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55 min ago | El Paso Times

Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even know what it means.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Rhome, TX, Tsunami, Weather, Hurricane Ike

Thu May 23, 2013

KSL-TV

2 years later, Joplin still has much to do in aftermath of tornado

Two years ago this week, another EF5 twister hit the Midwest. The storm killed more than 160 people in Joplin, Missouri and decimated much of the inner part of the city.

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Related Topix: Joplin, MO, Natural Disasters

North Port Sun

Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Weather, Moore, OK

Examiner.com

Thunderstorms affecting tornado cleanup: Are tornadoes prophecied?

A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this weeka Authorities estimated that as many as 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and 33,000 people were affected - an especially traumatic toll for a city that had ... (more)

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Hurricane

The Beaumont Enterprise

2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy

This Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 file photo shows a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration infrared satellite image of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Northwest Florida Daily News

Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season

Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters

KLKN

Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle

Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Family, Kids, US Military, US Air Force, Tinker Air Force Base

94.3 WSC

'We aren't daredevils': Oklahoma's storm chasers in the sky

As a helicopter pilot for Los Angeles's KCAL-TV, Jim Gardner had flown over deadly mudslides and earthquakes, covered car chases and was shot at by snipers during the L.A. riots.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Oklahoma Government, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, US Military, US Army, Natural Disasters

Times Herald

Federal forecasters predict a busy hurricane season

The federal government is predicting an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic this year, with anywhere from seven to 11 hurricanes expected.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Mashable

Storm-Penetrating Drones Could Fly Into Tornadoes

Engineering students at Oklahoma State University have designed three concept drones that could one day help storm trackers and researchers better understand tornadoes.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Twister

The Huffington Post

Dog Guards Dead Victim's Body After Oklahoma Tornado Disaster

UPDATE: 5/22 9:20 p.m. -- The dog, Susie, has since been returned to her rightful owner , Curtis, the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office reported in a Facebook post Wednesday evening.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma, Social Software, Moore, OK, Oklahoma City, OK

Detroit News

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2B

The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Moore, OK

Wed May 22, 2013

Patch.com

Tornado Season Tips: How to Prepare for Severe Weather

By Korrina Grom We're smack-dab in the middle of tornado season. Are you prepared? According to the National Weather Service, Illinois had 30 tornadoes in 2012, including an EF4 that hit Harrisburg on Feb.

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Related Topix: Weather, Illinois, Natural Disasters, Hailstorm, Montgomery County, IL

WOZZ-FM Appleton

Oklahoma country singer plans benefit for tornado ...

Oklahoma country singer Blake Shelton is planning a televised benefit to raise money for victims of the massive tornado that swept through Moore, Oklahoma, this week, music magazine Billboard reported Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, The Voice, Entertainment, Television, Blake Shelton, Country, Moore, OK, Ada, OK, Dance, Maroon 5, Pop/Rock

NewsOn6 Tulsa

3rd grader who loved to sing among tornado victims

An Oklahoma man who grandson was killed when a tornado struck his school says the 8-year-old loved soccer and had a huge smile.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters

KMIZ

Facebook helps repatriate storm-tossed items

On Sunday, a mystery photograph fluttered from the sky and landed near Leslie Hagelberg's mailbox in West Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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NewsOn6 Tulsa

1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide

Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he wants to bring his ideas to the fore - and win.

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Related Topix: New York, Natural Disasters, Prison, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

KIII

School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones

With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK, Mary Fallin, US Governors, Education Etc.

Sunherald.com

One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path

It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Home Listing, Home, Moore, OK, Oklahoma City, OK, Agriculture, Science

WTOC-TV Savannah

Tornado intensity explained

No. 50 was the tornado that struck Moore, OK, in 1999. The EF or Enhanced Fujita Scale has been used since February 2007.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Moore, OK