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Sunday May 12 | IllinoisHomepage.net

Weather Almanac For May 12th

The tornado would eventually become an F4. At least 5 homes were destroyed, two of which were totally swept away.

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Sunday May 12 | Examiner.com

Weather History: May 12: Record Temps, Storms, Tornadoes, Wind & Dust

Ben Franklin was the first person to identify nor'easters. In a letter on this date, Franklin described an experience that happened to him in November 1743 when storm clouds in Philadelphia blocked his view of an eclipse.

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Wed May 01, 2013

The News-Gazette

Project to move grade schoolers advances

The Rossville-Alvin school district is moving forward with a project to prepare the high school to house the grade school operations.

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Thu Apr 18, 2013

WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 805 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHERN VERMILION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 845 AM CDT * AT 800 ... (more)

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Tue Apr 02, 2013

The News-Gazette

Rossville-Alvin OKs bond resolution for renovating high school

Rossville-Alvin school officials are moving forward with plans to renovate the high school and move grade school operations there next school year.

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