More killer tornadoes in the U.S., but likely not in Canada
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MOSCOW, Ind. - Thunderstorms streamed across the Ohio Valley on Wednesday after a night of tornadoes that destroyed numerous homes in central Indiana. (article 2)
The National Weather Service posted flash flood warnings Wednesday for parts of Indiana, saying as much as 4 inches of rain had fallen in 24 hours with an additional 1.5 inches possible. (article 2)
One tornado hit the small Indiana community of Moscow in Rush County, reducing numerous homes to rubble and injuring at least five people, one critically, state police Sgt. John Bowling said. (article 2)
A band of storms that moved east from Indiana on Wednesday splintered homes, swept vehicles from flooded roads and dumped a historic covered bridge into a river. (article 1)
A woman died Wednesday afternoon when a tree fell on a vehicle in Annandale, a Washington, D.C., suburb, a fire department spokesman said. (article 1)
Earlier Wednesday, authorities in West Virginia recovered the body of a 20-year-old man swept away while trying to drive his truck through high water. (article 1)
This year is shaping up to be one of the deadliest for tornadoes in recent years in the U.S., but there are no indications so far that Canada will see any worse tornado activity than normal in 2008. (article 3)
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tornadoes, tornado, Manitoba, Canada, Ohio |
Source articles
- Severe storms blamed for 3 deaths across the US (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/04/2008, 555 words)
- Thunderstorms pound Midwest, spawning tornadoes (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 492 words)
- More killer tornadoes in the U.S., but likely not in Canada (cbc.ca, 06/03/2008, 687 words)
- TORNADOES ? NATURE?S MOST VIOLENT STORMS (NY Post, 06/04/2008, 620 words)
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