10 tornadoes ripping through North Texas in one night this week - leveling neighborhoods, killing six and injuring dozens - it might be tempting to call the twisters yet another instance of climate-fueled weather.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Weather, Drought, Meteorology, Science

Alabama Live

Friday storms across Alabama cause small tornadoes, heavy rains; wet weather expected to continue Saturday

A possible tornado as it crossed U.S. 31 near Athens this afternoon, May 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: Weather, Alabama, Natural Disasters, Athens, AL, Limestone County, AL, Pickens County, AL

Fox 23

Mayfest organizers prepared for weather

The chance of severe weather could cause problems in downtown Tulsa while Mayfest and the Blue Dome Arts Festival are both going on.

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Related Topix: Weather, Oklahoma, Hurricane, Natural Disasters