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  • February 2008

    • Tiny Survivor Gives Hope

      Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 8, 08 2:15 PM CST

      Tiny Survivor Gives Hope

      (Newser) - For the community of Castalian Springs, Tenn., one of many badly battered by twisters this week, 11-month-old survivor Kyson Stowell has become a symbol of hope, the Chicago Tribune reports. "He's just a miracle, luck, God watching over him—it's all it can be," said grandfather Doug Stowell. More »

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    • Tornadoes Put FEMA on Spot

      New York Times  |  Feb 7, 08 5:32 PM CST

      Tornadoes Put FEMA on Spot

      (Newser) - As the full extent of the damage from this week's deadly tornadoes comes clear, survivors and lawmakers are united in one sentiment: FEMA better come through this time. The agency that botched the Katrina recovery is under close scrutiny, the New York Times reports. “FEMA must not use bureaucratic excuses to avoid helping Arkansans,” said Sen. Mark Pryor. The death toll has risen to 57. More »

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      natural disaster  • FEMA  • Tennessee  • Michael Chertoff  • tornado  • Kentucky

    • Tot Found Alive in Twister Wake

      Washington Post  |  Feb 7, 08 11:03 AM CST

      Tot Found Alive in Twister Wake

      (Newser) - Three and a half hours after a vicious tornado struck Castalian Springs, Tenn., on Tuesday night, rescue workers found what they first thought was a doll but which was in fact a baby—alive and without a scratch, the Washington Post reports. Kyson Stowell, 11 months, was shivering and dazed after the storm that orphaned him and destroyed his home. More »

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      natural disaster  • tornado  • miracle

    • Tornado Survivors Recall Horror

      Associated Press  |  Feb 6, 08 8:00 PM CST

      Tornado Survivors Recall Horror

      (Newser) - As FEMA teams mobilized rescue efforts in the Southern states ravaged by yesterday's tornadoes, survivors combed through the wreckage today, sharing survival stories and clutching their faith. “It looks like the Lord took a Brillo pad and scrubbed the ground,” said Tennessee’s governor. The twisters, possibly spawned by a cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean, claimed 54 lives—the deadliest storm system in 23 years, AP reports. More »

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      Mississippi  • Tennessee  • FEMA  • tornado  • Alabama  • Kentucky  • Arkansas  • twister

    • Tornadoes Kill 54 in South

      CNN  |  Feb 6, 08 7:24 AM CST

      Tornadoes Kill 54 in South

      (Newser) - At least 54 people are dead and 100 injured in a series of tornadoes that tore across the South last night and early this morning, and rescue teams fear that the full extent of the storms' destruction remains to be seen. The twisters, which closed polls early in some states, trapped people in damaged buildings, ignited fires, and sliced through a university, a mall, a retirement home, and a hospital, CNN reports. More »

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      storm  • severe weather  • Tennessee  • Alabama  • tornado  • Kentucky  • Arkansas

  • January 2008

    • Freak Twisters Ravage Midwest

      CNN  |  Jan 8, 08 11:29 AM CST

      Freak Twisters Ravage Midwest

      (Newser) - A series of freak tornadoes touched down last night across the Midwest, killing two Missouri women and leaving a swath of destruction in their wake, CNN reports. Another person was killed when another twister hit Arkansas this morning. “I’ve never seen damage like this in the summertime,” said one Wisconsin sheriff. “To see something like this in January is mind-boggling.” More »

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      Illinois  • storm  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • tornado  • Arkansas  • Oklahoma

  • August 2007
  • May 2007

    • Strapped National Guard Hampers Tornado Cleanup

      New York Times  |  May 9, 07 9:09 AM CDT

      Strapped National Guard Hampers Tornado Cleanup

      (Newser) - The National Guard was slow to respond to the Kansas tornado because much of its equipment is in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Times reports, and sniping between the state and federal governments echoes the Hurricane Katrina fallout. The Kansas Guard has only about half the vehicles and heavy machinery it normally would, and many other states are in similar straits. More »

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      Iraq war  • tornado  • Kansas  • Kathleen Sebelius  • National Guard  • Greensburg

    • Twister Levels Kansas Town, Leaving 9 Dead

      Wichita Eagle  |  May 6, 07 5:06 PM CDT

      Twister Levels Kansas Town, Leaving 9 Dead

      (Newser) - A wedge tornado more than a mile wide carried off the city of Greensburg, Kansas, yesterday, destroying virtually the entire town and killing at least nine residents. Some Kansans are calling it one of the worst twisters in more than a decade. "I can't believe the destruction I'm seeing," a local Fire Marshall told the Kansas City Star. More »

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      weather  • evacuation  • FEMA  • tornado  • Kansas  • twister  • destruction  • Greensburg

  • April 2007

    • Tornado Hits Texas, Killing 10

      ABC News  |  Apr 25, 07 11:41 AM CDT

      Tornado Hits Texas, Killing 10

      (Newser) - A tornado on the Texas-Mexico border killed 10 and wounded over 70 as severe storms walloped the plains states late last night. The twister touched down in the small border town of Eagle Pass, where it destroyed an elementary school, more than 20 homes, and a sewer-treatment plant, according to Mayor Chad Foster. More »

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      Texas  • weather  • severe weather  • tornado

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