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Alejandra Ventura lifts her dog out of the water after the Brazos River topped its banks and flooded a mobile home park in Richmond, Texas, on Tuesday.

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Flooding In Texas Kills 6, With More Rain Forecast

3:13pm June 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Brazos River has already reached record levels and forced hundreds of people west of Houston to evacuate. Weather experts predict 4 to 5 more inches of rain around Houston through the weekend.

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Winter Weather Should Transition To Rain, Warmer Temperatures

4:03pm February 15, 2016

by Keri Brown

This latest winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to much of the Piedmont region. But forecasters say the rain should move out by late Tuesday morning.

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A worker photographs a tree that fell on power and fiberoptic lines and blocked a highway in Washington state on Tuesday.

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3 Killed By Storm-Felled Trees In Washington State

4:34pm November 18, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Utility companies say high winds knocked out power for more than 350,000 people. A number of school districts closed. Swollen rivers blocked roads.

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South Carolina Braces As Threat Of New Flooding Looms

6:05pm October 07, 2015

by Laura Wagner

As the waters in the overflowing river make their way toward the Atlantic Ocean, there are fears of new flooding along the coast.

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Rain Expected to Leave Area By Monday, But High Winds & Flooding Still A Concern

4:15pm October 04, 2015

by Keri Brown

Many residents and emergency officials in North Carolina are cleaning up after several inches of rain pounded the state over the past few days.

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Wet, Windy Weather Leads To Power Outages, Flood Threats

6:02pm October 03, 2015

Despite missing the effects of Hurricane Joaquin, rain Friday night and Saturday morning made for a soggy day and some damage around the region.

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Strong Winds, Power Outages Kick-Off Wet Weekend

12:50pm October 02, 2015

More than 5,000 people in Guilford and Forsyth counties woke up without power Friday morning after strong winds blew through the Triad Thursday night.

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Heavy Rains, Flooding Expected Across North Carolina As Hurricane Joaquin Approaches

1:43pm October 01, 2015

UPDATE 3:09 P.M. Hurricane Joaquin has been updated to a Category 4 storm.

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Purdue University students are testing new software that may track and warn about tornadoes, such as this one which struck Rochelle, Ill., in early April.

Social Media Can Help Track Tornadoes, But Was That Tweet Real?

7:49am April 20, 2015

by Stan Jastrzebski

Researchers at Purdue are using software to mine tweets for data that can help warn that a dangerous storm is approaching. But the data may not always be reliable and analyzing it can be tricky.

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Mark Kunze of San Bruno pushes his stalled vehicle out of a flooded intersection Thursday in South San Francisco.

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'Pineapple Express' Pounds West Coast, Causing Floods, Power Outages

1:09pm December 12, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The region is expected to get rain through Friday. Meteorologists say this is the biggest storm the region has experienced since 2009. Twitter users dubbed it #hellastorm.