International Business News - Severe http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has declared a state of emergency in the county hit by a storm with winds of up to 110 mph. The storm in Perry County in east-central Ohio damaged buildings and uprooted trees and power lines early Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/ohio-county-cleans-up-damage-from-110-mph-wind.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:17:34 EDT Thunderstorms battered Iowa with winds as high as 100 mph early Monday, knocking down trees and power lines and blacking out more than 200,000 homes and businesses across much of the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/storm-hits-iowa-with-100-mph-wind-causes-blackout.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:47:45 EDT 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 wildfires. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/mudslides-hit-calif-town-near-sequoia-forest.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:40:27 EDT 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. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/mudslide-floods-in-socal-more-could-be-ahead.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:15:35 EDT Severe thunderstorms swept across parts of Michigan, flooding streets and cutting power to many residents. Thousands were still without power Thursday night, and Jackson-based CMS Energy Corp. said it could take until Saturday or Sunday to restore electricity to customers in some rural and hard-hit areas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/mich-ohio-storms-bring-flooding-power-outages.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:59 EDT Omaha Public Power District officials estimated that it will cost about $10 million to repair all the damage to the power system caused by last Friday's strong winds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/omaha-storm-caused-10-million-in-utility-damage.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:05:51 EDT About 24,000 Omaha Public Power District customers remain without electricity because of the extensive damage caused by Friday's storm. OPPD says its crews continue making progress, but it still expects some customers not to regain power until Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/omaha-utility-says-24-000-customers-lack-power.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:13:56 EDT A 5-year-old was killed when strong winds blew over a row of tents at an Alabama air show during storms that stretched across the South on Sunday while severe weather caused airport delays in the East, officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/child-dies-at-ala-air-show-as-wind-topples-tents.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:40:44 EDT Nebraska's largest city struggled Saturday to restore power to thousands of residents a day after a severe storm damaged homes, uprooted trees and killed two people in a neighboring community. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82045-severe-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/plains-storms-kill-2-disrupt-olympic-hopefuls.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/plains-storms-kill-2-disrupt-olympic-hopefuls.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:35:37 EDT Severe storms with strong winds swept through the Plains on Friday, forcing swimmers practicing for U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha to flee pools and run for cover, killing two people in Iowa, and knocking out power to thousands. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/81503-severe-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/storm-interrupts-olympic-swim-practice-in-omaha.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/storm-interrupts-olympic-swim-practice-in-omaha.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:36:46 EDT A dark morning with no power followed a night filled with the noise of thunder and tornado sirens for many across central Ohio. A fairly sudden storm had the Columbus area under a tornado warning around midnight, though National Weather Service meteorologist Jeffrey Sites says no tornado touchdowns have been confirmed and there were no credible reports of funnel clouds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/power-outages-reported-after-storm-pounds-ohio.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:03:01 EDT Southern California roasted Thursday in a record-breaking, end-of-spring heat wave that sent temperatures soaring past 100 degrees in many areas, posing hazards for anyone who ventured outside. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/75603-socal-heat.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/southern-california-blisters-in-record-heat-wave.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/southern-california-blisters-in-record-heat-wave.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:06:41 EDT Rising water from the Cedar River forced the evacuation of a downtown hospital Friday after residents of more than 3,000 homes fled for higher ground. A railroad bridge collapsed, and 400 city blocks were under water. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/71603-aptopix-severe-weather-iowa-tornado.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/cedar-rapids-struggles-to-endure-historic-flood.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/cedar-rapids-struggles-to-endure-historic-flood.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:26:39 EDT As a tornado bore down on their town, Debby Peterson and her husband knew they had to find shelter. Their own home didn't have a basement, so they ran to their neighbor's. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/70950-severe-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/kansas-tornadoes-kill-2-devastate-town-of-chapman.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/kansas-tornadoes-kill-2-devastate-town-of-chapman.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:49:49 EDT First came the shock, then the grief. As dozens of people injured in a tornado at an Iowa Boy Scout camp recovered, families and friends tried to make sense of the deaths of four teenage Scouts who had gone to the elite camp to learn how to be leaders. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/71028-severe-weather-boy-scouts.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/boy-scouts-praised-as-heroes-after-twister-kills-4.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/boy-scouts-praised-as-heroes-after-twister-kills-4.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:34:44 EDT The four boys killed when a tornado hit rural western Iowa on Wednesday were among the elite of the Boy Scouts of America, hand-picked by their scoutmasters to attend the high-adventure camp. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/70484-severe-weather-boy-scouts.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/4-victims-of-deadly-iowa-tornado-were-model-youth.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/4-victims-of-deadly-iowa-tornado-were-model-youth.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:02:09 EDT When the howling winds finally died down, the Boy Scouts--true to their motto, "Be Prepared"--sprang into action. Putting their first-aid training to use, they applied tourniquets and gauze to the injured. Some began digging victims from the rubble of a collapsed chimney. And others broke into an equipment shed, seized chainsaws and other tools, and started clearing fallen trees from a road. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/70655-severe-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/boys-scouts-praised-as-heroes-after-twister-kills-4.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/boys-scouts-praised-as-heroes-after-twister-kills-4.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:16:34 EDT Frightened Boy Scouts huddled in a shelter as a tornado tore through their western Iowa campground, killing four people and injuring 48 others who had little warning of the approaching twister. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/69811-aptopix-severe-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/4-dead-48-injured-as-tornado-hits-boy-scout-camp.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/4-dead-48-injured-as-tornado-hits-boy-scout-camp.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:15:06 EDT In a town devastated by a tornado that snapped utility poles and reduced houses and business to rubble, Brad Homman's reaction epitomized optimism: "We've still got half the town intact." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/69633-kansas-tornado.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/official-tornado-kills-1-in-central-kansas-town.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/official-tornado-kills-1-in-central-kansas-town.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:26:51 EDT Boy Scouts who came to each others' aid after a tornado that killed four of their comrades and injured 48 people were hailed as heroes Thursday for helping to administer first aid and search for victims buried in their flattened campsite. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/70298-aptopix-severe-weather.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/4-dead-40-injured-as-tornado-hits-boy-scout-camp.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/4-dead-40-injured-as-tornado-hits-boy-scout-camp.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:27:39 EDT