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FPL simulates lightning at lab to test equipment and limit damage to grid
The flash comes with the intensity of nearly 1.2 million volts, or 10,000 household light bulbs. When Florida Power & Light Co. simulates lightning at a lab in Riviera Beach, the voltage is so strong that people with pacemakers or other electrical...
Tags: Riviera Beach, FPL Group
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Oklahoma tornado victims astounded at how they survived
ReutersMOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived through the colossal twister that devastated an Oklahoma town and killed 24 people, an astonishingly low toll given the extent of destruction....Tags: Memorial Day, Natural Disasters
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The numbers are staggering, says mayor from tornado-torn Oklahoma
MOORE, Okla. -- After closing shattered neighborhoods to traffic in the aftermath of Monday’s massive tornado, city officials allowed residents with proper IDs to drive to what remained of their homes Wednesday to retrieve belongings. During a...
Tags: Oklahoma Sooners, Briarwood, Janet Napolitano, Tornadoes, Mary Fallin
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Severe Weather Watches Canceled For Wednesday Night
The forecast for Wednesday night was more bad weather, but as of about 7:30 p.m. severe storm watches in the state had all been canceled. A severe thunderstorm watch was put in effect for Hartford, Litchfield, Tolland and Windham counties Wednesday...Tags: Weather Watches, Weather Warnings, Joe Furey, Weather Reports, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut)
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Scoreboard: May 23
TODAY COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD NCAA Division II Outdoor National Track and Field Championships, Pueblo, Colo. SOFTBALL Men’s 12-Inch Slow Pitch at South Complex 6:30 p.m. — Avis/Airport Travel Center vs. Overhead Door/Vision...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Southeastern Conference, Chicago Blackhawks, Baseball, College Baseball
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Does your child's school have a plan during severe weather?
The tornado that carved a 20-mile path through Moore, Okla., on Monday is the stuff of nightmares for school administrators. How do you protect hundreds or thousands of children as a severe weather system barrels through? Specialized equipment,...Tags: Hampton Roads Weather, Disasters and Accidents, Weather Warnings, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), American Red Cross
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Wednesday: Partly sunny with chance of storms
Sun SentinelWith parts of the region already seeing showers this morning, odds are we'll see even more rain and storms by this afternoon. Some of the rain could be heavy, the National Weather Service said. South Florida's Wednesday forecast calls for partly sunny...Tags: Weather, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science and Technology, Weather Reports
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Rescuers seek Oklahoma tornado survivors as area eyes recovery
Reuters* Officials say no one on missing list, but search continues * Next phase will involve more cleanup than rescue * Many may have survived thanks to home shelters By Ian Simpson and Alice Mannette MOORE, Okla., May 22 (Reuters) - Rescue efforts in the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Tornadoes, Weather Warnings, Natural Disasters
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Wednesday weather: More rain today? It's likely
WTKR News Channel 3 MeteorologistThe pattern continues… Temperatures will return to the 80s today, almost ten degrees above average. We should see a bit more sunshine mix in with the clouds but still a chance for isolated showers/storms. Rain and storm chances increase on Thursday... -
Weakened storms could reach Maryland from Plains by Thursday
The storms that have ravaged Oklahoma and other Plains states the past few days could reach Maryland and the mid-Atlantic by Wednesday and Thursday, albeit weakened, according to the National Weather Service. The region faces slight risks of severe...
Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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U.S. natgas futures edge lower after three days of gains
Reuters* Front month remains under recent 21-month high * Weather forecasts warmer for the next two weeks * Coming Up: EIA natgas storage data on Thursday By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures edged lower early on Wednesday,...Tags: Weather, Energy Resources, New York Mercantile Exchange, Weather Reports
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7.3 inches of moisture so far this year
There's a 20 percent chance of rain before 2 p.m., afterwhich it will become partly cloudly, according to the Aberdeen National Weather Service station. Tuesday's rain dropped .52 inches of rain on the Hub City, bringing the measured moisture —...Tags: Memorial Day
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