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Cries led to baby's rescue in flattened NH home

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:35:34 +0000

A state official said Friday that a baby’s cries led to his rescue after a possible tornado demolished his grandparents’ lakeside home.

1 dead in N.H. storms that levels several homes

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:09:13 +0000

Violent storms on Thursday in a 25-mile-long swath of central New Hampshire destroyed several homes, damaged dozens of others and left at least one person dead, authorities said as police and firefighters went door-to-door searching for more...

1 dead in N.H. storms that leveled several homes

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:00:41 +0000

Violent storms in a 25-mile-long swath of central New Hampshire on Thursday destroyed several homes, damaged dozens of others and left at least one person dead, authorities said as police and firefighters went door-to-door searching for more...

Ohio governor declares emergency from wind damage

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:17:34 +0000

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has declared a state of emergency in the county hit by a storm with winds of up to 110 mph.

Ohio county cleans up damage from 110 mph wind

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:45:18 +0000

Officials in one central Ohio county have declared a state of emergency as they clean up damage caused by high wind that knocked down trees and power lines.

Storm hits Iowa with 100 mph wind, causes blackout

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:39:29 +0000

Officials in Iowa say thunderstorms with winds of up to 100 mph have knocked out electricity for thousands of residents.

California mountain towns clean up mud flows

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:40:27 +0000

Bulldozers worked Tuesday to reopen roads and clear tons of mud left by flash floods after thunderstorms unleashed downpours on mountain slopes burned bare by California...

Mudslides hit Calif. town near Sequoia forest

AP — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:00:42 +0000

A mudslide near an area scarred by fire poured into this small town near the southern end of the Sequoia National Forest, shortly after officials urged people to evacuate low-lying...

Soaked parts of California fear further mudslides

AP — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:15:35 +0000

Officials urged residents in low-lying areas near a lakeside community to leave Monday because of danger from mudslides and flash floods near wildfire-scarred land.

Mudslide, floods in SoCal; more could be ahead

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:49:37 +0000

More heavy rain was forecast Monday in Southern California, where crews were still clearing debris from weekend flooding and a mudslide that damaged more than 50 homes and blocked a...