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Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...
Woman dies after being struck by car while crossing Arlington street

The victim was identified as Becky Breaux, 57, of Arlington, who died at a local hospital shortly after the incident, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office website on ...
Maybe some good things will come from all the “scandals”

were saved, or the fact that the Benghazi post was more a CIA operation than a diplomatic one. CIA operatives posing as diplomats are nothing new, but that could explain the need for talking points. I’d like to know more about that than the things congressional committees are ...
A day after Oklahoma’s disaster some Tea Partiers’ top concern is the IRS

bud@star-telegram.com One day after a devastating Oklahoma tornado, some Tea Party groups chose prayer and relief work over a scheduled IRS ...
Fort Worth considering new pay arrangement for injured officer

FORT WORTH — The city is considering withdrawing extended leave pay for a police officer who remains paralyzed after being shot on the job more than 10 years ago, a move that would effectively force her into medical retirement and pare what she makes today, the officer and the president of the Fort Worth Police Officers Association said ...

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Solar plane departs Phoenix on 2nd leg of US trip

PHOENIX — A solar-powered plane is flying from Arizona to Texas on the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane took off from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 4:47 a.m. MST Wednesday and is scheduled to arrive in Dallas ...
Texas-based Airmans Family Takes Steps to Help Tornado Victims

By Air Force Airman 1st Class John D. Partlow47th Flying Training Wing LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, May 22, 2013 Efforts to help people who were injured or lost their homes began almost immediately after a deadly tornado struck Moore, Okla., May 20. One of those willing to help was Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shane Buss, the 47th Flying Training Wing's equal opportunity noncommissioned ...
Defense begins in Texas judicial bribery scandal

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Federal prosecutors have rested in the corruption trial of a former South Texas district attorney charged with helping a crooked ...
Austin co. develops 3-D food printer for NASA

Astronauts may chow down on food produced through a 3-D printer in the near future. An Austin tech company has won a $125,000 grant from NASA to develop a 3-D printer that creates food for astronauts. Systems and Materials Research Corp. received the funding to research combining powders to produce a digital recipe. The printer-produced food would have the same texture and smell as real food, ...
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Deadly US Twister Hits 'Tornado Alley'

Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes.

Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries.

Comparison of Tornado paths in Moore, Oklahoma - May 3, 1999 and May 20, 2013 x Comparison of Tornado paths in Moore, Oklahoma - May 3, 1999 and May 20, 2013 The region is susceptible to tornadoes when cold, dry air moving south from Canada meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and warm, dry air moving east across the Rockies. The collision of warm and cold air breeds severe thunderstorms, which spawn tornadoes.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center says Tornado Alley is a nickname used by the media and stresses it only indicates the area where most tornadoes occur. It says violent or killer tornadoes happen outside Tornado Alley every year and can strike almost anywhere in the United States, as well as in Canada and overseas.

Studies have shown the deadliest twisters in the U.S. happen to the east of Tornado Alley, in an area known as "Dixie Alley. ...