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The American Red Cross is always ready for a disaster
Over the last several weeks we've seen large and small-scale disasters across the country. The American Red Cross is constantly preparing to be there when the need arises. On Sunday, the organization held its annual disaster institute in Roanoke....
Tags: American Red Cross, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Tropical Storm Andrea will be moving over the west coast
The first tropical storm of the 2013 hurricane season is churning south of Florida. The center of Tropical Storm Andrea will move over the west coast of the Sunshine State Thursday afternoon. She'll bring high wind and heavy rain to that area....
Tags: Tropical Storms
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Virginia hurricane preparedness sales tax holiday begins Saturday
Virginia’s hurricane preparedness tax holiday gets started on Saturday, and runs through May 31. A sales tax holiday will spare residents state and local levies for items that also include flashlights, first-aid kits, and bigger-ticket items...
Tags: Holidays, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, First Aid, Hurricanes
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Kroger tornado relief
This is a news release from Kroger about Oklahoma tornado assistance: Kroger is working with the Red Cross to provide aid for the victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Customers can make donations at any Kroger store in the Mid-Atlantic region. “...
Tags: American Red Cross, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Tornadoes, Human Interest
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Three day drill tests disaster coordination
Assignment ManagerEvacuees lined up at Virginia Military Institute Wednesday morning, testing state and local emergency response to a major earthquake. The three-day, statewide exercise began Tuesday and simulates response to a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in central...Tags: Christopher Newport University, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Rockingham County (Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Glade Spring family still picking up the pieces from 2011 tornado
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe damage and destruction in Oklahoma is hitting a little too close for home for one Virginia family. Kenny and Sonja Dotson had their house leveled in 2011 when a tornado ripped through Glade Spring and Pulaski. "It seems like it was yesterday,"...Tags: Tornadoes
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Despite destruction, families pick up the pieces after Oklahoma tornado
WDBJ7 Anchor / ReporterWhile some people lost everything they have amid the destruction in Moore, Oklahoma, others are finding some hope in the destruction. As search teams and rescue dogs look for any possible survivors, families whose homes were leveled comb through mud...Tags: Tornadoes, Craigslist, Inc., Human Interest
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Keeping kids safe when a tornado hits
WDBJ7 ReporterA tornado the size of what hit Oklahoma may seem rare here, but parents across our area want to make sure their kids are safe when they're not home. Honeytree Daycare has specialized fire, earthquake and tornado plans even though not all of its...Tags: Tornadoes
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Rescue and recovery efforts continue after Oklahoma tornado
WDBJ7 Anchor / ReporterRescue and recovery efforts go on after a vicious twister that tore across central Oklahoma Monday. The tornado was two miles wide at one point and stayed on the ground around 45 minutes. In Moore, the tornado destroyed homes and killed at least two...Tags: Tornadoes
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Hokie Storm Chasers track strong storm cells that damaged Oklahoma
Rescue efforts are under way just outside Oklahoma City. A huge tornado touched down in Moore wiping out one neighborhood after the next. TV cameras caught a funnel cloud on video. The tornado hit Moore, which is not far from Lindsay, Oklahoma....
Tags: Tornadoes, Virginia Tech
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At least 3 tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma and Kansas
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. Sedgwick County, Kan., emergency management director Randy Duncan says officials are...
Tags: Tornadoes, National Weather Service
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NASA gets view of Saturn's extreme "hurricane"
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is...
Tags: Science, Space Programs, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science and Technology
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