Tornado cleanup continues in SW Washington
Tornado cleanup continues in SW Washington
Residents in southwest Washington continue the cleanup after a rare tornado touched down in Vancouver Thursday afternoon, downing power lines, destroying homes and businesses, uprooting trees and terrifying residents who crossed its path.

Last time a tornado hit Washington was in 1972. picked by muppet 9 months ago
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 Tornado Touches Down in Riverside, CA
Tornado Touches Down in Riverside, CA
I am in the middle of all this wild weather today! Dark and stormy. Thunder and lightening. Hail! Check out the tornado that touched down here today. picked by eLJay 5 months ago
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 Tornado oddities: Toilet paper unwinds and rewinds
Tornado oddities: Toilet paper unwinds and rewinds
As residents in Hugo begin to move on from last week's tornado, some say they noticed a few bizarre things amid all the damage. Jason Akins said the twister unwound a roll of toilet paper in his bathroom — draped it across the countertop, then rewound it in the sink. The toilet paper didn't even rip. picked by lpoindexter 4 months ago
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 Uh, anybody got a key?
Uh, anybody got a key?
Alma, Arkansas residents, seeking shelter from a tornado, arrive at the new community tornado shelter only to find the doors locked. Oops!! picked by tigertony 5 months ago
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  Genetically modified plants vacuum up toxins
Genetically modified plants vacuum up toxins
Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup. Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically altered poplar trees to pull toxins out of contaminated ground water, offering a cost-effective way of cleaning up environmental pollutants. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago
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 Colorado Tornado May 22nd 2008
Colorado Tornado May 22nd 2008
A tornado hit Colorado, 35 mile long path and over a mile wide. Some pictures for you all. picked by singletrack 5 months ago
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 Cat down to 7 lives after surviving tornado, fire
Cat down to 7 lives after surviving tornado, fire
Donna and Danny Pistole's black-and-white cat survived a February tornado that destroyed the family's mobile home, coming out of nearby woods skittish but no worse for wear. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago
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 Close-Up View of Tornados
Close-Up View of Tornados
With the speed of 72 to 300 mph tornado is considered as the most violent wind! Therefore, it is very difficult if not impossible to have a very close-up view of a tornado. Here are some of the “almost” close-up view of the tornadoes. picked by gahsoon 1 year ago
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 Awesome Photograph Of The Tornado In Downtown Alanta
Awesome Photograph Of The Tornado In Downtown Alanta
Professional photographer taking storm pics caught the tornado without realizing it.

Note: Themepic is not the photo picked by tigertony 7 months ago
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 Tornado hits Brooklyn
Tornado hits Brooklyn
Yes, Brooklyn. Meteorologists classified it as an EF-2 Tornado, with estimated wind speeds of 111 to 135 mph. picked by hisidea 1 year ago
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 Suspicious package alert disrupts Washington subway
Suspicious package alert disrupts Washington subway
Police on Wednesday gave the all-clear after a suspicious package was found on a subway train near the center of Washington, closing three stations and disrupting traffic along a major route through the city. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago
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 Taming Tornadoes Might Generate Power
Taming Tornadoes Might Generate Power
A full scale vortex engine would produce a funnel cloud that would stretch several kilometers into the atmosphere. The artificial tornado would be powered at the base by waste heat (ideally from a power-generating facility). picked by deepchill 1 year ago
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 Thieves Break Into 6 Cars During Funeral
Thieves Break Into 6 Cars During Funeral
Yes, that's right. Thieves in Vancouver, Washington took advantage of a funeral to break into 6 mourners' cars. They targeted those with out of state license plates figuring they would have more valuables in their cars.
Where is a good old fashioned lightning bolt when you need one? picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago
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 Three drown in record Midwest flooding
Three drown in record Midwest flooding
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A possible tornado toppled trees in Nebraska and record flooding chased people from their Indiana homes early Sunday as the Midwest braced for still more violent weather. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago
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 Missing man may have died while digging for buried treasure
Missing man may have died while digging for buried treasure
Investigators think a Vancouver man may have been accidentally buried and killed while he was digging for treasure in Clark County. picked by muppet 7 months ago
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 GeoGreeting: the worldly way to say "Happy Valentine's Day!"
GeoGreeting: the worldly way to say "Happy Valentine's Day!"
Link takes you to the example, then you can make your own! (The "T", however, said to be in Portland, Oregon, is indeed in Vancouver, Wa., to the north of our fair city.)
Stupid, stupid Google. picked by teresag 8 months ago
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 Time Capsule Found After Tornado Opened
Time Capsule Found After Tornado Opened
GREENSBURG, Kan. - A time capsule found in the wreckage of tornado-ravaged Greensburg High School documented the town's past through 70-year-old newspapers and membership lists from a church, a band and the American Legion post. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago
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 Tornado Up Close
Tornado Up Close [video]
Very Close Tornado, only 150y away! This Was a close call and they were lucky. Shows debris wall spinning up very close! Neat video! A MUST SEE! picked by Neiako 2 years ago
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 Washington frog named official amphibian
Washington frog named official amphibian
Thanks to a group of third-graders, Washington state now has an official amphibian -- the Pacific chorus frog. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 Washington state to ban booing
Washington state to ban booing
Some high school sporting officials in Washington state are considering tough new rules — including a ban on booing. Yea that'll teach kids how to lose. picked by sholom22 2 years ago
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 Washington
Washington [video]
Humorous student short about George Washington's extracurricular activities. picked by 86Apex 1 year ago
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