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23 min 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

2 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

3 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

7 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,

11 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

Star-Telegram.com

Billie Sol Estes, the 'king of Texas wheeler-dealers,' dies

A jagged bolt of lightning slashed through the darkened afternoon sky, commanding the undivided attention of the trio huddled beside a grave.

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Related Topix: Texas, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, West, TX, Federal Prisons, Prison

Fri May 17, 2013

Star-Telegram.com

Perry, Abbott tour tornado-damaged Granbury, pledge aid

Representatives from the American Red Cross, Mission Granbury, insurance companies and contractors will be available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Church of Christ, 1905 West Pearl Street in Granbury.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Granbury, TX, Rick Perry, US Governors, Hood County, TX, Texas

Polk County Democrat

Cyclone Mahasen fizzles as it hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said.

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

Earth & Sky

Granbury, Texas tornado rated EF-4. Sixteen May 15 tornadoes confirmed so far

A preliminary overview of at least 16 tornadoes that struck parts of northern and eastern Texas on May 15, 2013.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Granbury, TX, Texas, Weather

The Beaumont Enterprise

Texas residents missing after tornadoes found safe

Crews work to clear power lines damaged by Wednesday's tornado in Cleburne, Texas on Thursday, May 16, 2013.

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Related Topix: Texas, Natural Disasters, Cleburne, TX, Hood County, TX, Granbury, TX

Scientific American

Texas Tornadoes Spur Search for Better Warning Systems

After a slow start this year, tornado season made a deadly debut Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Granbury, TX