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Evacuations begin on tiny NC island ahead of Irene

With Hurricane Irene approaching, evacuations began on a tiny barrier island off North Carolina early Wednesday in a test of whether people in the crosshairs of the first serious hurricane along the East Coast in years would heed orders to get out of the way....

 

Storm kills 3, injures 71 at Belgian festival

A storm swept through an open air music festival in eastern Belgium on Thursday killing at least three people and injuring more than 70 others, an official said.

 

Gulf storm could become cyclone

Oil companies with off-shore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico are taking precautions amid threatening storm forecasts for the area around Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, including the chance of a tropical cyclone.

 

Storms damage barns, chapel at Churchill Downs

At least five barns were damaged and horses were running loose Wednesday at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, after a powerful storm that spawned tornadoes blew through Louisville.

 

Tornadoes' death toll at 340 and rising

Tornadoes' death toll at 340 and rising

Rescue and relief efforts continue in seven states in the South as hundreds of thousands remain without power. University of Alabama ends school year early. The death toll from this week's tornadoes continued to climb Saturday morning, making the storms fueled by record winds the second worst in history.

 

Southern storms: 'I don't know how anyone survived'

Southern storms: 'I don't know how anyone survived'

Public and private assistance -- in the form of food, tarps and hugs -- began arriving Thursday in storm-battered Southern communities that lost nearly 300 people and saw once-familiar neighborhoods reduced to piles of debris.

 

Storms cause widespread damage across Alabama

Alabama is the latest state to suffer from a widespread southern storm system as early morning thunderstorms packing tornadoes and high winds snapped trees, cut off power and left people trapped in home and vehicles.

 

At Least 35 Killed in 6 States by Storm

Authorities say 10 people are confirmed dead after storms spawning tornadoes swept through a small eastern North Carolina county.

 

Storm swipes Deep South, death toll rises to 16

Storm swipes Deep South, death toll rises to 16

Vicious storms smacked the Deep South and toppled trees like dominoes as tornadoes howled through towns, tossing a mobile home in Alabama nearly ...

 

Storms dent post-Christmas sales

Snowstorms have deterred shoppers at after Christmas sales in America's northeast, while retailers in the rest of the country are anticipating the highest sales in three years.

 

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