Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Tropical Storm Andrea bearing down on Florida coastJun 06, 2013 5:42 pm - MIAMI — The first named storm of the Atlantic season hammered Florida with rain, heavy winds, and tornadoes Thursday as it moved toward the coast of Georgia and the Caro...
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Des Plaines to waive post-disaster permit feesJun 06, 2013 11:45 am - When severe weather hits, affected Des Plaines residents and businesses shouldn’t have to wait for the city to reimburse fees for building permits to complete necessary ...
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Deadly Oklahoma tornado widest on record, rare EF5Jun 04, 2013 7:12 pm - Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — The deadly tornado that plowed through an area near Oklahoma City last week was even larger and more powerful than previously estimated ...
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Storm chasing critical, profitable and dangerousJun 03, 2013 5:40 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — While most people take shelter when a tornado approaches, a growing throng heads for the prairies, be they scientists hoping to protect the public from a...
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Tornado touches down in Tulsa areaMay 30, 2013 10:09 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — At least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, including one in Tulsa, and two more hit Arkansas on Thursday as a powerful storm system moved through...
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U.S. vs. European hurricane model: Which is better?May 29, 2013 1:45 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around the wor...
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Storms could interrupt rush hour in the suburbsMay 29, 2013 12:00 pm - The suburbs could be in for another round of storms late this afternoon and into the evening. According to accuweather.com, there's a 60-percent chance of precipitat...
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Schaumburg tornado survivors cherish strangers' helpMay 28, 2013 11:00 pm - Schaumburg Village Trustee Frank Kozak and his wife Char survived beneath the weight of a fallen hot water tank as the rest of their relatives' Oklahoma City home — and ...
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Will hurricane forecasts get better?May 26, 2013 6:01 am - WASHINGTON — With hurricane season less than two weeks away, and a very active season predicted by meteorologists, all thoughts are on what happened last year, when a tr...
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Madigan warns of charity scams after Oklahoma tornadoMay 24, 2013 4:38 pm - Attorney General Lisa Madigan says people should use caution when donating money to help victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Madigan says scam artists often try to take adv...