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One injured following train, snow plow accident in Hendricks Co.
One man was injured after an accident involving a train and a snow plow in Hendricks County Wednesday morning.
Police said a snow plow was traveling northbound on County Road 151, west of Lizton, Ind.
The train conductor said the snow plow driver...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents
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September 2002 Severe Weather Outbreak
SEPTEMBER 20, 2002 It was 9 years ago but I remember it very well. Funny but certain weather dates are embedded in my mind....The Race Day Tornado - The huge Christmas Eve snow of 2002...and so on. This was a Friday afternoon - not very warm -...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Snow Storms
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Government officials collecting severe weather damage assessments in Indiana
Fox59Local, state and federal officials are conducting severe weather damage assessments in parts of Indiana damaged by severe storms earlier this month. Representatives from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), the Federal Emergency...Tags: Indiana, FEMA, Emergency Planning, Regional Authority, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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New models to aid hurricane-evacuation planning
Press ReleaseResearchers are developing detailed models to predict how populations behave during hurricane evacuations to better plan for the disasters. The models will be used by public policymakers to improve how evacuations are carried out, said Satish Ukkusuri,...Tags: Hurricanes, Engineering, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Turkish earthquake devastation compounded by lax code enforcement
Purdue University News ServiceThe Turkish civil engineer who has been working for many years to save Istanbul from an expected killer quake says the current devastation in Ercis is largely a product of the inability to enforce existing codes to ensure safe structures. "Turkey has...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Natural Disasters
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Hurricane Activity to Storms at Home
Two big stories in the weather world today... the possible storms late tonight in Central Indiana AND tropical activity in the Gulf of Mexico. First, let's break down what's happening here at home.
A slow moving cold front is approaching northern...Tags: Hurricanes, Weather Reports, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Natural Disasters
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Purdue quake expert returns to Turkish homeland to assess damage
Press ReleaseA Turkish earthquake expert is headed to the epicenter of the Turkey earthquake to document and decipher why so many buildings failed in and near Ercis. Purdue University civil engineer Ayhan Irfanoglu for years has studied the vulnerability of Turkish...Tags: Engineering, Istanbul (Turkey), Technology, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Natural Disasters
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Large asteroid to pass by Earth Nov. 8, but what if it didn't?
An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier will fly near Earth on Nov. 8. While there is no danger of it hitting the planet, a Purdue asteroid impact expert says a similar-sized object hitting Earth would result in a 4,000-megaton blast, magnitude 7.0...Tags: Tsunamis, NASA, Natural Disasters, Space Programs, Emergency Incidents
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1 PM UPDATE: TORNADO WATCH ISSUED
The Storm Prediction Center issued a Tornado Watch for all of Central Indiana until 9 PM tonight. Storms are just now starting to pop up in Illinois and those will move quickly into our area this afternoon. At the current time, CAPE values have increase...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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November tornado facts
In the month of November we are typically thinking of cool, fall-like days and where we are going for Thanksgiving. Severe weather is something that typically doesn't comes to mind. But as we learned on Monday, November 15th, severe weather can happen...Tags: Tornadoes, Weather Reports, Natural Disasters, Weather
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Paoli hit by EF-1 tornado, sustains heavy damage Monday
An EF-1 tornado struck Paoli, Ind. Monday evening, causing heavy damage throughout the city.
Reports started coming in at 7:36 p.m. of trees and power lines down. Law enforcement reported several buildings had structural damage and there was...Tags: Tornadoes, Duke Energy Corporation, Metal and Mineral, Natural Disasters, Building Material
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Tornado causes heavy damage in downtown Paoli
Preliminary findings from the National Weather Service indicate an EF-1 tornado cut a path two miles long and 110 yards wide through the heart of Paoli in southwest Indiana Monday night.
The EF-1 tornado caused winds to reach an estimated 95 mph. Light...Tags: Tornadoes, Duke Energy Corporation, Metal and Mineral, Natural Disasters, Medical Research
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