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Violent Spring Noreaster Takes At Least 4 Lives

A violent storm that hit the Northeast the past two days has taken the lives of at least four people, three of whom were killed when uprooted trees crashed into their vehicles. Heavy rains and snow along with winds as …

2 Killed in Severe Storms North of Houston

CONROE, Texas (AP) – Two people were killed and several others were hurt Tuesday afternoon when a home that was under construction collapsed as strong storms hit north of Houston in the Conroe area. A home under construction in the …

Flash Flooding in Southern Indiana Kills 1, Damages Several Homes

A woman was killed during weekend flash flooding in rural southeastern Indiana that damaged numerous homes and washed away several roads, officials said. Normally small creeks were overwhelmed as perhaps eight inches of rain fell Saturday night in parts of …

Severe Storms Blamed in 3 Deaths in Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas

Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South were blamed for the deaths of three people, including two children in Michigan and Arkansas as well as a woman in …

3 Dead After Boat Overturns in Storm on Texas Lake

Three men died after their small boat overturned on a North Texas lake during a strong storm over the weekend, authorities said. The boat overturned in Lake Lavon on Saturday night, the Collin County sheriff’s office said. There were four …

3 Swept Away in Wisconsin Drainage Ditch After Severe Storms

A child and two men were missing Tuesday after they were swept away in a Milwaukee drainage ditch a day earlier following severe thunderstorms that brought heavy rain and damaging winds to a wide swath of the Midwest and parts …

Tornadoes Leave at Least 2 Dead as Storms Pummel Central U.S.

Storms whipped through a wide swath of the nation’s midsection, giving rise to tornadoes that flattened a Wisconsin mobile home park and an Oklahoma subdivision and killing at least two people and injuring dozens of others. The storms hit Wisconsin …

Number of Arkansas Storm-Related Fatalities Rises to 5

A north-central Arkansas volunteer fire chief died after being struck by a vehicle early on April 30 while working as heavy thunderstorms moved through, one of five confirmed storm-related fatalities in the state, an official said. At least four other …

3 Dead in Missouri Storms; Flooding Forces Hundreds of Rescues

Torrential rain caused Missouri waterways to burst their banks over the weekend, forcing hundreds of road closures and killing at least three people. Some parts of the state got as much as a foot of rain over the weekend, though …

Storms Leave Trail of Destruction in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas

Severe storms including tornadoes have swept through several small towns in East Texas, leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes. Authorities believe as many as five people were killed and dozens injured, though they were still …