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Snow covers a demolished house in Marysville, Ind., Monday, March 5, 2012 after a tornado ripped through the town on Friday, March 2. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Snow covers the rubble from a tornado

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 11:42am

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney applauds after addressing a crowd of supporters with his wife Ann and their sons Matt, Josh, Craig and Tagg behind him during a Romney for President Iowa Caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa Caucus night ends in near tie

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 10:45am

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Longmont police respond to three separate weather-related accidents as snow falls on Colo. Hwy. 66 at Francis Street in Longmont, Colo., on Monday, Dec. 19, 2001. A major storm is bringing blizzard conditions to Colorado's southeastern corner, where ranches and farms have been hit hard by drought. (AP Photo/Longmont Times-Call, Richard M. Hackett)

Deadly snowstorm halts travel across Great Plains

Jeri Clausing, Roxana Hegeman The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 11:00am

WICHITA, Kan. -- Fierce winds and snow that caused fatal road accidents and shuttered highways in five states, crawled deeper into the Great Plains early Tuesday, with forecasters warning that pre-holiday travel would be difficult if not impossible across the region.

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A commercial neighborhood in Joplin, Mo., is seen Monday, May 23, 2011, after it was leveled by a tornado that caused heavy damage on Sunday afternoon. The twister cut a six-mile path through the city. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski)

Joplin, Missouri, leveled by a tornado

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 23, 2011 - 10:11am

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A police officer, right, and another man stack sand bags near a flooded Des Arc, Ark., highway intersection Wednesday, May 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Flooding continues to grow 05-04-11

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 5:07pm

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Anxiety rises along the flood-swollen Mississippi

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 5:12pm

HICKMAN, Ky. -- People along the lower Mississippi River and its tributaries packed up their belongings and emergency workers feverishly filled sandbags as high water pushed its way downstream Wednesday in a slow-motion disaster that could break flood records dating to the Depression.

From Illinois to Mississippi, thousands of people have already been forced from their homes, and anxiety is rising along with the mighty river, even though it could be a week or two before some of the most severe flooding hits.

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William Hart stands next to the only remaining corner of his home in Tiftonia, Tenn., Wednesday, April 27, 2011 after strong storms came through the area, causing widespread damage. He huddled with his three-year-old son, Liam Hart, until the storms passed. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, John Rawlston)

More severe weather 04-27-11

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 11:00am

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People stand near a destroyed house in Vilonia, Ark., Tuesday, April 26, 2011, after a tornado struck the area late Monday. The storm system killed at least seven people, including three who drowned in floods in northwest Arkansas. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Severe weather 04-26-11

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Last updated Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 10:43am

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Jerry Tierney sits in his pickup as he charges his cell phone as Mapleton, Iowa, residents begin clean-up efforts Sunday, April 10, 2011, after a tornado devastated part of the town Saturday evening. (AP Photo/Sioux City Journal, Jim Lee)

Iowa tornado 04-11-11

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Last updated Monday, April 11, 2011 - 10:20am

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Upper Midwest faces dismal commute with storm

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, February 21, 2011 - 12:17pm

MINNEAPOLIS -- A winter storm that blew through the upper Midwest over the long Presidents Day weekend coated roads with ice and snow and led airlines to cancel hundreds of flights.

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Snowplows move in tandem in this view through a frosted windshield on US 150 east of Urbana, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, Vanda Bidwell)

Winter storm wacks US, again 02-01-11

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Last updated Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 12:15pm

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Snow in northwest Indiana traps motorists

The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, December 13, 2010 - 12:19pm

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Authorities were working frantically Monday to reach motorists in snow-covered northwest Indiana who were trapped in their cars in biting temperatures.

LaPorte County sheriff's Deputy Andy Hynek said officials don't know how many people were stranded, but that some had been stuck for as long as 12 hours and many were in a 10-mile stretch of U.S. 30.

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