Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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100 homes damaged as tornado jolts Revere
Destruction and disbelief in Revere

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"One dead as thunderstorm hit beach without warning" Associated Press   July 29, 2014

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles’s popular Venice Beach teemed with people enjoying a weekend outing on the boardwalk and sand when lifeguards and other witnesses say a rare summer thunderstorm hit without warning, producing lightning that injured several people and killed a 21-year-old man....

In other severe weather across the country, officials said at least 10 homes were destroyed in eastern Tennessee on Sunday during a storm that brought strong winds, lightning, and thunder. Officials had not determined whether a tornado struck.

In Kentucky, officials said some areas got softball-sized hail Sunday. Massive hail also was reported in Michigan, where winds toppled trees and ripped the roofs off buildings. And in Ohio, some roads had been blocked by flash flooding. In Pennsylvania, nighttime storms knocked out power to thousands.

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"Tornado hits Va. campground, killing 2"  Associated Press   July 25, 2014

CAPE CHARLES, Va. — A New Jersey couple were killed Thursday when a tornado caused a tree to fall on their tent at a popular campground, State Police said....

The sky turned black and cellphones pinged with emergency messages just before the storm struck.

About 1,300 people were at the campground, readying for a summer day of swimming pools, minigolf, pier fishing, and other activities at the 300-acre resort in rural Northampton County.

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"Hundreds evacuated, 3 dead in East Europe floods" Associated Press   July 30, 2014

BUCHAREST — Three people died and several hundreds were forced to evacuate as surging flood waters submerged villages in Eastern Europe on Tuesday.

In Bulgaria, authorities said a 61-year-old woman died in the floods and another person was reported missing after torrential rains hit the region of Gabrovo in the central parts of the country.

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Two people, including a 72-year-old man, also drowned in Romania as floods raged in different regions, said Interior Minister Gabriel Oprea. A passenger train derailed in the same area after a small bridge caved in due to flooding, but there were no immediate reports of injuries, the national railway said.

Seventy Bulgarian villages and parts of the city of Gabrovo were left without electricity and water supply was disrupted as the flooding destroyed some of the water and sewerage infrastructure. The rains also induced landslides and destroyed bridges, and many roads in the region were blocked by mud and debris.

Romania has had its wettest summer in years. 

Meaning temperatures by necessity must be below normal.

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