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USA TORNADOES News, Mar 16, 2012


At least 125 homes hammered by tornadoes in Michigan (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
Thursday night, Dexter, Mich. was hit by a tornado that left a 10-mile path of destruction. Two other tornadoes were reported in Michigan. By Mike Householder, Associated Press / March 16,2012 A house is missing part of its roof in Dexter, Mich., ...
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Tornado tears through Michigan towns
Christian Science Monitor
By Mike Householder, AP / March 15, 2012 A tornado ripped through a rural southeastern Michigan community Thursday, damaging or demolishing many homes, downing trees and power lines, sparking fires and flooding neighborhood roads.
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Christian Science Monitor
March Tornado Relief: How you can help!
WXYZ
Below are a number of organizations aiding in the tornado relief efforts as well as ways you can help. Stay with us throughout the day for updated information. The Red Cross is responding to the needs of the Dexter community with a shelter set up in ...
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WXYZ
US tornado damage 'manageable' for insurance industry: S&P
Business Insurance
The analysis, “Despite the Early Start to the 2012 US Tornado Season, Insured Losses are Manageable for the Industry,” noted a report by catastrophe modeler EQECAT Inc. that found tornado activity through early March was more than double that of the ...
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More than 100 homes damaged as tornados hit Mich.
Casper Star-Tribune Online
AP | Posted: Friday, March 16, 2012 9:02 am | Loading… A house is destroyed by tornado damage in Dexter, Mich. Friday, March 16, 2012. Initial estimates indicate the tornado that hit Dexter, northwest of Ann Arbor, Thursday evening was packing winds ...
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Many homes damaged as tornado rips through Mich.
Huffington Post
MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | March 16, 2012 12:12 AM EST | AP DEXTER, Mich. — A tornado ripped through a rural southeastern Michigan community Thursday, damaging or demolishing more than 100 homes, downing trees and power lines, sparking fires and flooding ...
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Florida gets dubious distinction of being US tornado capital
Palm Beach Daily News (blog)
By John Nelander | Friday, March 16, 2012, 10:12 AM Florida tops a list of the 10 most tornado-prone states in the US, The Weather Channel said in a new report. Meteorologist Greg Forbes analyzed 60 years of National Weather Service records data from ...
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More than 100 homes damaged as tornados hit Michigan
Anderson Independent Mail
AP AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Kimberly P. Mitchell Neighbors help salvage personal items from a home after a tornado touched down in their neighborhood on March 15, 2012, in Dexter, Mich. Several houses were damaged and at least two destroyed in one ...
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Many homes damaged as tornado rips through Michigan
Chicago Sun-Times
AP March 15, 2012 6:09PM Debris lies in front of homes in the Meadow View subdivision in Dexter, Mich. after tornado touched down on Thursday evening,March 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Kimberly Mitchell) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES; ...
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Art Van Furniture Aids Tornado Victims
Sacramento Bee
By Art Van Furniture WARREN, Mich., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Touched by the pictures of devastation from Thursday's tornadoes in Dexter, Art Van Furniture announced today it will help victims rebuild their lives with an exclusive furniture and ...
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Record breaking warmth across the United States in March 2012
EarthSky
2052 records were either tied or broken so far for the month of March. This number is expected to grow as the warm temperatures continue across the majority of the United States. March 2012 daily highest maximum temperatures. Image Credit: NCDC/NOAA ...
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Tornadoes, heavy rain hit SW Michigan
ABC7Chicago.com
March 15, 2012 (DEXTER, Mich.) (WLS) -- At least onetornado touched down in southeastern Michigan this afternoon as several towns in Washtenaw County were hit, including Dexter and Pinckney, outside of Ann Arbor. No deaths or serious injuries are ...
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With video: Residents begin cleanup in aftermath of tornado, storms
Detroit Free Press
Mike Brookbank / Detroit Free Press / 3/16/2012 A hot tub sits in the front yard of a house in the 3500 block of Noble in tornado-ravaged Dexter on Friday,March 16, 2012. / MIKE BROOKBANK/DFP Garbage cans that were in Jon Goldstein's garage are now in ...
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U-Haul Offering 30 Days of Free Storage and U-Box Portable Storage to ...
Sacramento Bee
By U-Haul INKSTER, Mich., March 16, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul Company of Central Michigan is offering 30 days of free storage (including U-Box Portable Storage) to residents of Michigan who have been affected by recent tornadoes.
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Unusual Warmth Set the Stage for Rare Michigan Tornadoes
NorthJersey.com (press release)
May-like warmth has been gripping much of the Midwest and East this month with more than 1000 record high temperatures falling this week alone in the USSo far this March, the average temperature in Detroit, Mich., is nearly 11 degrees above normal.
