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Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Power outages persist, shelters open around Dallas after burst of tornadoes upend North Texas

Saturday, March 03, 2012  Massive thunderstorms, predicted by forecasters for days, threw off dozens of tornadoes as they raced Friday from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  An apparent twister rolled through Branson, Mo., just before 1 a.m. and seemed to hopscotch up the city's main roadway, ripping roofs off hotels and damaging some of the city's famed music theaters.

Friday, December 02, 2011  Violent wind storm leaves path of destruction in California, other western states

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  APNewsbreak: Global warming worsens weather extremes, international climate panel will say

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  Despite calming winds, firefighters have yet to get control of destructive Texas wildfire

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  Remnants of Lee spin off tornadoes, cause flooding, power outages as storm moves across South

Sunday, September 04, 2011  Tropical Storm Lee continues a slow drenching of the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts.

Monday, August 29, 2011  Irene floods Vermont towns as states assess damage, count blessings; NYC trains restart slowly

Saturday, August 27, 2011  Hurricane-force winds of 80 mph lashing coast as Irene soaks North Carolina on trek up Eastern Seaboard