Tornadoes
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Best fake weather video of 2011: Fire tornado wows storm chasers
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A fire-filled tornado terrorizes a storm chaser and his distracted mom in the best (fake) weather video on the entire frickin' Internet.
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Obama tours twister-ravaged neighborhood in Joplin
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President Barack Obama on Sunday toured the apocalyptic landscape left by Missouri's killer tornado, consoled the community and committed the government to helping rebuild shattered lives.
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Why was the Springfield tornado so arbitrary in its destruction?
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To learn why the tornado in Springfield, Mass., destroyed some buildings but let other ones nearby survive, you must first learn about the strange physics surrounding a twister's vortex.
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Massachusetts tornadoes kill three, injured hundreds
CommentTornadoes swept through a Massachusetts town, killing three and injuring at least 200.
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Tornadoes seen from space over Springfield, Brimfield, Westfield
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This satellite image of New England was taken at 4:15 p.m. on June 1, right around the time deadly tornadoes ransacked Springfield, Brimfield and Westfield, Mass.
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Four reported dead after tornadoes in Massachusetts
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A tornado swept down over Springfield, Mass. The state's governor has declared a state of emergency.
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Fog self-materializes inside Springfield, Mass. tornado (VIDEO)
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The twister that hit Springfield, Mass., yesterday spread awful destruction but also left behind an eye-grabbing illustration of weird tornado physics.
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Obama to visit Joplin survivors
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President Barack Obama is pivoting from diplomacy on the world stage to the intimate and delicate domestic task of acting as healer-in-chief to a devastated community.
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Webb, Warner ask Obama for FEMA storm aid
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Members of Virginia's congressional delegation are asking President Barack Obama for help with the state's inability to get a federal disaster declaration for areas hit by severe storms last month.
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Powerful storms pound several central US states
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In storm-weary middle America, many people counted themselves lucky Thursday after powerful storms swept through the region for the third time in four days but apparently claimed no lives.
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Oklahoma City tornado aftermath
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A car smashed into the side of a tree and left hanging off the ground. Other trees whittled into leafless nubs. A house folded into a taco. A dazed trucker next to his slayed vehicle.
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Violent thunderstorms kill 9 in Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas
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Violent storms that swept through a chunk of the central U.S. killed at least nine people in three states, toppling trees, crushing cars and tearing through a rural Arkansas fire station.
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Tornadoes rock the Plains, more severe weather possible today
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Numerous tornadoes swept through the Plains yesterday and moved east overnight. Here's a recap of what happened and where it will be today.
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Search teams hunting for survivors
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Holding out hope, search rescue teams are working around the clock in their hunt for the living in Joplin.
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Tornado chat 2 p.m. Tuesday with Doug Hill and Bob Ryan
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Why are so many tornado records being broken in 2011? Check here at 2 p.m. for a tornado talk with Doug Hill and Bob Ryan, ABC7's top meteorologists.
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Midwest tornado outbreak predicted for Tuesday; thunder in D.C.
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The tornado in Joplin, Mo., could be the single deadliest twister in U.S. since 1950. And forecasters are calling for another bout of severe weather on Tuesday.
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Missouri tornado: At least 116 dead, officials say
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Tornadoes ripped through parts of the Midwest on Sunday, killing at least one person in Minneapolis and an unknown number of others in Missouri, where a massive twister flattened a large area of one city and heavily damaged a hospital.
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Zombie apocalypse? The CDC is getting you ready
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Got water? Documents? Save meeting place? Let the zombies come, then. Only problem: You may not be able to get to the CDC website.
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