-05.19.10- Strong thunderstorms that passed through southeastern Wyoming Tuesday spawned tornados and flash-flooding in the area and ripped the roof off a house. High winds tore the roof off a house in the town of Burns, over 30 miles east of Cheyenne. Lees meer

-05.19.10- Ten minste 34 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma last week, the majority and most severe of them during one day, according to preliminary reports compiled by the National Weather Service… Weather service meteorologist Doug Speheger in Norman said the 24-twister total was the fourth-highest total for a single day in Oklahoma since official records began in 1950. Lees meer

-05.20.10- Two mobile homes were destroyed and several homes and businesses damaged in storms that brought a rash of tornadoes to Oklahoma, authorities say, but only few injuries were reported. The National Weather Service received more than a dozen reports of tornadoes, primarily clustered in central, northern and eastern Oklahoma. Lees meer

-05.20.10- Emergency services dragged a stranded motorist to safety through rapid floodwaters Thursday, and dozens of homes were flooded while hundreds had no power after heavy rain engulfed much of eastern Oklahoma. The storm later blew into western Arkansas, where authorities issued flash flood warnings. Lees meer

-05.21.10- Officials say two weak tornadoes that touched down in southwest Sedalia did only minor damage and caused no injuries. Suzanne Fortin, a meterologist with the National Weather Service, says the tornadoes touched down briefly in a field near Smith-Cotton High School and just west of the Katy Trail Estates. Lees meer

-05.24.10- The National Weather Service says there were at least five tornadoes that caused property damage in north-central South Dakota on Saturday. The service says it appears most of the twisters Saturday evening were in the EF1 or EF2 category, which is the least powerful. One possibly was an EF3 tornado with winds of up to 200 miles per hour. Lees meer

-05.24.10- A moisture-packed storm system fouled the Monday morning commute along the Wasatch Front, dumped deep snow in the mountains and produced the latest spring snow ever recorded at Salt Lake City International Airport. Lees meer

-05.25.10- The National Weather Service says tornadoes destroyed a rural home in South Dakota’s Meade County and a rural school in Perkins County… The damage was among reports across Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota as storms tore through the northern Plains on Monday, producing tornadoes, hail and heavy rain. Lees meer

-05.25.10- Police say a 6-year-old girl has died of injuries sustained when a tree fell on the car she was traveling in as a rare tornado ripped through eastern Germany. Lees meer

-05.20.10- Sixteen people have been confirmed dead and 27 missing after a landslide buried a village on a mountain slope in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), say aid workers in the North Kivu capital of Goma. The 16 May landslide on Kabiriga village on Nyiragongo volcano was caused by an overflowing river. Lees meer