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Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
The principal’s voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. But before all of the youngsters could get...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Natural Disasters, Students, Briarwood
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Fire chief confident search for Okla. tornado victims is complete
Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine...
Tags: Mary Fallin, Natural Disasters, Manufacturing and Engineering, National Weather Service, Human Interest
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3 dead after storms rake South, move to Northeast
A violent storm system that spawned deadly tornadoes in the South delivered torrential rain and dangerous winds to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, leaving at least three people dead and tens of thousands without electricity as swollen rivers threatened...
Tags: Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Montgomery County (Virginia), House Building, Natural Disasters, Georgia Floods (2009)
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2 dead after storms rake South, take aim at East
Associated PressKandi Cash trudged in rain through the splintered debris of her grandparents' home, hoping to salvage photos and other keepsakes after violent storms and tornadoes scoured the Southeast, leaving two people dead before the system advanced on the Northeast....Tags: Floods, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Dollar General Corporation, Montgomery County (Virginia), House Building
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No confirmed tornadoes during fast-moving storm through region
dona@herald-mail.comThere were several calls to Washington County emergency communications of possible funnel-cloud sightings when a line of fast-moving storms moved through the county Saturday, but none were confirmed as tornadoes as of Saturday night by the National...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Natural Disasters
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Weather service to determine if storm that struck near Greencastle was a tornado
waynesboro@herald-mail.comFaye Stouffer waited inside Sunday while a storm roared outside, eventually ripping an antenna off her home and toppling a tree in her yard. Officials said the storm might have produced a tornado. “All of a sudden, (there was) one big noise, and...Tags: Labor Day, Natural Disasters, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Building Material
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National Weather Service confirms Franklin County tornado
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA tornado with winds reaching 85 mph struck Franklin County, Pa., on Sunday afternoon, National Weather Service officials confirmed Monday. The path of the tornado was about six miles long and 100 yards wide. Investigators believe it moved forward with a...Tags: Natural Disasters, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Tri-State escapes heavy damage from Friday's storms
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comFriday storms that brought heavy winds and dropped roughly an inch of rain didn’t do much damage in the Tri-State area, according to emergency dispatchers from Washington County and surrounding areas. The heaviest damage appeared to be in the...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Virginia), Natural Disasters
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Straight-line winds damage Mercersburg Printing building
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThe National Weather Service confirmed Saturday that straight-line winds not a tornado damaged the Mercersburg Printing building off Pa. 16 in Franklin County Friday night. Weather service meteorologist John LaCorte said thunderstorms caused localized...Tags: Natural Disasters, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Lee linked to four deaths; flooding expected here as system moves northeast
Associated PressHeavy rain from the former Tropical Storm Lee rolled northeast into Appalachian states Tuesday, spreading the threat of flooding as far as New England after drenching the South, spawning tornadoes, sweeping several people away and knocking out power to...Tags: BP Plc, Nashville, Weather Reports, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Natural Disasters
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Civil War pitted brother against brother in Washington County as Civil War moved into border state
Looking at Washington County, with its shopping malls, housing developments and parks, it can be hard to remember that the fertile land once was a battlefield, and stately homes served as hospitals for the wounded and dying.
During the Civil War years,...Tags: Government, Homes, Basketball, U.S. Army, National Government
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