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  • Hawaii braces for rain from Tropical Storm Flossie
  • NWS officials say a tropical storm threatening Hawaii with wind and rain will weaken into a tropical depression within 24 hours.
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  • Hawaii braces for rain from Tropical Storm Flossie
  • Authorities in Hawaii have opened emergency shelters to prepare for Tropical Storm Flossie.
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  • Boat in Hawaii
  • Authorities in Hawaii have opened emergency shelters to prepare for Tropical Storm Flossie.
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  • Hawaii braces for rain from Tropical Storm Flossie
  • Flossie's Hawaiian adventure: Short, scattered and more powerful than many believed it would be at first.
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  • A county coroner says four adults and one child were killed in a helicopter crash in a rugged area of northeastern Pennsylvania.
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  • Officials say Tropical Storm Flossie is weakening as it moves toward Hawaii, but it's still expected to bring heavy rain and winds.
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  • The storm system Erick has strengthened to a hurricane off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
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  • Crowd waits for the 4th of July parade in Danville.
  • Despite the hot weather and looming fire danger, Bay Area residents are making the most out of this Fourth of July holiday.
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  • Statue of Liberty
  • The Statue of Liberty finally reopened on the Fourth of July, months after Superstorm Sandy swamped its little island.
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  • Crowd waits for the 4th of July parade in Danville.
  • The unusual weather may have dampened some Fourth of July festivities, but it definitely did not dampen the patriotic spirit.
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  • map of lightning strikes off coast of California
  • Wednesday night there were hundreds of lightning strikes and thunder that occurred off the coast of Sonoma County.
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  • Big-rig accident
  • Calls for help to the CHP in the Bay Area have increased by 40 percent during this storm.
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  • Big-rig accident
  • Calls for help to the CHP in the Bay Area have increased by 40 percent during this storm.
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  • Rain dampens summer plans across Bay Area
  • Monday's rare June gloom across the Bay Area turned some traditional summer delights sour and even contributed to a fire.
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  • SFO Airport board
  • A summer storm is creeping through the Bay Area, which could make it another tough travel day for travelers.
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  • Hurricane Sandy causing major flight delays at SFO
  • Cool and cloudy weather caused major flight delays and dozens of cancellations at San Francisco International Airport Sunday.
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  • Hurricane Sandy causing major flight delays at SFO
  • Cool and cloudy weather caused major flight delays and dozens of cancellations at San Francisco International Airport Sunday.
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  • A series of powerful storms has killed at least four people and knocked out power on the East Coast.
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  • There has been some unusual weather around the Bay Area and fire crews are on high alert for fires sparked by lightning.
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  • Oklahoma tornado funnel cloud
  • Three veteran storm chasers were among the 10 people killed when a violent tornado barreled into the Oklahoma City metro area.
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  • Damage from Oaklahoma tornadoes
  • Nine people were killed when a massive front of tornadoes, hail, and thunderstorms swept over Oklahoma on Friday.
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  • Tornado in Oklahoma City area
  • Oklahoma's medical examiner's office says a tornado outbreak in the Oklahoma City suburbs killed five people.
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  • Tornado funnel cloud
  • The Storm Prediction Center says a severe weather outbreak is possible in the Southern Plains as more storms take aim at the area.
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  • Tornado damage in Flint, Michigan.
  • People across the Midwest are waking up to a big mess this morning after several tornadoes touched down overnight.
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  • President Barack Obama says the Jersey Shore is back and open for business.
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  • Mourners leave a funeral service for Antonia Calendaria, 9, a student at Towers Plaza Elementary school who was killed by Mondays tornado Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Friends and family are attending funeral services for a 9-year-old girl killed by Monday's tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb.
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  • Man holds flag in rubble of tornado in Oklahoma
  • A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb.
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  • Chad Allcox, left, helps his friend Kevin McElvany, right, the home owner, clear debris away from his destroyed home from Mondays tornado Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Moore, Oklahoma
  • Hundreds of volunteers stepped in to help victims affected by the massive tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma on Monday.
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  • A man carries a child in Oklahoma after a tornado struck and created widespread damage
  • Authorities have now accounted for the last six people who were believed to still be missing after the massive tornado in Oklahoma.
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  • A woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013.
  • President Obama plans to visit Oklahoma Sunday to see the damage from the monstrous tornado that killed dozens of people.
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  • Damage in Oklahoma
  • The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a preliminary damage estimate could top $2 billion for the tornado.
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  • A woman carries a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013
  • A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble.
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  • A Fremont fire captain is among six people from California 
search-and-rescue teams headed to Oklahoma.
  • A Fremont fire captain is among six people from California search-and-rescue teams headed to Oklahoma.
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  • The perception is that were seeing more severe weather than ever and some people blame it on climate change.
  • The perception is that we're seeing more severe weather than ever and some people blame it on climate change.
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  • Residents of the neighborhoods devastated by Mondays tornado are beginning to pick up the pieces.
  • Residents of the neighborhoods devastated by Monday's tornado are beginning to pick up the pieces.
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  • A Fremont fire captain is among six people from California  search-and-rescue teams headed to Oklahoma.
  • A Fremont fire captain is among six people from California search-and-rescue teams headed to Oklahoma.
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  • At sunrise Tuesday May 21, 2013, an American flag blows in the wind atop the rubble of a destroyed home in Moore, Okla.
  • The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Oklahoma was a top-of-the-scale EF-5.
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  • Oklahoma tornado survivors counting blessings
  • Amid the devastation in Oklahoma are emotional moments from survivors and rescue crews hard at work, not giving up hope.
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  • Oklahoma tornado
  • Rescuers are looking for survivors in Oklahoma where a deadly tornado dealt a direct blow to at least two elementary schools.
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  • Rescue workers dig through the rubble of a collapsed wall at the Plaza Tower Elementary School to free trapped students in Moore, Okla., following a tornado Monday, May 20, 2013.
  • The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in Oklahoma to 24 people.
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  • Heavy snow causes building roof to collapse in Minnesota
  • Heavy snowfall caused the roof on a former Jeep dealership in southeastern Minnesota to cave in.
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  • Fallen trees in Orinda.
  • Homeowners are cleaning up just 24 hours since a 60-foot-tall oak tree came crashing down over in Orinda.
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  • High winds knock over trees in San Francisco.
  • A mix of high winds and snow have delayed fights and caused havoc across the country on Tuesday.
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  • Oakland As fans tailgate in the rain
  • The soggy weather caused some extra work for grounds crews in Oakland, but it didn't dampen the spirits of A's and Giants fans.
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  • Woman walking in the rain with an umbrella
  • The heavy rain Thursday morning made for a treacherous commute, and kept the CHP busy with spin outs and crashes.
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  • Woman walking in the rain with an umbrella
  • The heavy rain Thursday morning made for a treacherous commute, and kept the CHP busy with spin outs and crashes.
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  • Oakland As fans tailgate in the rain
  • The soggy weather caused some extra work for grounds crews in Oakland, but it didn't dampen the spirits of A's and Giants fans.
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  • People walking around with umbrellas in the rain
  • A soggy commute greeted Monday morning drivers on I-280, where the San Francisco skyline was barely visible through the clouds.
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  • Many Bay Area families are planning for egg hunts, festive gatherings, and other activities for Easter Sunday.
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