Overall Green Flood alert in USA from 22 Apr 2013 00:00 UTC to 29 Apr 2013 23:59 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in USA

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 4050
Death:	5
Displaced:	300
Countries:	USA
From - To	22 Apr - 29 Apr

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Climate change: When rain, rain won't go away 5/1/2013 4:19:00 AM.

CHESTER, Vt. — "I'd never seen the river that high," says Susan Hammond. "But I was pretty certain the bridge wasn't going anywhere." She was wrong. On Aug. 28, 2011, Tropical Storm Irene's rains swelled the Williams River, smashing dams, f

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Climate change: When rain, rain won't go away 5/1/2013 1:17:00 AM.

CHESTER, Vt. — "I'd never seen the river that high," says Susan Hammond. "But I was pretty certain the bridge wasn't going anywhere." She was wrong. On Aug. 28, 2011, Tropical Storm Irene's rains swelled the Williams River, smashing dams, f

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ODPM looks to better flood management 4/30/2013 2:49:00 AM.

Geisha Kowlessar Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Manager, US National Weather Service Caribbean Tsunami Warning Programme (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, USA) Christa von Hillebrandt and CEO, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management T&T, Dr Stephen R

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Severe weather, tornadoes could lash Plains overnight 4/17/2013 11:23:00 PM.

A severe weather outbreak is possible in the central and southern Plains overnight.

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