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Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades Kills Nearly 300

PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. -- Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 297 people were killed across six states - more than two-thirds of them in Alabama,...

Army Corps Preps to Blast Levee to Save Town; Legal Tussle Looms

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- As ominous as a floating hearse, twin barges creep up the Mississippi River carrying a payload of explosives bound for southeast Missouri and a levee facing the prospect of being sacrificed to spare a flood-threatened Illinois town just upriver. The Army Corps of Engineers' tugboat-shoved shipments...

At Least 85 Dead as Tornadoes Devastate South

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Fierce storms obliterated large swaths of land from Mississippi to Georgia, wiping out homes and businesses, causing a nuclear power plant to use backup generators and even forcing the evacuation of a National Weather Service office. The death toll was staggering - at least 85 people killed in five...

Floodwaters Threaten to Overrun Midwest Levees

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Floodwaters threatened earthen levees protecting thousands of homes in the nation's midsection Tuesday, rising so fast in some places that panicked residents didn't have time to pile up sandbags. Storms have unleashed more than a foot of rain across the region, and the forecast offered little hope for...

Storms Could Spawn Tornadoes, Life-Threatening Flooding This Week

The final week of April will be similar to the first three, with dangerous thunderstorms over a large portion of the U.S. The forecast includes the potential for tornadoes, life-threatening flash flooding and large hail in highly populated regions from the southern Plains to the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic region from...

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06/02/12 UK & World News: Damp day forecast for River Pageant Source: Liverpool Echo.co.uk - Liverpool - Merseyside - UK Jubilee revellers heading to London to watch the one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the River Thames should brace themselves for wet weather.
06/02/12 Festival crowds reflect rainy weather Source: ABC - WOTV 41 - Kalamazoo MI GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The inconsistent weather played a role in the crowds at the Grand Rapid's annual Festival of The Arts. As the sun came out, so did more people.
06/02/12 Hurricane Shelter Maps Available Source: The Ledger - Lakeland FL
Polk residents can pick up hurricane emergency shelter maps at libraries and Publix Super Markets, Polk County Fire Rescue said.
06/02/12 Open window weather! Source: NBC/ABC - WTLV NBC 12/WJXX ABC 25 First Coast News - Jacksonville FL JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --I'm meteorologist Mike Prangley.
06/02/12 Snow to arrive in south this week Source: The Press Cantabrians should brace for difficult driving conditions and icy weather this week as a cold front moves across the South Island.

Background on meteorology

Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century.

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