Severe Storms

Joplin District Holds Summer School, Races To Prepare For Fall

AP | ALAN SCHER ZAGIER | Posted 08.23.2011

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JOPLIN, Mo. — The twister that laid waste to much of Joplin last month hit the school system especially hard: It killed seven students and one t...

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After Tornadoes, People Donating Unwanted Toys And Undergarments

AP | JAY REEVES | Posted 07.16.2011

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Relief officials inundated with donations after the flurry of twisters that killed more than 300 people across the South are ...

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Silly Convention Turns Into Relief Effort For Tornado-Hit Alabama Town

Posted 07.19.2011

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What started as a plan to assemble dozens of people with the same name for fun has turned into a mission to help a small Alabama town leveled by last ...

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Severe Storms Hit The South: How You Can Help

Posted 07.03.2011

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Devastating storms ripped through the southern United States last week, leaving more than 340 people dead and communities crippled in its wake. Dozen...

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Severe Storms Rip Through South, Killing At Least 297

AP/The Huffington Post | By GREG BLUESTEIN and HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 06.28.2011

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PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. (AP) -- Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighbo...

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WATCH: Lightning Strikes Three Chicago High-Rises At Once

Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago has been no stranger to violent thunderstorms in recent weeks. The line of severe storms that hammered the city Wednesday evening knocked down...

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The World's Most Severe Snowstorms As Seen From Space (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Amanda Ng and Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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NASA's Earth Observatory uses powerful satellites to capture the movements, evolution, and beauty of the earth, from snowstorms and earthquakes, as s...

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