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The Campbell family lives in Joplin, Mo and says they're 'blessed' to be alive after Sunday's tornado destroyed their home. As the children describe the devastation, the parents worry about the psychological impact of such a traumatic event.
HEADLINE: Kids Struggle with Tornado's Impact
CAPTION: The Campbell family lives in Joplin, Mo and says they're 'blessed' to be alive after Sunday's tornado destroyed their home. As the children describe the devastation, the parents...
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USA: ALABAMA: VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE VISITS TORNADO VICTIMS
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U-S Vice President Al Gore visited the tornado-ravaged state of Alabama on Friday.
Gore met tornado victims, many of whom are now homeless, as a massive clean-up operation gets underway to provide emergency food and shelter...
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Volunteers turned out again in big numbers in Joplin, Missouri on Monday, helping to clear debris and aid the city's tornado victims. State officials haven't settled on an exact death toll, but say it's around 140 people. 29 people are unaccounted for.
HEADLINE: First Person: Memorial Day in Joplin, Missouri
CAPTION: Volunteers turned out again in big numbers in Joplin, Missouri on Monday, helping to clear debris and aid the city's tornado victims. State officials haven't settled on...
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Communities devastated by severe storms, homes destroyed
Caruthersville, Missouri
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1. Wide of destroyed home, pan to trees piled up in street and more destroyed homes
2. Woman taking belongings out of destroyed home
3. Pull out from destroyed home to debris-strewn...
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Residents in Lady Lake, Florida are hoping to pick up the pieces and move on after the devastating tornados that hit the area last week.
HEADLINE: Victims begin tornado clean up
CAPTION: Residents in Lady Lake, Florida are hoping to pick up the pieces and move on after the devastating tornados that hit the area last week. (feb. 3)
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured Alabama and Mississippi neighborhoods hard-hit by Wednesday's tornado disaster. She pledged continued federal government support for the states affected by the deadly weather.
HEADLINE (48 characters): Napolitano tours devastated Alabama neighborhoods
CAPTION: (255 characters): Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured Alabama and Mississippi neighborhoods hard-hit by Wednesday's tornado disaster. ...
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Emergency crews searched for survivors Monday in the debris left by a powerful tornado that killed at least 14 people in Arkansas and carved an 80-mile path of destruction through suburban Little Rock. (April 28)
Emergency officials searched for survivors Monday in the debris left by a powerful tornado that killed at least 14 people in Arkansas and carved an 80-mile path of destruction through suburban Little Rock.
The tornado that slammed into...
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Residents just outside St. Louis spent Monday combing through debris and trying to salvage personal belongings following a devastating tornado that also hit the city's airport, causing millions of dollars worth of damage to the facility
HEADLINE (48 characters): Residents sift through debris after Mo. tornado
CAPTION: (255 characters): Residents just outside St. Louis spent Monday combing through debris and trying to salvage personal belongings following a devastating...
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Huge piles of debris and skeletons of destroyed homes and businesses dot the landscape of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, more than a month after a devastating tornado swept through six square miles of the city.
HEADLINE: Debris major challenge for tornado-stricken city
CAPTION: Huge piles of debris and skeletons of destroyed homes and businesses dot the landscape of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, more than a month after a devastating tornado swept...
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Governor in aerial inspection of storm disaster area
1. Aerials of devastation
2. Governor watching devastation from helicopter
3. Aerials of devastation
4. Various of governor on the ground amidst devastation
5. Various of devastation
6. Governor walking toward survivor and asking if...
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The first batch of FEMA housing units is being installed in tornado ravaged Alabama,the first stroke in what will be a patchwork canvas of temporary housing.
HEADLINE: No single answer to housing for tornado victims.
CAPTION: The first batch of FEMA housing units is being installed in tornado ravaged Alabama,
the first stroke in what will be a patchwork canvas of temporary...
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The Grammy Award-winning country music trio Lady Antebellum performed a "mini-prom" for students Henryville, Indiana. The town was devastated by a tornado in early March.
HEADLINE Lady Antebellum plays prom in tornado-hit town
CAPTION: The Grammy Award-winning country music trio Lady Antebellum performed a "mini-prom" for students Henryville, Indiana. The town was devastated by a tornado in early March....