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Disaster Survivors Urged to Apply for SBA Assistance Before Insurance Settlement
Sacramento Bee
By US Small Business Administration ATLANTA, March 16, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Disaster survivors should not wait to settle with their insurance company before applying for disaster loan assistance. The Small Business Administration ...
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Crazy weather: Fog delays Muskegon-area schools, tornado hits Dexter (VIDEO)
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
comMorning commuters drive through fog on Robbins Road near the Beacon Boulevard (US 31) in Grand Haven intersection Friday morning, March 16, 2012. A dense fog advisory in effect until 11 am has delayed schools throughout the region.
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Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
Michael Kors Brand Takes on Coach in US Luxury Market
BusinessWeek
By Cotten Timberlake on March 16, 2012 Coach Inc. (COH) faces an upstart with momentum and brand recognition. His name is Michael Kors. Since the designer's company went public three months ago, his ambitions have become clear.
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Loans available for victims of tornado
Emporia Gazette
By Special to the Gazette The US Small Business Administration will make low-interest federal disaster loans available to residents and businesses affected by the tornadoes and severe storms that struck the Eastern half of Kansas Feb. 28.
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Illinois to Recalculate Storm Damage Cost for FEMA
Insurance Journal
By Jim Suhr | March 16, 2012 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given Illinois more time to recalculate the tornado damage to southern parts of the state to bolster its push to reverse the denial of aid, Sen. Dick Durbin said.
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Allstate Offers Helpful Insurance Information Following Tornado
Insurance News Net (press release)
DEXTER, Mich. , March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents should be very careful when returning home following the tornado that struck Michigan . Once it is safe to do so, Allstate (NYSE: ALL) recommends that homeowners carefully inspect their homes for ...
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Back door cold fronts kick heat out of mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes
Washington Post (blog)
But as the cold front sank south, a severe thunderstorm spawned a tornadothat damaged more than 100 homes in the town of Dexter, just west of Detroit. Footage of the tornado in Dexter, Michigan on March 15, 2012. YouTube. ...preliminary damage ...
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With video: Twisters, storms tear through southeast Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Mike Brookbank / Detroit Free Press 3/15/2012 Mark Andrews a volunteer Ida fireman ropes off a house in Ida Twp. that was hit by a tornado on Thursday,March 15, 2012 Southeast Michigan was hit by several tornado in the area.
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Allstate Offers Helpful Insurance Information Following Tornado
NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)
DEXTER, Mich., March 16, 2012 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ – Residents should be very careful when returning home following the tornado that struck Michigan. Once it is safe to do so, Allstate (NYSE: ALL) recommends that homeowners carefully inspect their homes for ...
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'Uncanny' storm produces tornadoes, hail, strong winds
Monroe Evening News
by Ray Kisonas , last modified March 16. 2012 9:41AM - Evening News photo by RAY KISONAS This house in the 7700 block of Ida Center Rd. was damaged by a tornado. IDA TOWNSHIP – A tornado damaged an Ida Center Rd. house and flipped over a car in the ...
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Tornado Decimates Michigan Homes, Lives Spared - US - CBN ...
tornado ripped through a rural southeastern Michigan community Thursday, damaging or demolishing more than 100 homes.
CBN.com - CBN News
Record breaking warmth across the United States in March 2012 ...
By Matt Daniel
It is technically winter, but the U.S. is experiencing a weather pattern typically seen in early summer. ... In fact, a preliminary EF-2 tornado hit parts of Dexter, Michigan on March 15, 2012 causing over 100 homes to be damaged or destroyed.
EarthSky
U.S. News - More than 110 homes damaged as tornado touches ...
By msnbc.com staff and news services
I remember the Xenia tornado (actually hearing about it on the news). Later I met a guy up on Mackinac Island that went through it. The thing was at least a mile wide. There were tornadoes in that part of Ohio on March 2nd 2012 as well.
Newsvine - U.S. News - Articles
XE.com - S&P: No cat bond losses from March tornadoes
2012-03-16 19:20 (UTC). * Recent tornadoes caused up to $2 bln in losses. * S&P says insurers likely to retain loss. March 16 (Reuters) - Recent severeU.S. tornado outbreaks are unlikely to trigger any catastrophe bonds, despite billions of ...
XE Forex News
Island Absorbed 40% Of Tornado Losses | Bernews.com
By Bernews
Island Absorbed 40% Of Tornado Losses. March 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment. The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers [ABIR] yesterday [Mar. 15 said international reinsurers paid 24 percent of US 2011 tornado losses for a total ...
Bernews.com
Tornado tears through Michigan towns, demolished many homes ...
