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Sheriff: 7 Still Unaccounted For

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:44 +0000

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — A North Texas county sheriff says seven people remain unaccounted for after a massive tornado claimed six lives.

Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds says emergency responders are searching parts of Granbury that were left devastated

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Trees Down, Outages As Storms Rake U.S. Midsection

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:55:28 +0000

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A winter storm has been ripping through the nation's midsection, with thunderstorms, damaging winds and possible tornadoes.

One person was struck by lightning and injured in Arkansas, where there are downed trees and scattered power outages

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Storms Bring Tornadoes To Colorado, Hail To Wyoming

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:33:00 +0000

DENVER (AP) — Storms struck some Rocky Mountain states overnight, launching tornadoes in Colorado and pummeling Wyoming with hail larger than golf balls.

Rain provided some help to firefighters wrapping up at a 227-acre wildfire in northern Colorado

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Texas Gov. To Tour Tornado-Stricken Area

Associated Press — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:10:15 +0000

FORNEY, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry plans to survey by air today the damage caused by Tuesday's tornadoes.

The National Weather Service says a twister with winds as high as 165 miles an hour touched down in Forney, east of Dallas

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Tornado-Wrecked Dallas Begins Assessing Damage

Associated Press — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:01:45 +0000

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Thousands are still without power and hundreds of homes are damaged after tornadoes ripped across Dallas and Fort Worth.

The National Weather Service planned to survey the destruction Wednesday before saying exactly how many tornadoes swept through the region

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Storm That Hit Michigan Included At Least 2 Tornadoes

Associated Press — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:35:06 +0000

DEXTER, Mich. (AP) — The National Weather Service says a slow-moving storm that damaged more than 100 homes in a rural southeastern Michigan community when a tornado touched down included at least one other tornado that caused damage

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Baby Dropped In Field By Tornadoes Dies; Toll At 39

Associated Press — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:32:30 +0000

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When rescuers found 15-month-old Angel Babcock alive last week in an Indiana field after a deadly tornado killed her parents and two siblings, it appeared as a ray of hopeful news amid the tales of death and destruction

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3 Reported Dead From Storms In Tennessee

Associated Press — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:50:19 +0000

UNDATED (AP) — The powerful weather system that raked the Midwest is now blamed for 12 deaths, the latest three in the South.

Officials in eastern Tennessee say powerful storms packing high winds that stripped roofs and flattened trees also killed at least three people

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'Heroic' Social Worker Tried to Save Lives in Joplin Tornado, Now Denied Workman's Comp

Shauna Wright — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:00:54 +0000

A social worker in a group home for the disabled almost lost his life trying to save residents when a tornado decimated much of Joplin, Missouri this spring. Now, his company’s insurance provider is denying him workman’s compensation.

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Outdoor Warning Sirens Used for More Than Just Tornadoes [AUDIO]

Brooke Eades — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:15:20 +0000

Folks around Casper have been hearing the outdoor warning sirens more than they have in years past. The Natrona County Emergency Management Office wants to remind citizens that the sirens are not only used for tornadoes, but for other severe weather or disasters as well.

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