First look at the weather like the local news.
"A tornado a quarter-mile wide flattened a grain elevator and destroyed homes and buildings on Saturday in the small western Iowa town of Mapleton....
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While we are out west:
"Powerful storm disrupts Californians" March 22, 2011|Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A fierce spring storm that stranded hundreds of drivers along a major freeway and forced people to flee the threat of a mudslide dwindled to showers yesterday, as a new wet-weather system headed toward California.
Snow and ice closed Interstate 5 for more than 12 hours beginning late Sunday, forcing travelers to spend the night at motels, gas stations, or along the side of the main route linking Southern and Northern California until authorities began escorting traffic through the pass.
People tried the make the most of the challenging situation....
The downpour dumped more than 10 inches of rain in Santa Barbara County. Elsewhere in the state, the storm toppled trees onto cars and through windows, rainwater collapsed roofs, and cars went skating into each other....
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Got a lot more print.
"Powerful spring storms roared through parts of the South yesterday, toppling trees, smashing buildings, and killing at least nine people, including two sets of parents and children who were huddled together as the winds raged outside their homes.
It was the deadliest storm of the season so far....
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"Storms’ death toll reaches 24 in 6 states; Howling winds hit N. Carolina" April 17, 2011|By Phillip Rawls, Associated Press
BOONE’S CHAPEL, Ala.— The storms that smacked the Midwest and South with howling winds and pounding rain have left 24 people dead in six states.
The severe weather was blamed for seven deaths in Alabama, seven in Arkansas, two in Oklahoma, and one in Mississippi since Thursday. The system moved north and plowed through North Carolina yesterday, bringing flash floods, hail, and reports of tornadoes....
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Tornado system leaves trail of death, destruction
A string of tornadoes that began Thursday night in Oklahoma left of a trail of death and millions of dollars in destruction from middle America to the Eastern Seaboard, but reached their zenith on Saturday night in North Carolina.
And it is windy today here in Massachusetts.
