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Carole Beckett reacts as she sorts through belongings at her home after a tornado moved through Woodward, Okla., Sunday, April 15, 2012. Residents of several states scoured through the wreckage of battered homes and businesses after dozens of tornadoes blitzed the Midwest and Plains Saturday night. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Bryan Terry)

Early warnings credited in Midwest tornado outbreak

Grant Schulte, Sean Murphy The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 16, 2012 - 9:55am

THURMAN, Iowa — Concerned that Midwesterners might be complacent after repeated tornado warnings came to nothing, forecasters issued a sternly worded alert, well in advance, that weekend storms could prove fatal.

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Juan Ventura Sr., smiles after discovering the portrait of his two-year-old grandson Adrian Ventura in the tornado damaged home of Ventura's son Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Forney, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas residents start to rebuild after tornadoes

Chris Vaughn, Susan Schrock Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Last updated Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 4:54pm

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Amid preliminary estimates that an EF-2 tornado might have touched down in southwest Arlington on Tuesday, city officials Wednesday switched to recovery mode, allowing homeowners back into devastated neighborhoods, setting up a help center, and warning residents about shady contractors.

An estimated 428 homes were damaged when winds estimated at 135 mph roared through shortly after lunch, officials said.

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New Weber emergency plan focuses on severe weather

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 8:39pm

OGDEN — After two years of work, Weber County Emergency Management presented an addition to the County Emergency Operations Plan that will make it easier to warn residents of severe weather.

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Tornadoes hammer central Texas

Chris Vaughn, Domingo Ramirez Jr. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Last updated Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 5:16pm

FORT WORTH, Texas — A powerful spring storm swept suddenly into the Dallas-Fort Worth area shortly after lunch on Tuesday, spawning reported tornadoes in Arlington and Kennedale, parts of Johnson County, and in Lancaster and Mesquite in Dallas County.

Television footage showed residential and commercial damage in southwest Arlington and Lancaster, and large hail fell throughout Arlington and then moved through Northeast Tarrant County.

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A stranded vehicle sits in a flooded ditch on Monday, March 19, 2012 in Tulsa, Okla. Storms shuffled through parts of the south-central United States again Tuesday, bringing more heavy rain and thunder so loud some people in Oklahoma mistook it for an earthquake. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Cory Young)

Loud thunder spooks residents as storms sweep central U.S.

Jeannie Nuss, Ken Miller The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 11:51am

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Storms shuffled through parts of the south-central United States again Tuesday, bringing more heavy rain, damaging winds and thunder so loud some people in Oklahoma mistook it for an earthquake.

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Flooding feared after storms pound central U.S.

Katie Fretland The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 6:51am

OKLAHOMA CITY — Residents and businesses from southeast Texas north through western Missouri braced for flooding Tuesday after a violent band of storms brought heavy rain, hail and at least one tornado, with more of the same forecast for the next several days.

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New weather radar better tracks violent storms

Steve Campbell Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Last updated Monday, March 19, 2012 - 10:03am

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Faster and more precise storm detection radar will get its first urban test this spring in Dallas-Fort Worth, mapping weather hazards down to street levels when tornadoes, high winds or flash floods threaten.

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Social media sites help aid agencies, families after disasters

Deborah M. Todd Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Last updated Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 4:29pm

As a series of catastrophic storms and twisters touched down in at least 10 states the end of last month, those in the midst of the destructive weather tapped into social media sites to report the status of their neighborhoods and to try to connect with lost loved ones.

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A state Dept. of Transportation mini loader moves debris from a landslide which closed part of the road leading to the Wailua Marina on the Wailua River, Monday, March 5, 2012 as rains continue to fall on Kauai's East side and North Shore. (AP Photo/The Garden Island, Dennis Fujimoto)

Rain causes flooding, mudslides in Hawaii

Kim Murphy Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 6:35pm

Anyone dreaming of a sunny winter break in Hawaii this week can forget it: Gov. Neil Abercrombie has declared a disaster on the islands of Kauai and Oahu after days of relentless rain caused flooding, mudslides, waterspouts, hail and dangerously high surf.

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Occurred 06 March 2011 at approximately 8:15 PM A blue 2000 Ford Focus was northbound on I-15 MP335, just north of SR 193 (700 South) in Clearfield. It was occupied by father and son, Jorge (age 63) and Cristopher Revilla (age 29) both from Ogden, Utah. The driver of the Ford, Jorge, lost control on the snow packed roads and went into the median. The car submarined under the cable barrier and went into southbound traffic lanes. A red 2009 Volvo tractor/trailer, was southbound and the Ford slid into the Volvo. It was a t-bone collision on the passenger side of the Ford. Both occupants were killed instantly. The driver of the Volvo, Tomasz Czech (age 53 from Milton,Ontario) was not injured. Seat belts were worn by all occupants. (Photo courtesy of UHP)

Winter storm blamed for crashes

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 11:47am

OGDEN -- A snowstorm that will last into today hit the Top of Utah on Tuesday evening.

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Families flee as floods swamp Australia's southeast

Sid Astbury Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Last updated Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 6:17pm

SYDNEY -- There was good news Tuesday for Wagga Wagga, the city in southeast Australia that had braced for its worst flooding in 159 years.

The swollen Murrumbidgee River peaked below the height of the New South Wales farming town's protective levee.

The 11-meter defenses held steady as the river rose to 10.56 meters, below the record set in 1853 and below the level in 1974 when the last big flood hit town.

But the 9,000 people ordered out of their homes after a week of record-breaking rain will not be allowed back until officials give the all-clear.

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Family and friends arrive at the memorial service for Joseph Babcock, Moriah Brough, and their three children _ Angel, 15 months, Jaydon, 2, and Kendall, 2 months _ Monday, March 5, 2012 at Life Tabernacle church in Salem, Ind. The family was killed after a tornado ripped through the home of Joe Miller, 31, where they were taking refuge from the storm. Angel was initially found alive in a field after Friday's storm, but succumbed to her injuries on Sunday. The family was buried in two caskets in the pauper section at Crown Hill Cemetery in Salem, Ratts said. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)

Baby dropped in field by tornado buried in Indiana

Dylan T. Lovan, Tom LoBianco The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 6:53pm

SALEM, Ind. -- A 15-month-old Indiana girl who clung to life for two days after being scooped up by a tornado that killed her parents and two siblings was buried Monday in a snow-covered cemetery, a poignant end to what had seemed to be a miracle story of survival.

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Death toll from tornadoes at 39

Bruce Schreiner, Tom LoBianco The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 12:39pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Fifteen-month-old Angel Babcock seemed to be the miracle survivor of a deadly tornado that killed her parents and two siblings when she arrived Friday night at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Though critically injured when the twister scooped her up and deposited her in a field, Angel was opening her eyes. Hospital workers said that was a hopeful sign.

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Jessie Sexton, a volunteer, helps rummage through the remains of a home after a tornado in Henryville, Ind., on Sunday. (AP Photo/Lincoln Journal Star, Brynn Anderson)

Baby found in field after tornadoes dies

Rebecca Yonker, Tom Liabanco The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 10:35pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes died Sunday after being taken off life support, ending a hopeful tale for survivors in the Midwest and South picking through the storms’ devastation.

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Violent Midwest storms kill 31, death toll could rise

Jim Suhr, Ken Kusmer The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 8:13am

HENRYVILLE, Ind. -- A string of violent storms scratched away small towns in Indiana and cut off rural communities in Kentucky as an early-season tornado outbreak killed more than 30 people, and the death toll rose as daylight broke on Saturday's search for survivors.

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