Articles filed under Severe Weather
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Senators back change to disaster declarationsApr 19, 2012 4:51 pm - HARRISBURG, Ill. — A measure pending in Congress would bring consistency and fairness to how communities hit by natural disasters are chosen for federal relief, U.S. Sen...
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Storm causes home to collapse, killing one personMar 23, 2012 3:53 pm - OPDYKE, Ill. — Severe storms that raked southern and central Illinois with tornadoes, large hail and heavy rain were blamed Friday for a home collapse that killed one pe...
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FEMA denies state’s appeal for tornado assistanceMar 21, 2012 5:36 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state’s appeal for assistance after a deadly tornado and severe storm...
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Report: Illinois No. 4 tornado stateMar 15, 2012 8:16 pm - With one deadly Illinois tornado already on the books for 2012, the Weather Channel dug into tornado data and determined Illinois to be the fourth-most prone state for t...
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Toddler found alive in Indiana field after stormsMar 03, 2012 9:42 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A hospital spokeswoman says a toddler found alive in an Indiana field after violent storms is the sole survivor of her immediate family. Cis Gruebbel i...
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Weather service confirms EF4 tornado in IndianaMar 03, 2012 9:42 pm - HENRYVILLE, Ind. — The National Weather Service says two tornadoes hit one of the tiny southern Indiana towns devastated by a rash of violent storms, including one rated...
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Indiana town hard to find, but tornado leaves markMar 03, 2012 9:00 pm - DAISY HILL, Ind. — This is a town that's almost impossible to find, even if you're trying. But a massive tornado did. Daisy Hill's name evokes beauty, winding along Blu...
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38 dead after storms ravage Indiana, KentuckyMar 03, 2012 9:00 pm - WEST LIBERTY, Ky. — Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and communi...
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Hope, unity as Harrisburg recovers from tornadoMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Ill. — Even as sirens warned of new tornado sightings in the area, the community of coal miners and flood survivors tried to push ahead with recovery Friday ...
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Images: Tornados hit Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and KansasFeb 29, 2012 12:00 am - ...