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How You Can Help Victims of the Tornado in Oklahoma

Townsquare Media — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:16:51 +0000

A huge tornado touched down just outside of Oklahoma City earlier today, causing widespread destruction and leaving behind a yet-untold number of casualties. To see how you can help those affected, see the list below. This list will continue to be updated. The Oklahoma City Red Cross You can donate to the Oklahoma City Red Cross now. [...]

Mile-Wide Tornado Hits Oklahoma, 'Most Destructive in History' [UPDATE]

BJ Ragone — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:31:29 +0000

After tornadoes tore up much of the plains states on Sunday, on Monday things weren’t any better as a mile-wide tornado struck just outside of Oklahoma City. Update 8:28pm — The AP reports that the death toll has been calculated at 37 people. An elementary school took a direct hit, but no word on if [...]

Watch Lightning Strike at Couple's Beach Wedding

GuySpeed Editors — Sun, 05 May 2013 13:28:52 +0000

Was it a bad omen or a free light show? Whatever the cause, the couple in this video probably started having second thoughts when a big bolt of lightning struck right behind them during their beach side wedding in the Florida Keys. The strike came hard and fast and freaked everyone out. We’re surprised the [...]

Some Lose Power In New Bedford Area Due To Snow

JR — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:58:22 +0000

The calls from listeners telling us they had lost power at home began early this morning. The first calls came from the north end of New Bedford, north of the Pa Raffa’s area up along Acushnet Ave. Then we heard from people in Acushnet who had also lost power. Then, parts of Wareham and Marion. [...]

The Never-Ending Storm Will Get Worse For New Bedford Area

JR — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:31:14 +0000

When we woke-up this morning, we may have thought we dodged a bullet with this nor’easter. Sure it was windy with a mix of rain, snow and sleet, but overall it was manageable. Then we spoke to Fred Campagna at Rightweather.net Fred told us the mixture of rain and snow will continue throughout the day [...]

Massachusetts Man Builds Incredible Igloo In Backyard

Scott Reiniche — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:34:24 +0000

A Worcester Mass man has built and maintained a cozy igloo, complete with TV and roof! He explains in this video how its done, and how he still has snow from the FIRST storm we had this year in the igloo. Check out his incredible work in this mini tour video! Visit NBCNews.com for breaking [...]

City Council Says New Bedford Is Not Ready For Another Snow Storm

JR — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:11:25 +0000

New Bedford city councilors say they have been asking for better snow removal equipment for years. At their meeting on Thursday night, they revealed that 17 of the city’s snowplows broke down during last weekend’s storm, and are not out of commission. The councilors also called for some hearings with those involved with planning for [...]

More Snow Coming to the New Bedford Area With A Potential Of Several Inches – Again

Scott Reiniche — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:35:07 +0000

Don’t put those shovels away yet! The threat of TWO more storms is on the horizon with the possibility of 4-8 inches Wednesday into Thursday, and late Saturday night into Sunday with a possibility of huge amounts again. Man, where will all this snow go? Hopefully the temps warm up a bit, and instead we [...]

Tempers Run High In Aftermath Of The Blizzard of 2013

Scott Reiniche — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:54:00 +0000

I don’t remember what it was like in the days after the Blizzard of 1978. I do know it took the area a week to recover, and when I watch footage of it, its mostly filled with people helping people. One of the things I have noticed in the 48 hours since this storm started, [...]

The Blizzard of 2013 Time Lapse Photography

BJ Ragone — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:34:17 +0000

A Fun 107 listener shot this video, and it is pretty sweet. The filming of this began at around 8:45am on Friday and ended at 4:45pm. When things began it was barely a dusting, and as you can see from the footage, it got messy.