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  • June 2008

    • Where's All the Climate-Change Finger-Pointing?

      newser  |  Treehugger  |  Jun 17, 08 4:48 PM CDT

      Where's All the Climate-Change Finger-Pointing?

      With the recent rash of severe and terrifying weather events, Treehugger notes a distinct lack of environmentalists pointing to the changes as evidence of global warming. The green site gives five reasons for the absence, starting with the fact that it's no fun to say "I told you so." The list in its entirety: More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • flooding  • severe weather  • global weather

    • Floodwaters Engulf Iowa's 'Flood-Proof' City

      newser  |  Des Moines Register  |  Jun 13, 08 7:05 AM CDT

      Floodwaters Engulf Iowa's 'Flood-Proof' City

      The Cedar River has burst its banks and deluged Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Des Moines Register reports. About 9,000 people have been evacuated—including more than 170 from a hospital—and most of the city's downtown is under water. The river is still rising and is expected to crest today at 31.8 feet, about 12 feet higher than the previous record set in 1851. No injuries or deaths have been reported in the state. More »

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      Iowa  • flood  • flooding  • severe weather  • levees  • Cedar Rapids

    • Levees Crumbling, Midwest Struggles to Stem Tide

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 12, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      Levees Crumbling, Midwest Struggles to Stem Tide

      The worst flooding in 15 years has exposed some serious vulnerabilities in the Midwest's aging infrastructure, the Chicago Tribune reports. Levees, bridges, and dams, some a century old, are barely coping with severe storms—while some are collapsing completely. Dikes and levees broke in several states last week after torrential rains, destroying homes and flooding farmland. More »

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      Iowa  • flood  • Illinois  • flooding  • Wisconsin  • Indiana  • Midwest  • bridge  • severe weather  • levees  • infrastructure

    • Midwest Storms Threaten Worst Flooding in 15 Years

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 11, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Midwest Storms Threaten Worst Flooding in 15 Years

      As climbing rivers knocked out an Iowa bridge and flooded Illinois farms, communities along the Mississippi River are bracing for what could be its biggest overflow in 15 years, the AP reports. The National Weather Service warned of crests of 10 feet above flood stage and higher over the next 2 weeks. “I've been downtown for 37 years and I have never seen anything like this,” said one Cedar Falls, Iowa, resident. More »

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      Iowa  • Michigan  • Illinois  • flooding  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • Indiana  • Midwest  • Mississippi River  • severe weather

    • Storms, Floods in Midwest and East Coast Kill 8

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 9, 08 6:47 AM CDT

      Storms, Floods in Midwest and East Coast Kill 8

      Storms across the Midwest and East Coast this weekend forced hundreds to evacuate, destroyed homes, and killed 8 people, the AP reports. More than 10 inches of rain in much of Indiana caused flooding; more floods in Iowa were some of the worst in years. Falling trees, high winds, and lightning killed several people while others drowned. A tornado in Omaha, Neb., damaged buildings, but no injuries were reported. More »

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      Iowa  • flooding  • Indiana  • Midwest  • tornado  • severe weather  • Nebraska  • Omaha

    • Storms Pummel Midwest, Scare Visitors

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 6, 08 2:26 AM CDT

      Storms Pummel Midwest, Scare Visitors

      Severe weather lashed the Great Plains yesterday after forecasters warned of a possible tornado outbreak as bad as the 1974 one that spawned 39 twisters, AP reports. At least four tornadoes touched down in Kansas, causing widespread damage and spooking a pair of runaway circus elephants. Heavy rains caused rivers in Iowa to burst their banks. More storms are expected today. More »

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      Iowa  • weather  • storm  • tornado  • Kansas  • severe weather  • Nebraska  • twister  • Great Plains  • thunderstorms

  • May 2008

    • 2008 Twister Deaths Highest in a Decade

      newser  |  USA Today  |  May 12, 08 7:31 AM CDT

      2008 Twister Deaths Highest in a Decade

      With 22 tornado-related deaths in the South over the weekend, 2008 is shaping up to be the deadliest year for twisters in a decade, USA Today reports. With 98 total fatalities, “we are on a pace that continues a record number” of tornadoes since modern record-keeping began in 1950, said an expert. Thus far, there have been 636 twisters this year, officials say, behind only 1999, which saw 669 through May 11. More »

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      natural disaster  • death toll  • tornado  • severe weather  • twister

    • Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 9, 08 6:41 AM CDT

      Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast

      A deadly North Carolina twister was part of a powerful storm system that rocked the Southeast last night, AP reports. The Carolina tornado knocked three tractor-trailers off a highway, killing one and injuring two. Storms also hammered a shopping area in Mississippi, and homes in Tennessee and Alabama, where winds hit 60 mph. More »

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      North Carolina  • natural disaster  • storm  • Mississippi  • tornado  • Alabama  • Tennessee  • severe weather

  • April 2008

    • Virginia Mops Up After Twisters

      newser  |  Virginian-Pilot  |  Apr 29, 08 7:35 AM CDT

      Virginia Mops Up After Twisters

      Virginia is digging out and cleaning up today after at least three tornadoes walloped the state, injuring hundreds and ripping through several counties. The Suffolk area was the worst hit, with dozens of homes and businesses wrecked and thousands left without power, reports the Virginian-Pilot. Virginia has declared a state of emergency in the affected areas. One of the storms was believed to be the strongest ever to hit the state. More »

