Disasters

September 23, 2018 8:00 PM

Train derails in NW Iowa, dumping sand, railcars into river

No injuries have been reported after a train derailed in northwest Iowa and 20 cars carrying soybean oil and sand fell into the rain-swollen Floyd River.

by Associated Press

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September 23, 2018 5:37 PM

Tornado count now 10 from last week's storms in southern Minnesota

As of Saturday night crews had confirmed 10 tornadoes touched down last Thursday, though that total may be revised as more information comes in.

by Andrew Krueger

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September 22, 2018 2:10 PM

North Carolina river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump

Gray muck was flowing into the Cape Fear River on Saturday from the site of a dam breach at a North Carolina power plant where an old coal ash dump had been inundated by Florence's floodwaters.

by Associated Press

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September 22, 2018 12:00 PM

Storms spawned at least five tornadoes in southern Minnesota

The National Weather Service says at least five tornadoes touched down in southern Minnesota on Thursday evening as severe storms raced across the region.

by Nina Moini and Andrew Krueger

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September 22, 2018 8:25 AM

Minnesota National Guard crews help evacuate flooded North Carolina town

Officials in North and South Carolina warn that the flooding danger is far from over, with South Carolina also ordering more evacuations as rivers rise.

by Associated Press

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September 22, 2018 7:40 AM

Survivor found inside capsized Tanzania ferry; death toll passes 200

The death toll soared past 200 while a survivor was found inside a capsized Tanzania ferry two days after the Lake Victoria disaster, officials said Saturday, while search efforts were ending to focus on identifying bodies.

by Associated Press

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September 21, 2018 10:05 AM

Severe storms, tornadoes leave path of destruction across southern Minnesota

Residents in communities across a wide swath of southern Minnesota assessed and cleaned up damage Friday after severe thunderstorms — including several tornadoes — swept across the region Thursday night.

by MPR News Staff