Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » storm http://newstalk870.am Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Massive Tornado Destroys Area Near Oklahoma City; At Least 51 Killed [UPDATED] http://newstalk870.am/oklahoma-city-tornado-destruction/ http://newstalk870.am/oklahoma-city-tornado-destruction/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:01 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162469 An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.

UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the storm struck. Officials said Monday night that the search of the rubble remaining of the school had turned to a recovery mission.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/oklahoma-city-tornado-destruction/feed/ 0 CNN Falling Trees Create Domino Effect at Howard Amon Park in Richland http://newstalk870.am/falling-trees-create-domino-effect-at-howard-amon-park/ http://newstalk870.am/falling-trees-create-domino-effect-at-howard-amon-park/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:00:51 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://1027kord.com/?p=125799 Check out these felled trees in Howard Amon Park in Richland after the Dec. 17 wind storm. I counted five fallen trees plus at least one seriously damaged. I was surprised to see three trees fallen together like dominos.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/falling-trees-create-domino-effect-at-howard-amon-park/feed/ 0 Wind Storm Downed 10 Trees at Richland's John Dam Plaza http://newstalk870.am/wind-storm-downed-10-trees-at-richlands-john-dam-plaza/ http://newstalk870.am/wind-storm-downed-10-trees-at-richlands-john-dam-plaza/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:23:24 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://1027kord.com/?p=125723 The loss of 10 trees, large and small, to this historic heart of the city is catastrophic. And 10 is only the number of felled trees - that doesn't include trees that may be damaged beyond repair. Several of the downed trees are decades old.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wind-storm-downed-10-trees-at-richlands-john-dam-plaza/feed/ 0 Andrew Kirk Richland Power Outage Causes Car Wreck on Jadwin http://newstalk870.am/richland-power-outage-causes-car-wreck-on-jadwin/ http://newstalk870.am/richland-power-outage-causes-car-wreck-on-jadwin/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:49:46 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://1027kord.com/?p=125669 Just before 8 a.m. this morning a truck and a BMW collided at the intersection of Jadwin and Torbett in Richland near the McDonald's. The traffic lights were out because of the power shortage that occurred just before 5 a

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/richland-power-outage-causes-car-wreck-on-jadwin/feed/ 0 Andrew Kirk 60 MPH Winds Wreak Havoc Across Mid-Columbia http://newstalk870.am/60-mph-winds-wreak-havoc-across-mid-columbia/ http://newstalk870.am/60-mph-winds-wreak-havoc-across-mid-columbia/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:43:37 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=112490 Power lines were downed and even Pasco schools delayed because of last night's storm.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/60-mph-winds-wreak-havoc-across-mid-columbia/feed/ 0 (Townsquare media image) FEMA Office Closes… Due to Bad Weather! http://newstalk870.am/federal-emergency-management-agency-office-closes-due-to-bad-weather/ http://newstalk870.am/federal-emergency-management-agency-office-closes-due-to-bad-weather/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:28:31 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105895 They're joking, right? No, not really.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/federal-emergency-management-agency-office-closes-due-to-bad-weather/feed/ 0 (getty images) New York Investigating Price Gouging in Wake of Hurricane – $7 Bread, $10 Matches? http://newstalk870.am/new-york-investigating-price-gouging-in-wake-of-sandy-7-bread-10-matches/ http://newstalk870.am/new-york-investigating-price-gouging-in-wake-of-sandy-7-bread-10-matches/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:15 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=105123 Perhaps the most inhumane crime is to take advantage of others in times of crisis.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/new-york-investigating-price-gouging-in-wake-of-sandy-7-bread-10-matches/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Watching A Hurricane – How To Spend Your Honeymoon! [VIDEO] http://newstalk870.am/watching-a-hurricane-how-to-spend-your-honeymoon-video/ http://newstalk870.am/watching-a-hurricane-how-to-spend-your-honeymoon-video/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:05:42 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=100568 One of our Townsquare media personalities had the 'fun' of watching (and being in) a hurricane on his honeymoon!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/watching-a-hurricane-how-to-spend-your-honeymoon-video/feed/ 0 Two-Inch-Wide Hailstones Fall on Heppner, OR [VIDEO] http://newstalk870.am/2-inch-wide-hailstones-fall-in-heppner-or-video/ http://newstalk870.am/2-inch-wide-hailstones-fall-in-heppner-or-video/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:00:06 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=80527 You probably heard about the severe weather that roared through Eastern Oregon Tuesday.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/2-inch-wide-hailstones-fall-in-heppner-or-video/feed/ 0 Jack Atley/ALLSPORT Mom Dies Shielding Toddler During Florida Storm http://newstalk870.am/florida-mom-dies-shielding-toddler-from-tornado/ http://newstalk870.am/florida-mom-dies-shielding-toddler-from-tornado/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:12:10 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=73824 In the ultimate act of selfless courage a Florida mother lost her life shielding her three-year-old daughter when their home was torn apart by a tornado Sunday. She saved the child's life.

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