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Tornado cleanup intensifies across four Plains states as FEMA adds Individual Assistance designations

Federal disaster-response operations expanded across Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and Arkansas Saturday as FEMA added Individual Assistance designations covering twenty-two counties touched by Wednesday's tornado outbreak.

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Tornado outbreak across central Plains kills 14 as FEMA deploys teams to four states

A two-day tornado outbreak across the central Plains has killed at least 14 people and damaged more than 1,800 structures, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency deploying response teams to Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Missouri on Thursday morning.

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Pre-monsoon heat dome pushes South Asia and Gulf into emergency as wet-bulb readings near survivability limits

A stalled upper-level ridge has driven temperatures past 49 C across Pakistan, northwest India and the lower Gulf, with hospitals in three countries reporting more than 1,900 heat-related admissions in 72 hours and Iraqi returnee districts ordering daytime work bans.

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Cyclone Amphan III slams Bangladesh coast as evacuations clear two million from southern deltas

A powerful pre-monsoon cyclone roared ashore in southern Bangladesh on Sunday with sustained winds above 195 kilometers per hour, after an unprecedented evacuation of more than two million people from the Khulna and Barisal coastal belts shielded the country from what forecasters had warned could be the deadliest storm of the decade.

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Early-season wildfires erupt across Southwest as drought and wind event strain firefighting resources

A cluster of fast-moving wildfires fueled by a record-dry winter and a multi-day downslope wind event has burned more than 180,000 acres across Arizona, New Mexico and southern Colorado, forcing evacuations in 14 communities and stretching federal firefighting crews barely a month into the western fire calendar.

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Late-Spring Tornado Outbreak Tears Through Mississippi Valley, Displacing Thousands

A multi-day severe weather outbreak across the lower Mississippi Valley killed at least 14 people, leveled neighborhoods in three states and forced more than 4,200 residents into emergency shelters, officials said Friday.

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Record rains push Mississippi and Ohio rivers into major flood stage as spring storms stall over Midwest

A near-stationary front dumped more than a foot of rain across parts of Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky over four days, sending the Mississippi and Ohio rivers into major flood stage and prompting mandatory evacuations in nine counties.

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Tornado outbreak across Mississippi Valley leaves at least 14 dead, flattens Arkansas towns

A sprawling line of supercells tore through eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee overnight, killing at least 14 people and reducing parts of two small towns to debris fields, emergency officials said Thursday.

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Tornado Outbreak Sweeps Mississippi Delta as Rescue Crews Search Flattened Towns From Greenwood to Tuscaloosa

At least 31 people were killed and more than 200 injured after a violent tornado outbreak tore through the lower Mississippi Valley overnight Saturday into Sunday, leveling neighborhoods in Greenwood, Indianola and the western suburbs of Tuscaloosa and stretching emergency-response systems already drawn down by months of war-related federal redeployments.

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Tornado in Eastern India Causes Casualties and Structural Damage

A tornado in eastern India has left multiple homes damaged and casualties reported as emergency crews respond to the affected area.

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Severe Thunderstorms Raise Tornado Risk Across Several U.S. States

Meteorologists warn that severe thunderstorms associated with a large storm system could produce tornadoes in several states.

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Massive Storm System Sweeps Across Large Portions of the United States

A powerful storm system is bringing a mix of snow, strong winds, and severe weather to large areas of the United States.

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