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Hailstorm News Archives

Hailstorm News Archives for October 2009

Oct 29, 2009 | North Jersey Media Group

SBA loans available to County businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration announces that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the state of New Jersey as a result of severe storms with high winds, heavy rainfall, hail and associated plant diseases ...

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Non-Profit, Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Passaic County, NJ

Wed Oct 28, 2009

NorCalBlogs

Tornados and global warming link - "just not there"

We've contended many times before that severe weather and global warming are not linked .

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Drought

Tue Oct 27, 2009

AccuWeather.com

Southern Plains Severe Weather Threat Coming

MapSpace! 10/27/2009 10:27 AM A storm currently bringing high winds and heavy snow to parts of the West will trigger a severe weather outbreak over the southern Plains, Texas and the lower Mississippi Vall By Alex Sosnowski AccuWeather.com A storm currently bringing high winds and heavy snow to parts of the West will trigger a severe weather ...

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Related Topix: Weather, Plains, TX, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Denton Record-Chronicle

Wet, but weather's been wetter

This thunderstorm dropped a wall cloud over Denton between Interstate 35 and North Lakes Park earlier this year but produced only small hail along with very heavy rain.

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Related Topix: Denton, TX, Weather, Natural Disasters, Denton County, TX, Drought, Aubrey, TX

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Scdailypress.com

Rain, hail and strong winds hit Grant County on Tuesday

Most of the area received onequarter to one-half inch of rain, with some places getting as much as an inch and a half, according to the National Weather Service.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Weather, Faywood, NM, Silver City, NM, Hurricane, Hurley, NM

Fri Oct 23, 2009

El Paso Times

Businesses thrive after hailstorm: Paintless dent repair comes to town

Justin Fowler, a Hail Masters employee, uses a small hammer to repair hail damage on a truck Thursday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, El Paso, TX, El Paso Metro, Boat Disaster

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Salinas Californian

Answers to storm-related insurance questions

Does my homeowner insurance policy cover the damage? A: Yes. The damage to your home would be covered and most policies will also cover up to $500 for tree removal.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, California, Flood, Weather

Mon Oct 19, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Fire Ants Rise To Surface In Dallas

The Dallas area is swarming with fire ants, forced up from their subterranean homes by unusually wet weather lately, parks department officials said.

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Related Topix: Weather, Entomology, Natural Disasters, Science / Technology

Sun Oct 18, 2009

El Paso Times

Soft crop: Low price for cotton is just one factor hurting fiber farmers, their livelihood.

Hail has put a dent in Ramon Tirres Jr.'s livelihood. "The crop was looking really good.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Natural Disasters, Fabens, TX, Clint, TX, El Paso County, TX

Fri Oct 16, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

Fire ant mounds pop up across Dallas-Fort Worth area

In the Old Testament, one of the 10 plagues of Egypt was a miraculous storm of thunder, hail and fire.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Fort Worth, TX, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Calgary Herald

Alberta harvest on hold as combines stalled by swath of cold

Harvest is on hold for some Alberta farmers, as the icy winds and early snow pounding parts of the province leaves them little choice but to park the combine and wait out the weather.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Vegetables, Canada, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Tue Oct 13, 2009

News.com.au

One dead as wild weather lashes state

A PEDESTRIAN has died, highways and train services have been cut and power to thousands of homes has been disrupted during severe thunderstorms in southeast Queensland.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Australia, World News,

AccuWeather.com

Hail Hits Car Renters Hard

MapSpace! Posted 2009-10-13 When hailstorms strike, car renters should beware. Rental companies may force customers to pay for damages or even buy the car, despite the purchase of rental insurance.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Metro, Dallas Metro, Weather

Sun Oct 11, 2009

The Independent

2009 Bordeaux set to be first great vintage of 21st century

In Bordeaux vineyards, the pickers are bringing in the very last of the harvest which is set to yield the first great vintage of this century.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Natural Disasters, Agriculture, Science, Weather, Drought

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Expressindia

Nobel Prize to Obama; Democrats hail, Republicans criticise

Washington The Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama has brought to the fore sharp differences between the ruling Democrats and the opposition Republicans, who reacted with skepticism over the announcement calling it "unfortunate". While Democrat lawmakers were quick to describe it as the reemergence of the US as the world leader, the ...

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Related Topix: US News, Natural Disasters, US Politics, Barack Obama, Howard Berman, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Birmingham News Online

Forecasters warn of severe weather later in Birmingham area

A strong cold front is continuing the threat of severe thunderstorms in the northern half of Alabama this afternoon, evening and into the early morning hours of Saturday.

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Related Topix: Weather, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro, Natural Disasters, Hurricane

North Adams Transcript

Mass. granted federal disaster relief funds

With farmers statewide suffering crippling losses due to flash floods and pelting hail, Gov.

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Related Topix: Weather, Agriculture, Science, Natural Disasters, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

Wed Oct 07, 2009

ReporterNews.com

Storms blow through area

Some severe weather fired up Tuesday as a cold front blew through, forcing the National Weather Service to issue watches and warnings across the Big Country.

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Related Topix: Weather, Abilene, TX, Natural Disasters, Callahan County, TX

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Strong storms push east after popping up north of Keller

Twenty-six counties in north central and northeast Texas, including Dallas and Tarrant, are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 6 p.m. today.

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Related Topix: Texas, Dallas Metro, Weather, Natural Disasters, Fort Worth Metro

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Hail destroys grape crop

A hail storm has destroyed the hopes of another good season for table grape growers in north-west Victoria.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters

Fort Morgan Times

Moisture a mixed blessing

Workers were sorting onions at the Jensen Onion plant Wednesday. Unfortunately, the wet, cool conditions this summer combined with periodic hail meant most of the onion crop had to be plowed under after disease hit the fields.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Natural Disasters, Fort Morgan, CO, Morgan County, CO, Weather

Sat Oct 03, 2009

WVIT-TV

Remembering Windsor, Windsor Locks Tornado: 30 Years Later

The strong and violent tornado that hit Windsor and Windsor Locks on October 3, 1979 can be best described as a freak storm.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Windsor, CT, Windsor Locks, CT, Weather, Hartford Metro

Fri Oct 02, 2009

SFGate

2009 harvest is shaping up to be memorable

Because grape growers tend to be an anxious lot, let's get the doom scenarios out of the way first.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Natural Disasters, California, St. Helena, CA, August, CA, Santa Barbara Metro

Omaha World-Herald

Cool, wet October in works

Cool and wet appears to be October's answer to a generally sunny and pleasant September.

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Related Topix: Blizzard, Weather, Omaha, NE, Natural Disasters

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