By Monitoring Desk
Tornado tears through Michigan towns, demolished many homes,. CHICAGO - 16th March 2012 (38 minutes ago) ... “It was coming toward us. After it went by, it really started raining and hailing.” Eastern Michigan University in nearby Ypsilanti also was buckling down for the storm. “We put out an all-campus notice to students to take cover, and a tornado warning is in effect,” school spokesman Walter Kraft said. The notices were sent out via text messages and emails, Kraft said.
AAJ News
Tornado in Michigan damages more than 100 homes - WREX.com ...
A house is destroyed by tornado damage in Dexter, Mich. Friday, March 16,2012. Initial estimates indicate the tornado that hit Dexter was packing winds of around 135 mph, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Detroit News, ...
WREX - 13 News Headlines
Mich. Tornadoes Damage Over 100 Homes | BetterTheWorld.org
By tonyryan954
tornado that tore through a southeastern Michigan town has destroyed 13 homes and left 105 significantly damaged while downing power lines, sparking fires and flooding streets. ... Gibson USA Moderne March 13, 2012. A musical chimera ...
BetterTheWorld.org
March Tornado Relief: How You Can Help! « Detroit 2020
By Detroit 2020
March Tornado Relief: How You Can Help! March 16 2012 | no comments. In the aftermath of the tornadoes that hit southeastern Michigan Thursday, Michiganders are taking action in Dexter and Ida Township. Below are a number of organizations aiding in the tornado relief efforts as well as ways you can help. Stay with us throughout the day for updated information. Red Cross. The Red Cross is responding to the needs of the Dexter community with a shelter set up in Mill Creek ...
Detroit 2020
Rare tornado hits Michigan « FOX News Weather Blog
By Janice Dean
A rare and destructive tornado tore through Dexter Michigan yesterday tearing apart homes and. ... Thanks JD for the great family picture and hope Teddy enjoys his first St. Patrick's parade tomorrow, thank you so much sharing your family with us, both boys are sure growing up way too fast, you guys look like the perfect family, have a great day at the zoo ... DoninRichmond. Report. We hitb 87 yesterday and expect a high of 82 today. Happy Birthday Teddy. March16, 2012 at 10:55 am ...
FOX News Weather Blog
US tornadoes: Tornado outbreak one of largest ever recorded in ...
Deadly tornadoes rip through US. 01 Mar 2012. Storm warnings were issued throughout Friday, and schools and businesses were closed ahead of the storms ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../US-tornadoes-Tornado-outbreak-one-...
Tornadoes kill dozens across US ...
Tornadoes kill dozens across US. This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 07.39 GMT on Sunday 4March 2012 . It was last modified at 12.23 GMT on ...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/.../tornadoes-kill-29-across-u...
US tornadoes: toddler found in field dies after coming off life support ...
US tornadoes: toddler found in field dies after coming off life support. This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 08.22 GMT on Monday 5 March 2012 .
www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../us-tornadoes-toddler-field-dies
3/11/2012 -- Tornado WARNINGS and ...
If you live in the south USA up into the Central midwest -- be alert of these developing storms. As we have seen before, damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes can ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8V5onADQCA
Devastating start to US tornado season - a warning? | Climate | The ...
Thirty-nine people were dead, and the US had suffered one of the deadliest opening salvos to its 'tornado season'. The 2nd-3rd March 2012 tornado ...
www.earthtimes.org/climate/devastating-start-us.../1860/
3/11/2012 — Tornado WARNINGS and Watches — South USA ...
3/11/2012 — One year since Japan Earthquake , Tsunami , and Nuclear Meltdown. 3/11/2012 — Tornado WARNINGS and Watches — South USA — heading ...
https://sincedutch.wordpress.com/.../3112012-tornado-warnin...
Video: US tornadoes: storms flatten ...
29 Feb 2012. At least 35 dead as tornadoes sweep US.03 Mar 2012. X Share & bookmark. Delicious Facebook Google Messenger Reddit Twitter. Digg Fark ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../US-tornadoes-storms-flatten-Henryvil...
Scientists see rise in tornado-creating conditions | Reuters
NEW YORK | Mon Mar 5, 2012 6:20pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - When at least 80 tornadoes rampaged across the United States, from the Midwest to the ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-usa-weather-storms-research-idUSTRE...
US tornado: Indiana woman loses legs saving her children | World ...
US tornado: Indiana woman loses legs saving her children. This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 08.55 GMT on Tuesday 6 March 2012 . It was last ...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../woman-loses-legs-us-tornado
Early March 2012 tornado outbreak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From March 2–3, 2012, a deadly tornado outbreak occurred over a large section of the Southern United States into the Ohio Valley region. The storms resulted in ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_March_2012_tornado_outbreak
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