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Obama Salutes Joplin's Grads, 'Inspiration'

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 22 May 2012 07:45:10 CDT

A year after a screaming tornado ripped out the heart of Joplin, Mo. , as its new graduates headed home from commencement , President Obama last night saluted the town's resilience as Joplin High School feted a new crop of graduates. "The story of Joplin isn't just what happened that day," Obama...

1 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Tornado Close to Tokyo

Sun, 06 May 2012 13:51:16 CDT

A tornado tore through a city northeast of Japan's capital today, killing one person, injuring dozens of others, and destroying scores of houses. Firefighters and medical teams rushed to the area after the tornado struck Tsukuba city, 40 miles from Tokyo. The city is a science center, with dozens of...

'Life-Threatening' Tornadoes, Hail Hit Midwest

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:39:17 CDT

More than a dozen possible tornadoes were reported today as forecasters warned residents across the nation's midsection to brace for "life-threatening" weather. An apparent tornado took down barns, outbuildings, and large trees in southeast Nebraska, and Johnson County emergency director Clint Strayhorn said he was still trying to determine how...

Dallas Mayor: It's a Miracle

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:32:52 CDT

Eighteen-wheelers were sent spinning though the air , hundreds of homes were smashed and cars crunched when as many as 13 tornadoes hit the Dallas region —but "miraculously" not a single person lost their lives, said a stunned mayor. "It looks like the Dallas-Fort Worth area really dodged a bullet," Mayor...

Images From Dallas Tornadoes

John Johnson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:38:54 CDT

About a dozen injuries have been reported so far from the swarm of tornadoes that hit Dallas today, with at least two of the victims "severely" hurt, reports AP . Hundreds of flights were canceled at the Dallas airport, and more than 100 planes were damaged by hail. Click here to...

Tornadoes Rip Dallas: 'It's Throwing 18-Wheelers'

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:15:23 CDT

Tornadoes tore through the Dallas area today, tearing roofs off homes, tossing trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor trailers strewn along highways and parking lots. (Video from MSNBC in the gallery begins, "Hey guys, it's throwing 18-wheelers.") The National Weather Service reported at least two separate "large...

School Bus Video Reveals Brunt of Indiana Tornado

Matt Cantor — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:52:28 CDT

A tornado hammered the town of Henryville, Indiana, on March 2 ; now video provides a front-row seat to the destruction. An AP clip shows the interior of a school bus as the tornado sweeps through it, shattering windows and leaving it in a crumpled heap. Eleven kids and a driver...

Tornado Blasts Texas

Kevin Spak — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:38:01 CDT

A tornado touched down near San Antonio yesterday, damaging roughly 50 homes and sweeping others away entirely, the National Weather Service has confirmed. The twister touched down about 25 miles southwest of the city and moved toward it, but never reached it, instead damaging mostly rural property, Reuters reports. The...

2 Tornadoes Pound Nebraska

Matt Cantor — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:00:00 CDT

A pair of tornadoes damaged a handful of Nebraska homes and derailed at least 15 train cars last night, the AP reports. One person was rescued after being injured and trapped inside a house. In addition to the tornadoes in North Platte, another possible tornado hammered homes in northern Nebraska...