Midwest Storms

Midwest Tornadoes And Other Extreme Weather Of The Week

Posted 04.15.2012

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This weekend saw severe storms and tornadoes rip through several midwest states. By early Sunday morning, five people were reported dead in Oklahoma. ...

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'Life-Threatening' Storms Feared This Weekend

AP | TIMBERLY ROSS | Posted 04.15.2012

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OMAHA, Neb. — Tornadoes were spotted across the Midwest and Plains Saturday as an outbreak of unusually strong weather seized the region, and fo...

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Illinois Storm Death Toll Climbs

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 04.30.2012

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HARRISBURG, Ill. — Crews cleared splintered plywood and smashed appliances from small-town neighborhoods Thursday, a day after tornadoes killed ...

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Death Toll Climbs From Midwest Storm

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

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HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say 10 killed in Illinois town of Harrisburg when storms slam state...

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Death Toll Climbs From Midwest Storm

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

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HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — A hospital administrator in the southern Illinois city of Harrisburg says at least three people were killed in a severe stor...

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Cantor the Grinch

Shan Wells | Posted 07.27.2011

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Missouri Democrat: GOP Is 'Heartless' For Insisting On Offsets for Aid

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 07.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are increasingly divided over whether to pay for a massive emergency aid package for those hit by the storms pummeling...

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Missouri Tornado Hits 4 Schools; District 'Extremely Worried'

The Associated Press | Posted 07.23.2011

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A massive tornado plowed through the southwest Missouri city of Joplin on Sunday evening, killing at least 89 people and significantly damaging four s...

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Tornadoes Reported Throughout Midwest, High Winds Continue

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A massive storm making its way through a big chunk of the nation brought a bit of everything: strong winds, rain, tornadoes and now ev...

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Massive Storm Batters Midwest: Strong Winds, Torrential Rain Hit Chicago

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A massive storm with wind gusts up to 81 mph howled across the nation's midsection Tuesday, snapping trees and power lines, ripping of...

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PHOTOS: 'Chiclone' Batters Midwest, Damage Widespread

Posted 05.25.2011

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What was dubbed a "chiclone" on Twitter did not prove to be particularly brutal in Chicago. While heavy rain and strong winds caused power outages and...

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MIDWEST STORMS: Fatal Winds Wreak Havoc In Missouri, Southern Illinois

AP | JIM SALTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. LOUIS — Powerful thunderstorms and tornadoes battered parts of the Midwest on Friday, leaving four people dead, collapsing a church and knoc...

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Kentucky Ice Storm: Nearly 1M Still Without Power

AP | BRUCE SCHREINER and BETSY TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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MAYFIELD, Ky. — Gov. Steve Beshear deployed every last one of his Army National Guardsmen on Saturday, with his state still reeling after a dead...

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Plains Storms Kill 2, Disrupt Olympic Hopefuls

AP | ANNA JO BRATTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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OMAHA, Neb. — Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha t...

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Storms bring new round of destruction to Midwest

AP | DAVE KOLPACK | Posted 05.25.2011

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EMMAVILLE, Minn. — Strong storms smashed houses, deluged neighborhoods and left thousands without power across the Midwest on Friday in the late...

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