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• Joplin commemorates anniversary of deadly tornado

  May 22, 2012 in Nation/World JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin began a day of solemn remembrance Tuesday with a sunrise service to honor the hospital staff, emergency workers and other survivors who sprang into action …

• Tornado damage puts aircraft industry on hold

  April 17, 2012 in Business on Page A7 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tornado damage in Kansas’ aircraft manufacturing hub could have a ripple effect on the industry, analysts warned Monday, even as airplane makers Boeing and Hawker Beechcraft … 1

• 3 children among those killed by Okla. tornado

  April 15, 2012 in Nation/World Officials say three children were among the five people killed when a tornado ripped through a northwest Oklahoma town and destroyed dozens of homes.

• Missouri officials say tornado killed at least 89

  May 23, 2011 in Nation/World A massive tornado that tore a 6-mile path across southwestern Missouri killed at least 89 people as it slammed into the city of Joplin, ripping into a hospital, crushing cars … 9

• Obama amazed by destruction by tornadoes

  April 29, 2011 in Nation/World Expressing amazement at the destruction around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their … 16

• Damage but no injuries from rare Oregon tornado

  December 14, 2010 in Region A rare tornado struck a small town south of Portland today, tearing roofs off buildings, hurling objects into vehicles and homes and uprooting trees. 2

• Tornado touches down in Montana, kills 2

  July 27, 2010 in Region A rare tornado tore through a farmhouse and killed two people inside, leaving nothing but the house’s foundation and a few twisted vehicles as it swept through Montana’s remote and …

• Tornado rips businesses, arena in Billings

  June 20, 2010 in Region A tornado that ripped the roof off a sports arena Sunday evening also tore through businesses, damaging a bar and a casino and leaving just the walls of an auto …

• Tornado confirmed near Moses Lake; freeze warning issued

  May 20, 2010 in City The National Weather Service confirmed today that it was a tornado that touched down near Moses Lake on Wednesday, knocking apart a barn, as an unusually strong May storm blew …

• Lincoln County funnel clouds were weak tornadoes

  June 11, 2009 in City A series of funnel clouds spotted in northern Lincoln County during an intense thunderstorm last Saturday have been classified as the lowest level of tornadoes by the National Weather Service. …

• Tornado part of storm mix, officials say

  May 11, 2009 in City A “super-cell” thunderstorm that spun up funnel clouds over Lincoln County and damaged property south of Deer Park last Wednesday also dropped a tornado north of Davenport, the National Weather …

• Storm Howls Through Region Cars Smashed, Houses Impaled By Falling Trees

  June 1, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. In the teeth of the wind. Randy Woodard takes a chain saw to one of an estimated 100 trees that blew down across Findley Road near Elk during Saturday’s …

• Inland Northwest Pounded Fast-Moving Storm Smashes Cars, Houses

  June 1, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. In teeth of the wind. Emergency workers survey the damage Saturday when high winds ripped a metal roof from a home and left it hanging in power lines near …