2002 weather and climate index
Winter 2001-2002
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Drought
information — map updates weekly
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Storm
scatters snow across South - Jan. 4
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Large
Sierra snowpack alleviates fear of drought - Jan. 4
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More
than a foot of snow buries Appalachians - Jan 6
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Atlanta
airport, fliers both call delays intolerable - Jan. 7
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Surprise
ice storm snarls Washington-area traffic - Jan. 9
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Rochester,
N.Y., on hunt for snow for festival - Jan. 9
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El
Niño could be making a return - Jan. 10
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Winter
tourism melts away - Jan. 25
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Midwest,
East Coast bask in record warmth - Jan. 28
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Snow
sparks flurry of 'no school' messages - Jan. 28
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Snowstorm
blamed for four deaths in Northwest - Jan. 28
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Florida
marks grave of black 1928 hurricane victims - Jan. 29
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Roots
of eastern warmth are half a world away - Jan. 30
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Rain
gives way to snow in Southern California - Jan. 30
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Midwest
to get heavy snowfall - Jan. 31
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Mr.
Winter says hello to Midwest - Jan. 31
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Deadly
winter storm pulls away from Northeast - Feb. 1
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Major
storm on the way out of the USA - Feb. 2
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Only
February tropical storm hit Florida in 1952 - Feb. 2
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Thousands
still in dark as icy storm blows out to sea - Feb. 2
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Scientists:
likelihood of new El Niño increasing - Feb. 5
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East
scrapes for water as drought drags on - Feb. 6
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Haze
obscures mountain view from Salt Lake City - Feb. 6
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Two
killed in latest dose of winter in South - Feb. 6
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Bush
declares Mo., Kan. counties disaster areas - Feb. 7
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Weather
prediction for the games is an Olympic feat - Feb. 8
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Atlanta
airport plan could avert nightmare delays - Feb. 18
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Warmth
caps Connecticut's maple syrup production - Feb. 20
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Dryness
along the East Coast is intensifying - Feb. 20
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Winter
makes rare appearance in Midwest - Feb. 26
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U.S.
basks in one of warmest winters ever - Feb. 26
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Montana's
drought has hint of Dust Bowl days - Feb. 27
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Cold
blast sends winter into the South - Feb. 27
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NASA
delays Columbia's launch due to cold - Feb. 27
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Record-breaking
cold bites Florida, nips Southeast - Feb. 28
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Florida,
other Southeast crops survive record freeze - Feb. 28
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NASA
aims for predawn launch Friday of Columbia - Feb. 28
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Warmer
weather allows space shuttle to blast off - March 1
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Intense
winter storm blows through Colorado - March 1
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Winter
storm closes Nebraska schools, government - March 1
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Northeast
headed for warmest winter title - March 1
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Temperatures
plunge in Colorado after storm - March 2
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Winter
storm socks Oklahoma with snow, wind - March 2
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Snow
causes chain-reaction collisions in Iowa - March 2
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Chicago
picks up 6 inches of snow in storm's first round - March 2
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Wind-whipped
snow creates near-blizzard in Nebraska - March 2
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Snowstorm
misses Kansas, but bitter cold doesn't - March 2
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Winter
storm bearing down on Lower Michigan - March 2
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Snow
blankets Missouri, wreaks havoc for drivers - March 2
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Winter
storm leaves dangerous driving conditions - March 2
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Drought
grips much of USA, stirs water supply fears - March 2
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Winter
blast brings record cold to central, southern USA - March 4
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Plains
states torn limb from limb - March 5
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N.J.
governor declares drought emergency - March 5
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Cincinnati
airport has plan to avoid runway gridlock - March 5
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Delaware
residents urged to conserve water - March 6
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Utah
faces worst drought since Great Depression - March 7
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El
Niño appears to be growing on globe's doorstep - March 7
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Winter
storm socks Washington state - March 7
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Winter
storm dumps 3 feet of snow in the Sierra - March 8
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Winter
storm with lightning blankets Washington - March 8
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Wash.
