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IN SPACE - JANUARY 23: In this handout from the NOAA/National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center, shows a solar flare erupting from the sun late January 23, 2012. The flare is reportedly the largest since 2005 and is expected to affect GPS systems and other...

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Following advice from the National Weather Service posted on the scoreboard, Tulsa and Oklahoma State fans move toward the exits in H.A. Chapman Stadium after being asked to seek shelter from severe weather shortly before the scheduled start of the their NCAA college football game in Tulsa,...

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Officials from the National Weather Service survey the damage of a collapsed building the day after a violent storm hit Eloy, Ariz. , Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. The officials were trying to determine what caused the storm damage, including the possibility of a microburst.

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Siding from a mobile home is snapped around a power pole guide wire Thursday Jan. 12, 2012 as residents clean-up following storm damage that hit their homes Wednesday, near Hildebran, N.C. A National Weather Service survey team reported Thursday that the system produced a tornado of EF2...

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Mark Darrow, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center, points to a storm on a monitor that is likely to develop into a tornado, as he works in the center in Norman, Okla. , Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The center, part of the National Weather Service,...

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John Hart, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center, is surrounded by an array on monitors as he works in the center in Norman, Okla. , Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The center, part of the National Weather Service, provides long- and short-term forecasts...

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Hurricane storm surge team leader Jamie Rhome center, speaks on a conference call with east coast National Weather Service forecast offices from the National Hurricane Center in Miami as they review the track and intensity of Hurricane Irene on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. The hurricane...

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Julie Moore checks her phone for messages as she cleans a bedroom Thursday Jan. 12, 2012, where church friend Jamie Hammack lived through a storm with damaging winds that came through his neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Moore was at the home during clean-up of storm damage near...

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Julie Moore cleans debris from a bedroom Thursday Jan. 12, 2012, in Ellenboro, N.C. , where church friend Jamie Hammack lived through a storm with damaging winds that came through his neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Moore was at the home during clean-up of storm damage near Hildebran,...

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The car with a smashed rear sits parked in the driveway of a home with no roof as friends and neighbors clean up storm damage from a Wednesday storm near Hildebran, N.C. , Thursday Jan. 12, 2012. A National Weather Service survey team reported the system produced a tornado of EF2...

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North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue speaks with Samantha Owens, right, on Piney Mountain Road in Ellenboro, N.C. Thursday, Jan 12, 2012. A National Weather Service survey team reported Thursday that the Wednesday night system produced a tornado of EF2 strength, with winds of roughly 115...

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A skateboarder rides through an opened fire hydrant in Detroit, Thursday, July 21, 2011 where the National Weather Service says the temperature is expected to reach 100.

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Floodwaters from the Souris River surround homes and a back hoe on 3rd St. N.W. near Minot State University Monday, June 27, 2011 in Minot, N.D. The National Weather Service says a tornado caused scattered damage when it hit a rural area of southern Indiana over the weekend. The...

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Dark clouds move into the Calhoun County area near Port Lavaca, Texas, Thursday, May 12, 2011 as the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch. The storm front extends from Texas to Iowa, bringing much needed rain to south Texas.

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In this photo provided by Cathy Pasquariello, a storm cloud approaches Ocean City, Md. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. The National Weather Service is looking into reports of a tornado in Ocean City. Rick Curry, NWS observation program leader in Wakefield, Va. , says there have been...

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In this aerial photo, an area of the Pagami Creek wildfire shows active burning and creates a large smoke plume on Tuesday Sept. 13, 2011 in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northeastern Minnesota. The haze from the fire was heavy enough that some people reported burning...

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Playground equipment is seen partially submerged in Port Deposit, Md. , Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, as rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee causes flooding along the East Coast. The National Weather Service predicted rain would continue to fall heavily across the mid-Atlantic...

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Garrett Fields, of Portland, cools off in a fountain Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in downtown Portland, Ore. Expecting what could be the hottest days of 2011, the National Weather Service in Portland has issued a heat advisory for much of the Portland area and Oregon's Willamette Valley.

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A surfer jumps a wave Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 at Malibu Beach in Malibu, Calif. Beachgoers this Labor Day weekend will be privy to big waves caused by a southwest swell that originated from a powerful storm near New Zealand. According to the National Weather Service, waves will be in the...

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A beach goer takes photos of surfers and body boarders as they ride the waves at the Wedge in Newport Beach, Calif. , Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, as a large swell hits the Orange County beaches. Beachgoers this Labor Day weekend will be privy to big waves caused by a southwest swell that...

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Surfing champion Kelly Slater, right, rids a wave with another surfer near the Malibu Pier, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, in Malibu, Calif. Authorities warned swimmers and surfers to be careful because of high waves and strong rip currents that hit Central and Southern California through the...

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Waves break near beach homes, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, in Malibu, Calif. Authorities warned swimmers and surfers to be careful because of high waves and strong rip currents that hit Central and Southern California through the day. Waves of up to a dozen feet were seen from San Luis...

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A surfer carries his broken board as he walks on the beach by Point Dume in Malibu, California September 1, 2011. A high surf advisory was issued by the National Weather Service to last until 5pm on Friday.

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A surfer rides a wave by Point Dume in Malibu, California September 1, 2011. A high surf advisory was issued by the National Weather Service to last until 5pm on Friday.

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A surfer jumps off his board as he rides a wave by Point Dume in Malibu, California September 1, 2011. A high surf advisory was issued by the National Weather Service to last until 5pm on Friday.