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Severe weather threatens U.S. East Coast with possible tornadoes

2013-06-13 15:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A severe storm system sweeping the U.S. East Coast on Thursday delayed flights and threatened to snarl work commutes a day after causing several tornadoes, damaging hail and high winds across the upper Midwest. Thunderstorms with winds strong enough to down trees and power lines were expected from the Mid-Atlantic south into Virginia and North Carolina, and more tornadoes and hail were possible, said meteorologist Roger Edwards of the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman,...

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U.S. Midwest braces for violent storm, possible strong tornadoes

2013-06-12 21:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Severe weather of violent thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes hit parts of the upper Midwest on Wednesday, causing flights to be canceled and baseball games to be postponed in Chicago, the nation's third-largest city. Some 12 million people in four states live in the area at high risk of storms that include baseball-size hail, possible strong tornadoes and heavy rainfall that could result in flash flooding, the National Weather Service said. By late afternoon, tornado warnings had been issued...

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Auto Manufacturers Provide Assistance in Wake of Oklahoma Tornadoes

2013-06-07 12:10:33| Automakers - Topix.net

As Oklahoma residents struggle to rebuild their lives after May's devastating tornadoes, auto manufacturers are stepping up to provide assistance and donations for relief services.

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Tracking Killer Tornadoes

2013-05-24 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: A series of tornadoes struck the central United States this week, including a powerful storm in Oklahoma that killed at least 24 people. Marshall Shepherd, the president of the American Meteorological Society, describes the ingredients of major tornadoes, and how they are predicted.

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