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Southern states brace for flooding as overflowing Midwest rivers recede
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 2nd, 2016
Reuters: Overflowing rivers were receding in Missouri and Illinois on Friday after flooding swamped communities and forced towns to evacuate, with forecasters warning that rain-swollen waterways flowing downstream could menace Southern states.
At least 28 people have died in the U.S. Midwest since the weekend in rare winter floods, mostly when driving into flooded areas after storms dropped up to 12 inches (30 cm) of rain, officials said. Flooding in the Midwest usually comes in the spring as snowmelt...
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Comments Off on Southern states brace for flooding as overflowing Midwest rivers recedeWashington, D.C., eclipses warmest December on record by an enormous margin
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 2nd, 2016
Washington Post: December 2015 in Washington was the epitome of weird weather. It will be remembered not for its steadily decreasing temperatures and occasional flurry, but for its humid, foggy days with high temperatures in the 70s, and lows that could masquerade as normal highs.
Some cherry trees, irises, roses and daffodils bloomed straight through the month, painting a surreal portrait next to evergreen trees and red bows. Instead of curling up in front of a fireplace, many in Washington turned to air conditioning...
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