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As Red River Rises, US Braces for Spring Floods

(March 17) -- Officials and volunteers in Minnesota and North Dakota built up levees and filled sandbags today against a rapidly rising Red River, even as the federal government predicted potentially record flood levels this spring following the El Niño storms over the winter. Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota declared a...

'Snowicane' Hits Storm-Battered Northeast

(Feb. 25) -- Weary residents of the Northeastern United States are being hit with the latest punch from Mother Nature. Nicknamed "Snowicane," the storm's brought heavy snow to New York state, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and heavy rain to parts of New England. It was accompanied by blistering winds that downed trees and...

Powerful Storm Slams Much of Country

DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 9) -- A gigantic storm dumped more than a foot of snow across much of the Midwest and New England as it marched eastward Wednesday, creating blizzard conditions, burying cars under huge drifts and providing ammunition for a massive campus snowball fight in Wisconsin. Even more snow fell in some...

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Jack Hayes, National Weather Service Head, Resigns Amid Controversy

The head of the U.S. National Weather Service has retired unexpectedly after an internal investigation found that agency employees improperly shifted millions of dollars in budget resources to weather service offices around the country.

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05/31/12 Wireless Emergency Alerts Source: CBS - KIMT NewsChannel 3 - Iowa - Minnesota A new service is allowing people to get weather emergency alerts wherever they are.
05/31/12 It's set to rain over us: Chilly forecast for Jubilee... Source: The Daily Mirror - London - UK THE celebrations may be glorious, but the weather certainly won't be - the forecast for the Jubilee weekend is for rain and chilly temperatures.
05/31/12 Riverbend Readies Plan For Possibly Severe Weather Source: NBC - WLWT - Channel 5 - Cincinnati OH Up to about 15,000 people are expected to attend Thursday evening's Lady Antebellum concert, but safety is a concern as a line of possibly strong storms approaches.
05/31/12 Emergency Operations Center to activate ahead of... Source: The City Paper - Nashville TN Officials in the Office of Emergency Management made the decision based on weather predictions that show a cold front system headed this way that could include hail, damaging winds, lightning and heavy rainfall across Tennessee.
05/31/12 Crowley wins NOAA award Source: Jacksonville Business Journal - Jacksonville FL Crowley Maritime Corp. Crowley Maritime Corp. Latest from The Business Journals Crowley expands Puerto Rico distribution center Hot Leads Dakota Creek to start 0 million oceanographic ship construction Follow this company was selected as a 2011 Company Award winner for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) program, according to a company press release.