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It could happen here: Remembering deadly Windsor tornadoes
The deadly tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday is a grim reminder that the Windsor-Essex region isn’t immune to extremely violent weather, say weather experts and emergency response...
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Jersey shore is open for business following Superstorm Sandy (With Video)
Wayne Parry, The Associated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – New Jersey proclaimed that its famous shore is back following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, using its popular governor and the cast of...
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Frost damage to Essex County tomatoes could cost millions (with video)
Frost damage to Ontario’s processing tomato crop on the weekend could reach millions of dollars if replanting and a perfect growing season can’t make up for the unexpected freeze early Saturday...
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Southern Plains, Ozarks clean up as storms that killed 12 in floods (with video)
By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press EL RENO, Okla. – A violent weather system that claimed 12 lives in Oklahoma and Arkansas amid tornadoes and flash floods gave way to clearing skies as the storms...
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Heat waves, thunderstorms and possible tornadoes: A typical Windsor summer
Weather forecasters are predicting a pretty typical summer for the Windsor region, so look out for heat waves, violent thunderstorms and maybe even a tornado or two. “Typical and average doesn’t...
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Flooding closes westbound 401, Laurier Parkway
Update: Heavy rain overnight has closed two major commuter roads in Essex County this morning. Flooding has shut down the westbound lanes of Highway 401 between Provincial Road and Howard Avenue where...
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Updated: Deluge swamps parts of Windsor-Essex (With Video)
Police, firefighters and paramedics are going door-to-door in Lucier Estates to make sure everyone is OK after flooding left many people trapped in their homes. Essex County OPP said about 200 people...
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Photos: Flooding Hits Windsor-Essex
Motorists take in easy along Laurier Drive near the Vollmer Centre in LaSalle Thursday June 13, 2013. (NICK BRANCACCIO/The Windsor Star) LaSalle Public Works department monitor flooding along Laurier...
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Overnight downpour triggers city flooding, closures
City crews are helping mop up after last night’s downpour, and most Windsor sports fields are closed. City engineer Mario Sonego said public works crews were patrolling at 4 a.m. Thursday following...
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Calgary Zoo staff risked lives to stop hippo from escaping during flood
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press CALGARY – Staff risked their lives to stop a hippo from escaping and to usher ailing giraffes to dry ground during the recent flood, a Calgary Zoo spokesman said...
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Weekend heat wave to bake western US as temps in southwestern cities approach...
Brian Skoloff, The Associated Press PHOENIX – Tigers at the Phoenix Zoo are getting frozen fish snacks. Temporary cooling stations are popping up to welcome the homeless and elderly. And airlines are...
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Storm slams Windsor and Essex County
Heavy rains started pouring from thick, grey clouds that blotted out the view of Detroit’s skyline from Windsor shortly before 1 p.m. Friday The downpour sent pedestrians scurrying for cover in the...
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Five beaches closed due to high bacteria levels in water, rainy weather to blame
A record number of Windsor-Essex beaches are closed this week after the local health unit detected high levels of E. coli in the water. Five beaches in the region all clocked in at more than 1,000 E....
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Torrential downpours aren’t over – yet
Brace yourself. The red patches on the weather radar aren’t going away yet. As Leamington residents were mopping up from flooding Friday, meteorologists were warning more downpours are on the way...
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Children, cars and hot temperatures a deadly mix
Kristin Annable/Postmedia News While questions surround the death of a three-year-old Edmonton girl Tuesday, about 30 per cent of incidents in the United States where children die from heat stroke in...
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Death of Ontario toddler left in car was ‘senseless,’ funeral hears (With Video)
Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press MILTON, Ont. – Many shed tears, others held one another, while some just looked shell-shocked as they gathered Wednesday to mourn an Ontario toddler who died last week...
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Grandmother charged in death of Ontario toddler left alone in hot car
MILTON, Ont. – The grandmother of a Milton, Ont., toddler who died last week after being left alone in a sweltering car is facing criminal charges. Leslie McDonald, 51, was charged Friday with criminal...
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Mike Graston’s Colour Cartoon For Wednesday, July 10, 2013
For a full gallery of Graston’s colour cartoons, click here.
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Severe thunderstorm watch continues for Windsor-Essex
Brace yourselves: Mother Nature may not be done soaking us. Environment Canada‘s weather office has issued a thunderstorm watch for all of southern Ontario, including Windsor-Essex. “Meteorologists are...
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Prepare for heat next week, warns health unit
It’s gonna get hot, hot, hot. Anticipating a wave of steamy conditions across the region next week, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has issued a Level 2 heat alert for July 14 to 17 — Sunday to...
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