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Dolphin stranded in Ala. after Tropical Storm Ida

An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is being treated for dehydration and pneumonia after it was found stranded following Tropical Storm Ida's brush with the Alabama coast.

DC rescuers evacuate shops over collapse fears

Rescuers have evacuated several shops in southeast Washington, D.C., over concerns that nearby buildings under construction might collapse because the ground is soaked from recent rain.

Va. gov out of town for DNC as his state floods

With his state under an emergency declaration because of heavy rain and floods Thursday, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was in Arkansas for a Democratic fundraiser.

East Coast storm begins to move out to sea

A powerful storm born from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida began moving out to sea Friday after raking the East Coast for three days, leaving behind it a trail of flooding, damaged buildings, eroded beaches and at least six deaths.

Snow lets up in West, Plains; South gets drenched

While residents in some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow, heavy rain and strong winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving three people dead.

Suspected tornado kills Ontario boy

Officials say an 11-year-old boy was killed during a violent storm that spawned as many as four suspected tornadoes in Ontario.

Midwest cleans up after twisters, eyes more

Even as the Midwest was warned to watch for more twisters, residents began cleaning up Thursday after tornadoes and severe storms slammed areas in several states.

Roofs, trees, cars bear brunt of Midwest storms

Crews surveyed holes in schools, churches and homes and cleared away toppled trees, downed power lines and shattered glass Thursday, the day after tornadoes and severe storms marched through the Midwest.

Storm-fed flash floods hit Kentucky, Indiana

Heavy thunderstorms fed floods in Kentucky and Indiana on Tuesday, shutting down a university campus in Louisville, closing highways and cutting power to thousands of people.

Strong thunderstorms batter southeast Michigan

Severe thunderstorms have moved through southeast Michigan, leaving about 100,000 electrical customers without service.

Texas storms flood, cancel flights, shut off power

A series of powerful storms packing heavy rains and frequent lightning strikes grounded dozens of flights, left hundreds of thousands without power and caused widespread damage across portions of Texas on Thursday.

Storm blacks out parts of Dallas-Ft Worth area

A severe thunderstorm in Texas has knocked out power to some residents of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Strong storms stretch from Plains to Midwest

Strong thunderstorms, heavy rain and powerful wind gusts stretched Friday from western Texas northeastward across Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, northern Missouri and into Illinois and Indiana.

National Guard troops helping flood victims in WVa

The National Guard is helping residents in West Virginia's southern coalfields recover from weekend flooding that destroyed at least 300 buildings, knocked out power and caused mudslides that flushed trash, debris and at least one mobile home downstream.

President approves disaster aid for Ala. counties

President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster for Alabama counties affected by severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds in mid-April.

Violent storms tear through Midwest; 3 dead in Mo.

Violent storms tore through four Midwestern states, killing three people in northern Missouri, damaging hundreds of homes and leaving thousands without power.

Storms hit Ala. for 2nd day; tornado traps family

Torrential rains and flooding likely killed one person Thursday in central Alabama, and lawmakers had to evacuate the statehouse after the basement filled with four feet of water and collapsed a wall.

3 hurt in La. as more storms batter Southeast

A tornado injured three people and damaged nearly two dozen homes Monday in southern Louisiana, a day after severe thunderstorms across the Southeast killed one person.

Miss. woman killed by tree; storms cross Southeast

Authorities say severe storms that rumbled across the Southeast killed one person, knocked out power to thousands and caused property damage in at least three states.

Drowning deaths raise toll from Kan. storms to 5

The death toll from days of heavy rain in Kansas rose to five Wednesday when authorities found the bodies of two people in a car submerged in a flooded creek.

Storms sweep through Midwest, damage several homes

Severe thunderstorms raked parts of the Midwest on Saturday, killing a motorcyclist, spawning at least two tornadoes that damaged several homes and sent race fans fleeing, snarling air traffic and knocking out power.

