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Tornado damages homes in northwestern Oregon

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Storms Rip Through Gulf Coast States

Residents in the Gulf Coast are hoping the worst is over from a rash of severe weather that has flooded rivers and uprooted trees from Texas to Tennessee.

Raw Video: Texas Hail Storm Surprises Drivers

A hail storm in El Paso, Texas caught several drivers by surprise, when pea to quarter-sized hail fell for about 30 minutes on Wednesday. Only minor damage was reported. No one was reported injured.

Hybrid storm lashes Mid-Atlantic; NationalWeatherOnline.com shines thanks to correspondents

Friday, September 11, 2009

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SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY (NationalWeatherOnline.com) - A hybrid storm that combined tropical and non-tropical characteristics slammed into the Mid-Atlantic Coast early Friday morning, leaving its greatest impact on Southern New Jersey residents.  The storm developed from clusters of thunderstorms over the warm Gulf Stream waters several hundred miles off of Virginia Beach on Thursday, then backed west toward the coast as it became better organized.  Heavy bands of rain rotating around the north and west side of the storm dropped up to one inch per hour rainfall rates at times Thursday night, and left nearly five inches of rain on parts of Southern New Jersey, prompting urban street flooding.  The threat for tornadoes embedded within tropical rainbands prompted a tornado watch for all of Central and Southern New Jersey during the morning on Friday.  A persistent northeast wind leading up to the storm had already brought some coastal flooding, but the strong wind and heavy rain associated with the storm as it neared the New Jersey coastline overnight Thursday night only exacerbated those problems, causing moderate flooding so significant that school was canceled or delayed in a number of communities.  As of mid-morning Friday, the highest officially observed wind gust was 56 mph at the Atlantic City Marina, but local NBC affiliate NBC 40 reports a shoreline weather observer with a reliable measurement of 68 mph, and many National Weather Service spotters reported between 50 and 60 mph wind gusts.  Power is out to at least 19,000 South Jersey residents Friday morning.

This is the second such hybrid storm to affect the East Coast within the last month - a hybrid storm fed by the remnants of Tropical Storm Danny crossed Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on August 29, with a 61 mph wind gust, and tree damage from Cape Cod to Southern Maine.  A hybrid storm contains both tropical and non-tropical characteristics - in these cases, exhibiting a warm center with thunderstorms, but not possessing the circular symmetry typical of tropical storms.

Though no wind warnings were in effect Thursday night from the National Weather Service (a wind advisory was set to expire at 7 PM, then extended until 9 PM), our own correspondent "Supercell" posted on this event last night, warning of the potential for a hybrid storm along the Jersey shoreline to cause destructive winds, moderate coastal flooding and nearly five inches of rain.

We hope this will only be the first of many times our correspondents forecast major events through our Northeast Regional Page.  Though still in Beta mode (other regions of the country are under construction), this was exactly the type of situation we believe NationalWeatherOnline.com is built for - voices from all corners sharing thoughts and ideas of how the weather may transpire.

We also hope a number of folks will become involved in reporting weather events as they are occurring.  Pictures and/or video can be easily submitted via Flickr, quick reports can be made using the interactive map, and full posts (including pictures and video) can be authored and immediately posted by correspondents.  Please visit our Northeast Regional (Beta) Page at northeast.nationalweatheronline.com, and look into contributing.  We're excited for NationalWeatherOnline.com to continue leading the way in major weather events, by providing an outlet for those who can better prepare the public.

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Raw Video: Tornado Kills 15 in Argentina, Brazil

A violent storm that spawned a tornado and mudslides killed at least 15 people across northern Argentina and southern Brazil, authorities said Tuesday. Dozens were injured in the winds and hail as their homes were destroyed.

Raw Video: Storm Lights Up the Skies Over Atlanta

A powerful storm swept through Atlanta Wednesday evening, lighting up the skies and dumping rain across the region.

Possible tornadoes cause damage in Canada, kill 1

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Clean up underway: Tornadoes, Storms Tear Up Swath of Midwest

People in the Midwest are cleaning up after a round of tornadoes and storms damaged structures but caused few injuries.

Tornado Touchdown Confirmed in Texas

Cleanup continues after a tornado flipped vehicles in parking lots and damaged some stores in Beaumont, Texas. No serious injuries, but at least 10 people were slightly hurt.

Roofs, trees, cars bear brunt of Midwest storms

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Police: Tornado collapses retail store roof, overturns cars in Texas; minor injuries reported

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Country singer Billy Currington grateful for life after stage collapse

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Babe Ruth ballplayers held in dugout, struck by lightning

The following is an excerpt from the Sun Journal, a local newspaper in Lewiston, Maine.  Especially bothersome in this story for those in the meteorological community is the statement from the Babe Ruth State Tournament Director that children were held in the dugout during a severe thunderstorm to avoid having them walk across a parking lot in metal cleats.

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By M. Dirk Langeveld, Staff Writer
Published: Jul 28, 2009 12:00 am

HARRISON — Two baseball players escaped serious injury Monday afternoon after apparently getting struck by lightning during a severe thunderstorm.

Matt Woodbury, 16, of Fairfield and Travis St. Pierre, 15, both members of the Central Maine All Stars, were in a dugout at the Field of Dreams recreation complex off Route 117 when the storm hit. Woodbury said he was leaning on St. Pierre, who was up against an electrical outlet. The current apparently traveled through both boys and exited through Woodbury's lower back. (click here to read full article)

Western New Yorkers Clean Up After Tornado

Officials in Western New York estimate a tornado that touched down Saturday caused $500,000 in damage. Meanwhile, residents spent the weekend cleaning up the mess.

