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  • A Helping Hand All The Way From Iowa

    A Helping Hand All The Way From Iowa

    • 30 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    As we’ve written about for several days now, the level of destruction in the southern U.S. is almost unthinkable.  Hundreds of tornadoes left more than 300 dead, thousands injured and countless others homeless.  One way we try and prevent disasters such as this from happening is by gathering as much [...]

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  • The Great 2011 Tornado Outbreak Now Largest On Record as Death Toll Climbs

    The Great 2011 Tornado Outbreak Now Largest On Record as Death Toll Climbs

    • 30 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    As investigators continue to comb through the wreckage, the scope of the disaster is becoming more clear.  At last report, the National Weather Service reports Wednesday’s outbreak included 211 tornadoes, an all-time record for a 24 hour period.  With the death toll approaching 350, it makes this tornado outbreak the [...]

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  • Thunderstorms May Return Tonight, No Severe Weather Expected

    Thunderstorms May Return Tonight, No Severe Weather Expected

    • 29 April 2011
    • By admin
    • Forecasting

    A weak storm system will travel across Iowa tonight and into the day tomorrow.  As you can see in the graphic to the left, there is little if any chance for severe weather in the Upper Midwest.  The 5% risk you see listed on the graphic in Nebraska and South [...]

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  • NWS: Tornado Surveys Could Take Days, Even Weeks

    NWS: Tornado Surveys Could Take Days, Even Weeks

    • 29 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

      After one of the largest tornado outbreaks in recorded history, the National Weather Service is trying to determine how strong each tornado was.  Wednesday’s tornado outbreak killed more than 300 across six states, making it one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in US history.  With so much destruction, the [...]

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  • CATASTROPHE: Hundreds Dead After Tornado Outbreak of a Generation

    CATASTROPHE: Hundreds Dead After Tornado Outbreak of a Generation

    • 28 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    Last night many went to bed hearing that dozens had died in a massive tornado outbreak across many states to the south and east of Iowa.  This morning we now know the scope of the devastation is far worse.  More than 270 people were killed and the number is still [...]

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  • Historic Day Could Rival Super Outbreak of 1974

    Historic Day Could Rival Super Outbreak of 1974

    • 28 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak
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    After days of severe weather producing tornadoes over a large portion of the country, it looks like things are beginning to wind down across the southern and eastern portions of the United States.  In the past 24 hours alone, more than 140 tornadoes were reported.  It is likely that number [...]

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  • BREAKING: Tornado Strikes Near University of Alabama

    BREAKING: Tornado Strikes Near University of Alabama

    • 27 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    Take a look at this incredible video posted by Clay Hasenfuss twitter.  You can see the tornado is large and violent as it tears through Tuscaloosa, AL. In the foreground between the person shooting this video and the tornado is Bryant Denny Stadium. At this hour, officials with the university [...]

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  • Catastrophic Severe Weather Event Unfolding Over Southern U.S.

    Catastrophic Severe Weather Event Unfolding Over Southern U.S.

    • 27 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak

    There’s no easy way to put it, a major severe weather outbreak forecasted has come true.  Dozens of tornadoes have touched down and caused significant damage to many parts of the southern United States.  After several deaths earlier this week from tornado strikes, more deaths are reported this evening as [...]

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  • Another Round of Life Threatening Weather for the Eastern U.S.

    Another Round of Life Threatening Weather for the Eastern U.S.

    • 27 April 2011
    • By admin
    • 2011 Tornado Outbreak, Forecasting

    A very trying time continues to plague parts of the United States as a large storm system produces more severe weather today.  Forecasters continue to watch a large complex of violent storms that are affecting many states.  Although a high risk forecast for severe weather is rare, we’ve seen numerous [...]

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  • Another Active Hurricane Season Forecast for 2011

    Another Active Hurricane Season Forecast for 2011

    • 27 April 2011
    • By admin
    • Hurricanes

    Dr. William Gray has released his forecast for 2011 and once again things are expected to stay active in the Atlantic.  Earlier this month a disturbance threatened to kick off the tropical season a little early, fortunately that didn’t happen. So for now we can just focus on the expected [...]

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