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Record snow in Anchorage as Alaskan communities run out of shovels following 27ft snowfall... and there's more to come!Mark Duell Daily Mail 01/13/2012 | Possible tornado damages Houston-area mallRAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI AP 01/11/2012 |
 Weary Alaskans woke up to another heavy snowfall as Anchorage experiences its snowiest period since records began, causing more headaches in coastal areas already struggling to dig out. |  City roads were flooded and thousands of Houston residents lost power Monday after powerful thunderstorms plowed through the area, with a possible tornado damaging and shutting down a nearby mall. |
Scotland Shut Down By Icy 165mph Blasts SKY News 12/10/2011 | |
 A fierce storm with winds of up to 165mph has battered northern parts of Britain, with people warned to stay indoors, schools forced to close and flights and rail links cancelled. |  New York has been hit by more than one inch of snowfall before Halloween for the first time ever - with experts predicting much more on the way. Three people were killed as the classic nor'easter chugged up the East Coast at an unusually early period and more than 2.3 million homes have lost power in the storm. |
Britain to bask in hottest October ever as heatwave continues through the weekendRichard Alleyne Telegraph 10/01/2011 | Hong Kong Closes Stock Market as Typhoon Passes Bloomberg.com 09/30/2011 |
 The autumn heatwave is expected to reach its peak this weekend after Friday saw temperatures of 84F (29.2C) |  Hong Kong shut financial markets, schools, courts and government offices, and raised its highest storm signal in two years as Typhoon Nesat swept gale-force winds and rain into the city. |
Gulf of Mexico storm threatens oil rigs Breitbart.com 09/02/2011 | Irene leaves estimated $7b in damages, kills 21 in USBeth Fouhy and Samantha Gross The Boston Globe 08/29/2011 |
 Oil companies began evacuating workers from rigs in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday ahead of what US forecasters said could be a powerful and dangerous storm. |  Stripped of hurricane rank, Tropical Storm Irene spent the last of its fury yesterday, leaving treacherous flooding and millions without power - but an unfazed New York and relief that it was nothing like the nightmare authorities feared. |
Powerful Hurricane Irene heads toward Bahamas, USEZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ AP 08/23/2011 | Weather: Hong Kong issues alert vs 'Sarika' GMANews.TV 06/10/2011 |
 A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Irene roared off the Dominican Republic's resort-dotted northern coast on Monday, whipping up high waves and torrential downpours on a track that could see it reach the U.S. Southeast as a major storm by the end of the week. |  As tropical storm "Dodong" (international name Sarika) left Philippine territory and headed for China before noon Friday, Hong Kong authorities issued a standby signal for the approaching cyclone. |
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