Raw Video: Tornado Hits Western New York

The National Weather Service says a tornado with wind speeds as high as 110 mph touched down in Corfu, about 30 miles east of Buffalo Saturday afternoon.

Raw Video: Storms Kill 7 in Poland

Authorities in Poland say seven people have died in violent storms. Fire officials said Friday the storm's heavy winds felled trees, killing the victims late Thursday.

Storms knock out power, uproot trees in Denver

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Tornado destroys 2 NE Wyoming homes, no injuries

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Canadian tornado kills 2 US men

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Raw Video: Storm Brings Fire and Flood to Michigan

Severe thunderstorms from Ann Arbor to Detroit brought high winds that toppled trees and branches in southeast Michigan. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for rivers in several counties.

Strong thunderstorms batter southeast Michigan

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Hurricane Andres forms off Mexico's Pacific coast

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3 tornadoes destroy buildings in western Michigan

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Thousands still blacked out in Midwest following damaging thunderstorms

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Strong storms cause delays at Chicago airports

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Hail kills 14 in China

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"At least 14 people were killed and more than 180 were injured in a severe hail storm that destroyed thousands of homes across eastern China's Anhui province, authorities said..."

Raw Video: Summer Hail Storm Hits New Jersey

Some northern New Jersey residents say it looked like the middle of winter in the middle of June. A powerful thunderstorm dumped more than 3 inches of hail in parts of the state Monday afternoon.

Texas storms flood, cancel flights, shut off power

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5 tornadoes touch down in Colorado, mall damaged

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Preparing for an F5 Tornado

The American Red Cross has produced a film that shows what would happen in the event an F5 tornado struck a small town and a big city. Clips of the video can be seen here. For what it's worth, we searched the American Red Cross website and found this link for tornado preparation tips, but could not find the video anywhere on their site or their YouTube page as of this posting.

Tornado Wreaks Havoc Near Moscow

Tornado Wreaks Havoc Near Moscow.

Tornado Wreaks Havoc Near Moscow, from NowPublic.com

Raw Video: Storm Lights Up Seattle

Thunderstorms lit up the Seattle skyline Tuesday night. Lightning strikes were blamed for several power outages throughout the city.

Oklahoma Town Left in Tatters After Storm

Power was slowly being switched back on Thursday in Anadarko after a possible tornado raked the southwestern Oklahoma city, damaging dozens of homes and businesses and downing trees and power lines.

With nearly two dozen tornado reports, at least three die in storms

Storms move through four Midwestern states, dropping funnel clouds, stirring up winds and leaving at least three people dead.

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Hail deals blow to Bordeaux wine harvest

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BORDEAUX, France, May 13 (Reuters) - Hail storms earlier this week destroyed vines in the Bordeaux area and put the commercial survival of some wine growers at risk, officials said on Wednesday. The damage, affecting thousands of hectares, will hurt the harvests of 2009 and 2010 and could also lead to insurance claims. There will almost certainly be fewer bottles, which might help lift recently depressed prices.

Deadly Storms Hit South, Midwest

The governors of Kentucky, West Virginia and Illinois declared emergencies or disasters in several counties after a wave of deadly storms socked the region.

Midwest Storms Splinter Homes, Cause Deaths

A line of storms leave a string of damage across the Midwest, destroying homes and killing at least five people.

1 dead as powerful storms hit central Kentucky

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4 dead as heavy storms push through Midwest

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1 dead, church collapses in Kansas thunderstorms

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Strong storms, possible tornado damage NC homes

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Three hurt in Louisiana Monday storms; Flooding in West Virginia

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Dallas Cowboys Assistant permanently paralyzed following downburst wind collapse of practice facility

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Sad news from the Dallas Cowboys organization tonight that Rich Behm, team Scouting Assistant, has been permanently paralyzed from the waist down following the collapse of the team's indoor practice facility during a damaging downburst wind event on Saturday.

The following is the statement from the Dallas Cowboys:

"Scouting assistant Rich Behm (33) sustained a fracture to the Thoracic spine (10th Thoracic vertebrae). The fracture caused a severing of the spinal cord at that level causing permanent paralysis from the waist down. He underwent surgery to stabilize the fracture last night and remains in stable condition at Parkland Hospital.

Special teams coach Joe DeCamillis (43) sustained a fracture of one of his cervical vertebrae (C-7/T-1). He remains in stable condition without paralysis at Parkland Hospital. Surgery to stabilize the fracture is scheduled for Monday morning.

Assistant athletic trainer, Greg Gaither (35) sustained a fracture to the tibia and fibula in his right leg which was surgically repaired last night at Baylor University Medical Center. He should be released later this week."

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Mississippi woman killed by tree; storms cross Southeast

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Raw Video: Inside the Tx. Dome Collapse

One meteorologist says it was miraculous that the outcome wasn't worse when a microburst collapsed the Dallas Cowboys practice bubble in Irving Saturday. A dozen people were taken to hospitals and about 60 others had scrapes and bruises.

Coach, 11 Others Injured in Roof Collapse

A Dallas Cowboys special teams coach broke his back and 11 more were injured when high winds ripped through the roof of the team's indoor practice facility during a training session Saturday.

Deadly Okla., Kan. tornadoes teach 10 years later

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Drowning deaths raise toll from Kan. storms to 5

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Tornado damages school, homes in Texas

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After round #1 on Saturday, damaging storms pound Midwest again on Sunday

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