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July 13, 2007

Hurricane Preparedness

As long as I live, I will never forget that feeling of helplessness when Hurricane Hugo hit home. Living in Charleston, SC, it was rare that we ever had to worry about tropical storms, let alone hurricanes. However, the...

January 16, 2007

Storm Waivers Issued After Recent Winter Storms - Kansas City infoZine

Storm Waivers Issued After Recent Winter StormsKansas City infoZine, MO - 11 hours agoFurther information, including the full text of the waiver authorizations, is available on the department's natural disaster resources Web page at ......

Winter Storms - Would You Be Ready? - Soonews.ca

Winter Storms - Would You Be Ready?Soonews.ca, Canada - 6 hours ago... everyone to have a safe and enjoyable winter. For more information about disaster preparedness visit www.redcross.ca or call your local Red Cross office....

December 07, 2006

Donegal, Springfield hold line on taxes - Connellsville Daily Courier

Donegal, Springfield hold line on taxesConnellsville Daily Courier, PA - 22 hours ago... County. The plan would include how the borough would handle such things as ice storms, tornados or any other natural disaster. Nicodemus ......
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September 11, 2006

A 75-Foot Challenge: Making a Tornado

If you thought stopping a tornado was next to impossible, imagine trying to create one. Ned Kahn tried to make a 75-foot twister for an exposition in Hanover, Germany. The problems he encountered reveal how the subtlest changes in...
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September 06, 2006

Deadly '55 Storm Altered U.S. Response to Twisters

On May 25, 1955, a powerful F5 tornado with winds estimated at 300 mph roared through Udall, Kan., destroying all but a handful of buildings and leaving 80 people dead and 270 injured. The twister helped change America's response...
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Tornado Toll Mounts in Tennesee

A cleanup is under way in the suburbs of Nashville, where at least 12 people died Friday in a new round of tornadoes. More than 160 houses were either damaged or destroyed. Funerals were held elsewhere in the state...
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Tennessee Reels from Tornado Onslaught

Tennessee has been hit by an unusually high number of tornadoes this spring, with deadly consequences. At least 10 people died in Friday's storms, with suburbs northeast of Nashville suffering some of the worst damage....
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