Fierce storm hits California, millions lack power
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A fierce storm swept through central and northern California on Friday, cutting power to more than 1 million homes and businesses, closing major roads and canceling flights at several airports.
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Scorching heat pushed California's electricity supply to the brink Monday and threatened another round of blackouts as utility crews across the state struggled to restore power to tens of thousands of people left in the dark over the weekend.
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Heavy rains in northern California knocked out power to at least 144,000 customers on Tuesday and forced the evacuation of 200 residents, many in areas where wildfires burned as recently as a week ago.
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A state of emergency is declared in parts of California, as wildfires prompt the state's largest-ever evacuation.
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A powerful typhoon in southern Japan caused landslides and floods, left tens of thousands without power, and injured at least 23 people Monday. In the western part of the country, strong aftershocks rattled a region hours after two earthquakes injured 43.
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The storm that&#39;s been dumping rain on California since Monday spawned a tornado in the Los Angeles area on Wednesday. By Stefano Paltera, AP.
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Hurricane Frances weakened but still pounded Florida with high wind and heavy rain today after it smashed across the state&#39;s east coast, knocking out power to 4 million people, shredding roofs and uprooting trees.
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A powerful winter storm slammed  California for the second day on Sunday, causing floods and at  least two deaths around Los Angeles, which was the hardest hit,  officials said.
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Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for more than 450,000 Floridians and forcing millions to endure another day of waiting and worrying.
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Storms battered the western United  States on Saturday with strong winds, heavy rains and a blanket  of snow that caused widespread power outages, a levee break in  Nevada and two deaths in California.
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A slow-moving, powerful storm battered the West for a third straight day Wednesday, forcing people out of low-lying sections of a scenic Arizona town, blacking out thousands of homes in Southern California and flooding the streets of Las Vegas.
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CARMEL, Calif. -- A powerful Pacific storm pounded California with drenching rains again Tuesday, flooding freeways and desert roads and triggering a rockslide on Highway 1 in southern Monterey County.
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Fierce wildfires raged across Southern California on Tuesday, threatening more than 60,000 homes as night fell and forcing half a million people to flee in the state's largest evacuation.
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A fierce storm howled into Northern California, bringing blizzard conditions for some and a treacherous mix of hurricane-force winds, torrential rains for millions more.
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The most powerful typhoon to barrel into Japan's Pacific coastline in a decade made landfall Saturday, unleashing gusts and torrential rains that grounded planes, flooded homes and triggered landslides. One person was dead and another missing.
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More than 60,000 Irish homes were without power today after a night of heavy storms with winds reaching speeds of up to 80 mph.
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Highways were hazardous for holiday travelers Sunday and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind.