Posts Tagged ‘national weather service’

Greensburg Greensburg Ks

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

I watched the first episode of Greensburg tonight and this show almost instantly brought hope to my mind, and a small smile to my face. Town center, twelve days after the tornado struck. The National Weather Service estimated winds of the tornado to reach 205 mph (330 km/h). This was the first tornado to ever [...]

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Weather By The Numbers 6/4/08

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Stan Finger has covered Kansas weather for 25 years. Now hes blogging about it. Speaking of baseball and weather.. Heres a photo I took at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City Saturday night of some compelling clouds that added a sense of gloom (appropriate for Royals fans this season and Indians fans lately). Chance Hayes of [...]

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Seneca Missouri

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

These photos are of storm damage in Seneca, Mo. The National Weather Service in reports that three people have died after a tornado hit 8 kilometers north of Seneca, Missouri. At least six people were killed as the tornado flattened the northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher before the funnel struck about 15 miles away near [...]

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4 Reported Dead After Tornado, Other Severe Weather Hits Missouri

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

The National Weather Service in reports that three people have died after a tornado hit 8 kilometers north of Seneca, Missouri. At least six people were killed as the tornado flattened the northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher before the funnel struck about 15 miles away near Seneca, Mo., and killed at least three, authorities said. [...]

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Memphis Weather.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The Memphis area remains under a tornado watch through 8 p.m., issued by the National Weather Service. According to the weather service, a tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for the formation of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in the watch area can continue with their day-to-day [...]

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Storms Kill 3 In Arkansas

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Home in Conway County when they were killed. The property damage included more than 100 homes in Cleburne County. Officials also received damage reports in Benton, Franklin, Howard, Newton, Pope and Van Buren counties. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for several counties in central and north Arkansas, while trained spotters reported a tornado [...]

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Highest Flood Recorded On Lower Mississippi River Since 1973

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The flow measured 1.8 million cubic feet per second. That is enough water to fill more than 20 Olympic size swimming pools in one second, or more than 1.75 million pools in a day. The flood was caused by intense rainfall throughout the central plains and Ohio River valley in March and April that has [...]

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