storm damage leaves potential wildfire sources - March 8
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Lacking
melting snow, East faces spring fire threat - March 9
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Powerful
winter storm ices over Minnesota roads - March 9
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Variety
of severe weather hits Wisconsin - March 9
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Troops
learn cold efficiency in bitter Arctic - March 11
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Kansans
learn to spot severe weather - March 11
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Wyoming
officials concerned about fire season - March 11
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Hurricane
conference pools resources of agencies - March 12
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Drought
emergency is in Maryland's future - March 13
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Forecasters
see rain in East's future, but not enough - March 14
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Pileup
on foggy Georgia road kills at least 10 - March 14
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California
winds topple trees, trigger dust storms - March 14
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March
snowstorm pummels north-central USA - March 15
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Ice
causes power outages in northwest Iowa - March 15
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Drought
won't go away with spring rains - March 15
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Violent
weather pounds parts of central, south Miss. - March 16
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Tennessee
flooding causes at least four deaths - March 18
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Anchorage
left to shovel record snow - March 18
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Johnstown
faces past in new tourism campaign - March 18
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Storms
stir up severe weather in Texas - March 19
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Maryland
postpones water limits - for now - March 19
Spring 2002
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Wimpy
winter officially ends before its last hurrah - March 20
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Parting
shot of heavy rain floods eastern Kentucky - March 21
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Recent
storms help Montana, but drought persists - March 22
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Low
snowpack in Colorado increases drought concerns - March 22
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Georgia
farmers to reap $5.16M for not irrigating - March 23
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USA's
tornado season off to record-slow start - March 25
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Late
snow brings second ski season to New England - March 26
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Mild
winter saves Northeast snow removal costs - March 26
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NYC
mayor declares drought emergency - March 27
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Rivers
down to barest levels as USA drought worsens - March 28
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Storm
damages tornado-scarred Ohio city - March 30
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U.S.
landfall of big Asian dust storm a washout - March 30
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Ore.
offers cash to make homes safer from wildfires - March 30
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Tornadoes,
hail, heavy rain strike Texas - March 30
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Dry
conditions to push wildlife into cities, suburbs - April 1
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Wisconsin's
mild weather drives accidents higher - April 1
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Prices
soar as cold snap shreds iceberg lettuce supply - April 1
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New
York City isn't so splashy these dry days - April 2
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Dry
Southwest, East at high risk for wildfires - April 3
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Firefighters
battle lightning-sparked fire in N.M. - April 5
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Hurricane
forecaster trims prediction, expects active season - April 5
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Arizona
drought to hurt rural areas the hardest - April 7
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West
Texas on verge of a water crisis - April 7
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Maine
residents fear drought's worst is yet to come - April 9
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March
was USA's first colder than normal month in a year - April 12
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No
tornado deaths reported in U.S. so far this year - April 14
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Summer-like
heat sets records in Midwest and East - April 16
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Tornadoes
damage homes in northern Texas - April 17
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Easterners
sweat in April heat, worry about summer - April 18
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Lengthy
maple syrup season sweet for Maine - April 18
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Disaster
declaration can't stop Michigan flooding - March 18
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Twisters,
hail blitz Wisconsin, other parts of Midwest - April 19
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Northern
Michigan towns battle flood waters - April 19
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Storm
jostles Chicago-bound jet, causing injuries - April 19
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Michigan
residents turn to cleanup as floods recede -April 19
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Thousands
in N.J. still without power after storm - April 20
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Utah
gov. warns against dire situation this summer - April 22
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Tornado
kills one person in southern Illinois - April 22
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Year's
first twister death is latest ever recorded - April 23
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Fire
forces evacuation of hundreds in Colorado - April 24
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Fire
season rages early in Colorado - April 25
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Fire
crews try to save hundreds of homes in Colo. - April 25
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Shift
in winds helps crews battle Colorado wildfire - April 26
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Nearly
all Fla. counties lack hurricane shelter space - April 27
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New
Mexico governor declares drought emergency - April 27
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Snow
helps crews gain in Colorado wildfire fight - April 27
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Mich.
