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US: Joplin Hit Again with Severe Weather; Death Toll Still Rising

Eric Reese
AccuWeather.com
Wed, 25 May 2011 10:15 UTC
The Joplin, Mo., tornado now ranks among the ten deadliest tornadoes of all time.

At least 17 people have been pulled from the rubble safely and there's no telling how many more are still buried.

On Tuesday evening, the area was again threatened with severe weather. A tornado warning was issued for a time in Joplin and surrounding areas. The storm-ravaged town avoided another direct hit, as the supercell moved north of Joplin.

However, powerful thunderstorms roared through the city through the night.

As of early Wednesday morning, the death toll stood at 124, although search and rescue teams are holding out hope that they can find more survivors.

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US: Video Update: Joplin - 7 miles of pure Hell


MSNBC
Tue, 24 May 2011 22:00 UTC
In the following, the newspersons says "1/3 of the city is gone". ...

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US: Monster tornadoes rip through Oklahoma, demolish houses, cars


MSNBC
Tue, 24 May 2011 21:00 UTC
At least 6 people dead in two states, numerous injuries; extensive damage reported

Oklahoma City - A system of violent thunderstorms roared across the nation's midsection on Tuesday, killing six people in two states, with several tornadoes touching down in Oklahoma and high winds pounding Kansas and Texas.

The high-powered storms arrived as forecast, just two days after a massive tornado tore through the southwest Missouri town of Joplin and killed 122 people.

Powerful tornadoes obliterated houses, splintered trees and tossed cars off highways in Oklahoma. At least four people were killed and numerous others injured.

Television footage in the aftermath of the storms showed remnants of homes and buildings strewn across roads and fields. One car wound up wrapped around a tree.

Rescue crews were frantically searching for a 3-year-old child reported missing in the rubble of a home in Piedmont, a suburban area northwest of Oklahoma City. The child's mother and two other children were injured and taken to the hospital after trying to ride the storm out in a bathtub, NBC station KFOR TV reported.

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US: Another deadly outbreak as tornadoes rip through Oklahoma City


AccuWeather.com
Tue, 24 May 2011 20:37 UTC
Tornado North Dallas
The risk of tornadoes with Joplin between the highest risks through Wednesday.
Tornadoes will continue into tonight across parts of eastern Oklahoma and northern Texas as the deadly outbreak continues. At least 4 people have been killed by tornadoes and many more are missing as the tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma. The suburbs of Oklahoma city were hit hard by tornadoes that have been estimated to be EF4. Damage from local TV stations show all that is left of homes is the foundations.
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US: 29,000 without power after storm slams southeast Michigan

Mark Hicks
The Detriot news
Tue, 24 May 2011 20:13 UTC
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© David Guralnick / The Detroit NewsTom Micoli checks out a maple tree downed Monday by a storm on Burnside in Detroit. The harsh weather snapped tree limbs and knocked down wires around the Metro area, leaving thousands without power.
The severe weather that knocked out power to thousands, toppled tree limbs and felled power lines may have fizzled out Monday night, but that doesn't mean Metro Detroit is done with wet weather through the start of the holiday weekend.

"It looks like it's going to continue to be rainy for this week," said Amos Dodson, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.

NWS said there's a 30 percent chance of showers today, with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. Another system brings showers and thunderstorms Wednesday, and rain is also in the forecast through Friday
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US: In Minneapolis, storm toll quietly rises

John Bacon
On Deadline
Tue, 24 May 2011 20:03 UTC
Joplin, Mo., continues to dig out from the massive tornado that blasted the city Sunday, but it wasn't the only city hit hard that day. Minneapolis-based Finance and Commerce reports that officials there are dealing with a "very preliminary" estimate of $166 million in damage to homes, buildings and infrastructure.

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US: Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding Across Northeast Oklahoma


News on 6
Mon, 23 May 2011 02:09 UTC

Heavy rains have caused major flooding in many locations across Northeast Oklahoma.

Nearly ten inches of rain have fallen near Vinita. That's where SkyNews6 found three men rescuing a woman in a stranded vehicle. The video shows one man breaking a window to help get the woman out. The men then helped her wade through the water to safety.

News On 6 reporter Ashli Sims captured video of flooding along I-44 southwest of Miami. Flooding forced Miami Public Schools to cancel classes Tuesday.

Rising waters also caused problems in Muskogee. The Muskogee Police Department told News On 6 officers performed several vehicle rescues Monday evening.

Cherokee County Emergency Management said it had also received reports of significant flooding. Officials there said at least three water rescues were performed Monday, but no one was injured. Power lines and trees are down across Cherokee County.
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Philippines: Update Chedeng picks up strength as it nears land; storm warnings up

ChristineO Avendano
Inquirer News
Tue, 24 May 2011 19:57 UTC
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© Graphics from http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.phPAGASA-DOST MTSAT-EIR Satellite Image for 5 a.m., 25 May 2011
Tropical Storm Chedeng continued to bear down on the Philippines with greater force Tuesday, compelling the weather bureau to issue warnings in seven provinces in the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions that were already beginning to feel the effects of the country's third cyclone this year.

As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said, Chedeng was located 490 kilometers east of Borongan, Eastern Samar, with maximum sustained winds of 105 kilometers per hour near the center and gusting up to 135 kph.
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US: Flooding grows near Brownville; rain begins in west


The Lincoln Journal Star
Tue, 24 May 2011 09:25 UTC
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Umbrellas were the order of the day for Nebraskans from west to east Tuesday, with heavy rain predicted across much of the state. Some storms could also turn severe, with large hail possible and some isolated tornadoes in far southeast Nebraska, the National Weather Service said.

Already Tuesday morning, 1.25 inches of rain had fallen in Red Cloud near the Kansas border. And overnight rains added as much as 2 inches of rain to already soggy soil in southwest and west-central Nebraska.

Rain totals included: Imperial, 2.04 inches; Wauneta, 1.94; Wellfleet, 1.17; Hayes Center, 1.09; Curtis, 0.97; Moorefield, 0.92; Swan Lake, 0.75; Oshkosh, 0.73; North Platte, 0.71.

The North Platte area is under a flood warning and flash flood watch, bracing for 2-4 more inches of rain. The North Platte River is already at a record level, with overflows expected to increase at least through Friday.
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US: Heavy Rains Cause Mudslide in Maple Grove; Minnesota


Associated Press
Mon, 23 May 2011 17:22 UTC
A mudslide has closed a road in Maple Grove in the northwestern Twin Cities.

Hennepin County officials say an emergency closure is in place on Bottineau Boulevard from 93rd Avenue North to Fernbrook Lane.

Heavy rains and storms over the weekend caused the mudslide.

Crews are working to remove the mudslide so one lane in each direction will be open by Monday evening. Residents are encouraged to find alternate routes.
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