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Need weather news? These are weather news stories from around the world, courtesy of Yahoo Weather News. From tropical weather to drought conditions, these are the weather news stories being reported around the world.

 

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05/11/2008 09:36 PM
22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after more storms (AP)

Craig Lant picks through the rubble of his parents businesses on Sunday morning, May 11, 2008 in Seneca, Mo. Craig's father, Bill Lant owned Lant's Feed Store and his mother, Jane, owned Lant's Bridal Garden located north of Seneca, Mo. Both businesses were destroyed by a tornado that swept through southwest Missouri late Saturday afternoon killing 12 people. (AP Photo/Mike Gullett)AP - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.


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05/11/2008 04:32 PM
Tornadoes kill 21, injure hundreds in U.S (Reuters)

Reuters - Tornadoes killed at least 21 people and injured hundreds as they ripped through the central and southeastern United States over the weekend, destroying homes, overturning cars and downing trees and power lines.

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05/11/2008 01:30 AM
The Nation's Weather (AP)

This is the Weather Underground forecast for the nation Sunday, May 11, 2008. A major storm will track through the Mississippi Valley and provide heavy rain and strong thunderstorms from the Gulf Coast through the Ohio Valley. Precipitation will move into the Mid-Atlantic near the end of the day. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - Thunderstorms and heavy rain were forecast Sunday for the Upper Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley as strong low pressure systems move through the region.


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05/10/2008 02:31 PM
Governor tours NC tornado damage areas (AP)

AP - Gov. Mike Easley toured tornado damage Saturday in three North Carolina counties and said in addition to one fatality that eight people were injured and scores of homes were damaged.

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05/09/2008 05:32 PM
Bush declares northern Maine federal disaster after floods (AP)

AP - President Bush declared a northern Maine county a federal disaster on Friday after historic flooding that destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes this month.

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05/09/2008 06:10 AM
Weather around the U.S.A. (AP)

AP - Weather around the U.S.A.

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05/09/2008 04:00 AM
Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize (AP)

Carl Hunter and his wife Diane Hunter hold a check representing the amount they won in the Louisiana Powerball Jackpot drawing in January, Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Baton Rogue. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.


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05/08/2008 12:57 PM
Cyclone Nargis had all the makings of a perfect storm (AP)

A Myanmar woman prays inside the Aung Zey Yong Pagoda and monastery which was damaged in last weekend's devastating cyclone, in Kyauktan Township, southern Myanmar on Thursday May 8, 2008. Myanmar's isolationist regime Thursday gave clearance for the first major international airlift carrying aid to survivors of the cyclone that may have killed more than 100,000 people, officials said. (AP Photo)AP - A cyclone with winds up to 120 mph. A low-lying, densely populated delta region, stripped of its protective trees.


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05/08/2008 07:51 AM
Experts check to see if tornadoes caused damage in Oklahoma (AP)

AP - Experts picked through debris and damage Thursday to determine whether tornadoes touched down after severe storms moved through the state, toppling trees and knocking out power to thousands of people.

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05/11/2008 08:53 PM
Tornadoes kill at least 22 across US (AFP)

Graphic showing the three states battered by tornadoes in the US at the weekend. Rescue crews on Sunday searched through rubble for survivors a day after tornadoes tore across the United States, killing at least 22 people and shattering homes and businesses, officials said.(AFP graphic)AFP - Rescue crews searched through rubble for survivors after tornadoes tore across the United States at the weekend, killing at least 22 people and shattering homes and businesses, officials said.


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05/07/2008 03:45 PM
Senate rejects federal wind damage coverage (AP)

AP - The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bid by Gulf state senators to add wind coverage to a financially strapped federal program that provides flood insurance.

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05/07/2008 03:00 PM
New Orleans mayor pushing residents to leave FEMA trailers (AP)

A Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer sits in front of home in the Lakeview area of New Orleans Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Worried about the start of a new hurricane season and lingering fears about health hazards in federally supplied FEMA trailers, Mayor Ray Nagin is pushing to empty the thousands of trailers still standing in his city. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Lingering fears about formaldehyde fumes inside federally issued trailers and the impending hurricane season have Mayor Ray Nagin pushing to empty thousands of the structures, intended as temporary housing after Katrina.


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05/06/2008 01:54 AM
Ark. governor urges schools to install tornado-safe rooms (AP)

Volunteers help clean up a tornado destroyed home, Monday, May 5, 2008 in Carlisle, Ark. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)AP - Just before the tornado sirens sounded, school superintendent Floyd Marshall got the warning from police — a twister was coming right for the town's elementary and high school.


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05/06/2008 01:00 AM
Postcyclone challenge for Burma (Myanmar): deliver relief fast (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - In a rapidly escalating death toll, a cyclone that ripped through Burma (Myanmar) on Saturday killed nearly 4,000 people, not 351 as originally announced, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in Asia since the tsunami of 2004, authorities said on Monday.

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05/03/2008 04:27 AM
Judge: Corps of Engineers can be sued over Katrina flooding (AP)

Latino workers congregate on a corner on Veterans Highway in Metarie, La., Monday, April 28, 2008. The workers are waiting for an opportunity to perform labor for those needing help renovating homes that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. From third from left: Santiago Cabrera, 37, of Honduras, German Lopez, 39, of Honduras, Gustavo Cuzaves, 34 of Honduras and Oscar Navarete, 35. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - The Army Corps of Engineers can be held liable for flood damage caused by a "hurricane highway," a navigation channel that is believed to have funneled Hurricane Katrina's storm surge into the city, a federal judge ruled Friday.


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