county official declares state of emergency - April 28
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Spring
snow in Minnesota tied to four fatal wrecks - April 28
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20
inches of wet snow knocks out power in Wisconsin - April 28
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High
winds, tornadoes rake Midwest, East, killing 3 - April 28
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Tornado
suspected in Nebraska's Saline County - April 28
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Storms,
tornadoes sweep through Missouri, killing 1 - April 28
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Woman
killed in southern Illinois tornado - April 28
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High
winds, tornadoes hit western Kentucky - April 28
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One,
maybe two tornadoes hit Middle Tennessee - April 28
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Severe
thunderstorms cause damage across Ohio - April 28
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Storms
cause minor flooding in West Virginia - April 28
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Suspected
tornado touches down in Virginia - April 28
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Pa.
reports trees down, power out, possible twisters - April 28
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Twister
slams southern Maryland - April 28
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California
has the USA's worst air quality - May 1
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Ariz.
firefighters expect to contain 38,000-acre fire - May 2
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New
Mexico fire explodes, scorches 9,500 acres - May 2
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Man
who started N.M. fire leaves note, kills himself - May 2
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Ariz.
governor warns of 'very, very bad season ahead' - May 2
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Virginia
tornado damage estimated in the millions - May 2
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W.Va.
county ravaged by second major flood in year - May 2
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Floods
in southern West Virginia leave one dead - May 3
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Floods
hit border region of W.Va., Va., Ky., killing 3 - May 3
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Md.
tornado pales by comparison to '99 Okla. twister - May 3
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Another
tornado in Maryland damages homes - May 3
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NASA
launches satellite on $1B weather mission - May 4
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National
Guard joins search for 11 missing in floods - May 4
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Rescue
teams search for Appalachian flood victims - May 5
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Texas
tornado kills two, injures others - May 5
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Snow
snarls highway travel in North Dakota - May 6
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Flood
damage closes some West Virginia schools - May 6
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Flooding
in Indiana prompts evacuations - May 7
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Maryland
tornado not as strong as first estimated - May 7
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Wild
May weather grips much of USA - May 7
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Rain
renews Appalachia flooding, killing one person - May 8
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Denver
dampens baseballs to dry up hits - May 9
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Windstorm
kills 2, injures 15 in Illinois - May 9
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New
El Niño likely to be weaker than 1997-98 event - May 9
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Spring
rain only dents eastern drought - May 10
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Where
weather junkies go for their television fix - May 10
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Death
toll in Indian heat wave climbs to 450 - May 16
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Arizona
fire consumes 800 acres and six homes - May 16
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Rain
returning to Midwest to soak swollen rivers - May 16
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April
second warmest on record worldwide - May 16
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Crews
battle Arizona blaze still threatening homes - May 17
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Rainfall
hit and miss in flooded parts of Midwest - May 17
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Drought
in Colorado: Misuse water, go to jail - May 17
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Evacuees
return as fire crews gain on Arizona blaze - May 18
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Midwest
residents closely watch flooded rivers - May 18
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Late-season
snow blankets parts of Northeast - May 18
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Hundreds
of record lows push spring aside - May 21
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Record
heat bakes Alaska, raises fire danger - May 21
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More
than 1,000 dead in southern India heat wave - May 22
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Outdoor
enthusiasts basking in western drought - May 29
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Experts
warn U.S. respite from hurricanes won't last - May 30
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Forecasters
report El Niño continuing to develop - June 6
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Maryland
storm topples nation's oldest white oak - June 7
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Mont.
gets welcome water, some as snow - June 9
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Blistering
heat plagues soldiers in Kandahar - June 10
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TV
hurricane forecaster John Hope dead at 83 - June 13
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Drought-fueled
wildfire danger to last all summer - June 13
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