2 killed in Ala. as storm sweeps across Southeast

A line of storms swept across the Southeast with 70 mph winds and possible tornadoes, killing two people in their mobile homes in north Alabama, authorities said Monday.

Faithful gather on Easter after deadly twisters

Easter Sunday prayers were offered for victims of deadly storms that hit western Arkansas and the Southeast last week with signs of damage done by a tornado evident throughout St. Agnes Church.

1 death reported in connection to SC storm

A death has been reported in South Carolina in connection to the spring storms that brought tornadoes and hail to the Southeast and killed two in Tennessee.

Tornado survivor: 'Sounded like 7 freight trains'

The worst sound Eric Funkhouser said he has ever heard was a 10-second "voom" followed by a man's screams.

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Severe lightning storm near Toronto Ontario
Source: YouTube

As you can see. Severe lightning and loads of rain and thunder. This video is a few clips of the 7 minutes I was recording, it was going for over a solid hour, just continuous lightning.

Stranded for Hours on Icy Bridge, Man Falls 45 Feet to His Death
Source: WFAA

The day after a Dallas man stranded on a bridge fell to his death, News 8 learned the city knew the bridge needed a sand truck, but had other priorities.

Ice storm warning issued for tonight
Source: WFAA.com

North Texas is in for a prolonged period of freezing rain with significant impacts possible Ice storm to last through Wednesday...

Texas court asked to end abused kid's life support
Source: The Houston Chronicle

A court may decide this coming week whether to end life support for a 6-month-old Dallas baby who has suffered severe brain damage, dozens of bone fractures and numerous scars, allegedly at the hands of his parents.

NOAA CPC: Winter 2008/2009 descending into La Nina
Source: NOAA CPC

In the weakly ENSO update, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center has concluded that weather patterns and Pacific equatorial sea surface temperatures reflect a trend towards La Nina conditions.

Rare bird, spooked by fireworks, thrashes itself to death
Source: Palm Beach Post

LOXAHATCHEE GROVES — Fireworks used to ring in the New Year instead led to a horrific scene at a local wildlife conservation center, officials said.

Michael Jackson 'close to death'
Source: express.co.uk

Excerpt: Michael Jackson is suffering from a rare lung condition and needs to undergo an emergency transplant operation, according to a writer who is penning a new biography on the singer.

Josef Fritzl 'plans to plead not guilty' to murder and slavery
Source: The Times

Excerpt: Josef Fritzl, the Austrian electrician who raped and incarcerated his daughter in his cellar and fathered seven children by her, will plead not guilty to charges of murder and slavery.

You'll Be schnitzel, Fritzl…
Source: DailyStar.co.uk

Excerpt: INCEST monster Josef Fritzl is fighting plans to lock him away in a psychiatric prison with a brain-eating cannibal who hates paedophiles.

Food warnings as China freezes.
Source: BBC News

China is experiencing it's coldest Winter for fifty years, and there are warnings of food shortages to come.

Tornado hits school in Alabama; 8 dead
Source: The Weather Channel

A suspected tornado or tornadoes ripped through Enterprise, Ala., Thursday afternoon, hitting a high school and leaving at least eight people dead, the Alabama state emergency management office said.

AccuWeather.com - Significant Midwest winter storm for this weekend
Source: The Weather Channel

It figures... I have to travel to the AMS conference Sunday. Hopefully, I don't get stranded in St. Louis.

LiveScience.com - Forecast of the Future: Severe Weather to be Predicted Within Moments
Source: Live Science

A new forecasting technique using multiple Doppler weather radars to track water vapor could produce forecasts of severe weather just moments before it pours.

Forecaster sees nine Atlantic hurricanes in 2006
Source: Reuters

Forecaster sees nine Atlantic hurricanes in 2006 A noted U.S. storm forecaster on Wednesday predicted the Atlantic hurricane season will produce nine hurricanes, the same as his previous forecast issued nearly two months ago.

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