tornadoes
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At Least 26 Dead in Black Mississippi Town Devastated by Deadly Storm
In Rolling Fork, Miss., poverty and extreme weather created a deadly combination.
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Tornado Touches Down in Atlanta Area; 100 Million People Could Be at Risk as Severe Storms Headed Down South
A tornado–kind of like one the one that took Dorothy from her Kansas farm to Oz–touched down in the Atlanta area and severe weather is still threatening some 100 million people from “the southern Plains through the Mid-Atlantic.” According to CNN, “A tornado warning was issued at about 10:30 a.m. and lasted until 11:15 a.m.…
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Tornadoes Touch Down in La., Wreak Havoc in Areas Hit Hard by Hurricane Katrina
Multiple tornadoes touched down in southern Louisiana Tuesday, downing power lines and ripping houses from their foundations as they passed through. CBS News reports that a spokesman for Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon. Danielle Manning, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said that tornadoes touched down in at…