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Residents in Tennessee are sifting through what's left after severe weather ripped apart homes and left numerous people dead. Many victims have harrowing stories of how they survived the storm
HEADLINE: Stories of survival from tornado damage
CAPTION: Residents in Tennessee are sifting through what's left after severe weather ripped apart homes and left numerous people dead. Many victims have harrowing stories of how they...
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Maggie Lee and her family survived Wednesday's tornado in Tuscaloosa, Alabama by diving in a bathtub moments before the twister destroyed their home. Everyone survived, but her granddaughter is in the hospital recovering from a head injury.
HEADLINE (48 characters): Tornado victim: "We dove in the tub"
CAPTION: (255 characters): Maggie Lee and her family survived Wednesday's tornado in Tuscaloosa, Alabama by diving in a bathtub moments before the twister destroyed their...
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USA: ALABAMA: TORNADO DEATH TOLL REACHES 33
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The death toll continues to climb from a series of tornadoes that tore through the U-S South on Wednesday.
In Alabama, authorities now say 33 people were killed and more than 160 hurt.
Vice-President Al Gore toured the state...
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Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses in a search for victims of a huge tornado in Joplin, Missouri.
HEADLINE: Rescuers search for survivors of Joplin tornado
CAPTION: Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses in a search for victims of a huge tornado in Joplin, Missouri. (May 23)
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In the tornado-shattered South, survivors are getting what they need _ sometimes more than they ever expected. And it is coming from everywhere.
HEADLINE: Massive relief effort under way in Ala.
CAPTION: In the tornado-shattered South, survivors are getting what they need _ sometimes more than they ever expected. And it is coming from everywhere. (May 2)
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Texas Governor Rick Perry tours a neighborhood in Lancaster, Texas, hit earlier this week by a tornado. The governor credits the fact there were no deaths or even serious injuries with the work of first responders.
HEADLINE: Texas Gov.: Tornadoes 'Could have been worse'
CAPTION: Texas Governor Rick Perry tours a neighborhood in Lancaster, Texas, hit earlier this week by a tornado. The governor credits the fact there were no deaths or even serious...
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Authorities began a house-to-house search Friday to check on residents after a tornado made a 'direct hit' on this mountain community, killing at least three people, injuring at least 30 others and flattening homes and businesses.
Tornado wallops Ark. town; 3 killed, dozens hurt
Authorities began a house-to-house search Friday to check on residents after a tornado made a 'direct hit' on this mountain community, killing at least three people, injuring at...
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Powerful storm pushes Northeast, brings snow and rain
Concord, New Hampshire
1. Wide of plough truck in downtown area
2. Wide of cars passing on snowy street in front of the Legislative Office Building
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dale Lamprey, New Hampshire state worker:
"I got here quarter...
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Residents in Mayflower, Arkansas are going through their debris laden neighborhoods trying to figure out what to do next after the deadly tornado tore through their town Sunday. (April 28)
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Emergency officials searched for survivors Monday in the debris left by a powerful tornado that killed at least 14 people in Arkansas and carved an 80-mile path of destruction through...
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The center of Tropical Storm Lee made landfall Sunday on the Louisiana coast, bringing up to a foot of rain, spinoff tornadoes and fears of inland flash flooding to the Deep South and beyond.
HEADLINE: Lee lashes Gulf coast, flood threat expands inland
CAPTION: The center of Tropical Storm Lee made landfall Sunday on the Louisiana coast, bringing up to a foot of rain, spinoff tornadoes and fears of inland flash flooding to...
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Two people in rural northwest Georgia are dead and dozens injured after a series of severe storms moved through the state this weekend, producing the first-ever tornado to hit downtown Atlanta
HEADLINE: On heels of tornado, storms kill 2 in Ga.
CAPTION: Two people in rural northwest Georgia are dead and dozens injured after a series of severe storms moved through the state this weekend, producing the first-ever tornado to hit...
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Severe storms and possible tornadoes pounded the South on Monday, injuring more than 100 people and killing at least two in Alabama, including a man who lived in an area devastated by a deadly twister outbreak in the spring.
HEADLINE: 2 dead, 100 hurt in Ala. as storms pound South
CAPTION: Severe storms and possible tornadoes pounded the South on Monday, injuring more than 100 people and killing at least two in Alabama, including a man who lived in an area...