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      Virginia  • tornado  • severe weather  • twister  • Suffolk

  • March 2008

    • Atlanta Cleans Up After Tornado's Mess

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 15, 08 9:59 AM CDT

      Atlanta Cleans Up After Tornado's Mess

      Atlanta cleaned up today after a tornado with 130mph winds ripped through the city last night, CNN reports. About 30 people were injured, though none of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening. Thousands were without power today, and about 20 homes were damaged or destroyed in the historic Cabbagetown district near downtown. The city braced for a new round of powerful storms today. More »

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      Georgia  • storm  • Atlanta  • tornado  • Southeastern Conference  • severe weather  • Georgia Dome

  • February 2008

    • Tornadoes Kill 54 in South

      newser  |  CNN  |  Feb 6, 08 7:24 AM CST

      Tornadoes Kill 54 in South

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

  • January 2008

    • Storms Clobber Western US

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 29, 08 1:55 PM CST

      Storms Clobber Western US

      Fresh from inundating California with rain, a big storm system is dumping massive amounts of snow on the Western US. Three snowmobilers are missing in Colorado, the Navajo Nation has declared a state of emergency, and northern Idaho is staggering under about 20 inches of snow, reports the AP. "They got clobbered," says one meteorologist. More »

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      severe weather  • snowstorm  • winter storm

    • 2 Skiers Die, 2 Missing in Calif. Avalanches

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 26, 08 9:03 AM CST

      2 Skiers Die, 2 Missing in Calif. Avalanches

      Winter weather has wreaked havoc in southern California, leaving two skiers dead and at least two more missing in avalanches in the San Gabriel mountains. The avalanches followed days of pounding storms, tornadoes, and mudslides, and the area is bracing for another major storm tonight, AP reports. Some 11,000 homes and businesses in southern California are currently without electricity. More »

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      California  • severe weather  • Southern California  • mudslide

  • December 2007

    • Deadly Storm Batters Plains

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 23, 07 7:13 AM CST

      Deadly Storm Batters Plains

      A deadly storm packing a one-two punch of heavy snow and high winds delivered a pounding to the Plains, making travel treacherous on a busy pre-holiday weekend. Blowing snow dropped visibility to near zero at times, causing at least five deaths in a string of multi-vehicle crashes that closed portions of major highways in several states, reports AP. More »

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      air travel  • storm  • severe weather  • snow  • holiday travel  • Great Plains

    • Snow, Ice, Wind Slam Northeast

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 16, 07 3:53 PM CST

      Snow, Ice, Wind Slam Northeast

      The snowstorm that pummeled the Midwest yesterday has shifted its icy, windy fury onto the Great Lakes and New England, Reuters reports. Eight inches of snow blanketed roads and runways in Boston, causing Logan Airport to cancel some 300 flights. Three traffic fatalities in Minnesota and Wisconsin were blamed on the weather, reports the AP. More »

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      New England Patriots  • Midwest  • severe weather  • snow  • New England  • Northeast  • Logan Airport

    • Storm Drops a Foot of Snow on Kansas

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 15, 07 1:36 PM CST

      Storm Drops a Foot of Snow on Kansas

      A foot of snow hit Kansas this morning as thousands huddled in shelters there, unable to return home after power outages, the AP reports. Oklahoma, which still has 181,000 homes and businesses blacked out, caught a break this morning when heavy snow warnings were canceled. But Missouri is still in the crosshairs as the storm moves across the Midwest and into New England. More »

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      Chicago  • Detroit  • Missouri  • Midwest  • Kansas  • severe weather  • Oklahoma  • ice storm

    • 600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 10, 07 6:55 PM CST

      600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      An icy storm plunged more than 600,000 Midwesterners into freezing darkness today, crippling power and causing about 15 fatalities on slippery roads, the AP reports. Oklahoma fared worst, declaring a state of emergency as schools shut down and hospitals ran on backup generators. More is on the way, according to the National Weather Service—which posted ice and storm warnings for parts of several states tomorrow. More »

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      US Army  • weather  • Illinois  • storm  • Missouri  • Midwest  • Kansas  • state of emergency  • FEMA  • severe weather  • Oklahoma

  • September 2007

    • Gabrielle Brushes N. Carolina

      newser  |  CNN  |  Sep 9, 07 12:32 PM CDT

      Gabrielle Brushes N. Carolina

      Gabrielle made a relatively tame landfall—with top winds hitting the 50 mph mark—on North Carolina's coast  today at 11:45am, reports CNN. It's more a relief than a worry for the drought-stricken region, but storm surge flooding of up to 3 feet was possible. The storm was to turn northeast tonight, heading back out into the Atlantic. More »

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      weather  • North Carolina  • storm  • hurricane  • severe weather  • tropical storms

  • April 2007

    • Tornado Hits Texas, Killing 10

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

      Tornado Hits Texas, Killing 10

      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  • tornado  • severe weather

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