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July 2005 Posts

Tropical system fails to pick up steam; Flooding death toll in India could surpass 1,000; Tornado reportedly kills 15 in China; Astronauts test repairs as mission extended one day; Newsweek: Discovery succeeds, but NASA may have failed its mission; Aurora alert follows an X-class explosion from sunspot; Claim of 10th planet being contested (07-30)
Delta Flight 191 Crash Anniversary Tuesday; Boy Scout leader killed by lightning; U.K. tornado worst for 25 years; Hottest June-July ever in several Eastern U.S. cities; Tropical storms more intense, new research shows; Astronomers claim discovery of 10th planet; MSNBC's Discovery's liftoff page; NASA not giving up on another '05 launch; Hubble operators optimistic about shuttle (07-29)
Tornado injures 19 in England; Sleep Warning issued to forecasters after snoozing on job; Several explosions rock Fort Worth chemical plant; Photos of smoke, evening clouds; Online weather community organizes its own conference; Harvey might form by end of month; NASA: Shuttle escaped damage from foam; Discovery docks with International Space Station; NASA says discovery looks OK to fly home; Critics challenge shuttle program's future; Shuttle grounding may cause layoffs; Perseid meteor shower Aug. 12 (07-28)
NASA grounds shuttle fleet, cites foam danger; Deadly heat wave lingers in East; 104-degree day incinerates 1966 record; Heat wave prompts summer school snow day; Sen. Santorum radio ads air; Floods kill 140 in India; Bombay under water; Worst hurricane season since 21 storms of 1933?; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame damaged in storms; NASA: Shuttle's chipped tile not perilous; Residents concerned about pool webcam (07-27)
Space shuttle takes off on historic flight; Possible debris spotted falling from shuttle; My rough sketch of cost-effective shuttle launch idea; D.C. heads for century mark; NASA and the No. 13; Montana quake Magnitude 5.6; Stormy night in Minn., Wisc., Iowa; Midwest swelters in grips of heat wave; From NJ: First heat deaths reported, more heat on the way; Sen. Santorum on Comedy Central tonight; Tropical Storm Franklin weakens in Atlantic; Rain from Gert threatens floods, mudslides in Mexico; SE Michigan storms cut power to 39,000; Thunderstorms cause massive flooding in the High Desert (07-26)
Chicago at 102 degrees, near all-time record; 103 degrees in St. Louis; Tropical Storm Gert moves into Mexico; Lightning strikes family, boy's head; Crews make progress battling Western fires; Saharan dust storm; 7.2 quake hits India; Thailand issues tsunami warning; NASA plans launch even if problem recurs; Mood brightens for launch attempt; Running Man on Sun (07-25)
102 in Chicago Sunday?; Western cities see record heat; Phoenix heat wave hits homeless hard; At 117 degrees, no ones escapes the heat; Tropical Storm Franklin douses Bahamas, heads away; Tropical Depression 7 forms, may become Tropical Storm Gert; Mexico reports first death from Hurricane Emily; Storm chaser builds an armored Ford F-450 to drive into tornadoes; Some slow to get power restored after Indiana storm; Eerie recording captures sound of tsunami; House endorses NASA missions to Moon, Mars; Commander: Shuttle launch date unimportant (07-23)
Tropical Storm Franklin forms; Strange colorful cloud forms over Fort Worth; South Texans welcome rain, thankful for little damage; Study: Most people wouldn't flee Category 3 storm; Power demands strain Calif. system as heat wave continues; Power plants worried as heat wave warms Great Lakes; Mount St. Helens still cooking: Quakes shake, lava domes build (07-22)
Now-Tropical Depression Emily loses much of its punch; Wind tunnel shows strength of hurricane winds; Typhoon wreaks havoc in China, Taiwan; at least 15 reported dead; 105 ties all-time high in Denver; Relentless heat kills 18 in Phoenix; 117 ties all-time record in Las Vegas; NY sets new record for electricity demand; Few criticize TWC spots; NASA still searching for glitch, sets July 26 launch date; NASA weighs encore for Deep Impact craft; Experts say Arkansas may have earthquake (07-21)
Hurricane Emily makes landfall along northeastern Mexico coast just south of Texas border (07-20)
Hurricane Emily slows down as South Texas prepares; Category 3 Emily hours from second landfall in Mexico; Emily tears off luxury hotel roofs, strands thousands of tourists, leaves hundreds homeless in Yucatan; 11 people in Phoenix die of heat-related ailments as temps soar; California's Southland temperatures top 100 degrees; Monday's high temp for Mojave River Sink, CA: 125 degrees; Arizona utilities taxed; Mass China evacuation as storm nears; NASA still stumped by fuel gauge problem; NASA studies Hurricane Dennis (07-19)
Hurricane watch, tropical storm warning issued along S. Texas Coast; Hurricane Emily pounding Cozumel, Mexico; makes landfall just southwest of the popular destination; Drought tightens its deadly grip in Europe; Minnesota bakes in longest heat wave since 1988; Heat and no power in Quebec, Canada; Winnipeg suffers damage after intense storms; Worst weather disaster in Western Wisconsin history: 25 years later; Typhoon Haitang lashes Taiwan; Stories from the storm in Dennis' wake (07-18)
Category 4 Hurricane Emily hours from landfall near Cozumel, Mexico; Evacuations under way; Toronto passengers stranded in Cancun; South Texas readies for Emily; Storms flood Houston, but most crops, cattle suffer from lack of rain; Cozumel, Cancun webcams, weather; Why we keep living in hurricane alleys; Another 110+ day in Las Vegas?!; Experts: Aging shuttle fleet poses danger (07-17)
Davis Vantage Pro2/WeatherBug Backyard personal weather station review (07-16)
Jamaicans brace for Hurricane Emily; Mexico plans evacuation of tourists from Cancun; Why so many storms so early in hurricane season?; Long-time Gulf Coast resident says people panicked by The Weather Channel; Do-not-call rules eased after storms pass; NASA delays Discovery launch indefinitely; 5.2 quake shakes Hawaii; Quake rattles Mt. St. Helens; Trip I need to take (07-16)
Hurricane Emily strengthens into Category 4 storm, then weakens to Cat. 2; Latest track shows possible South Texas landfall by Wednesday morning; Emily aims at Jamaica; Hurricane photos and videos; NASA: No launch chance until late next week (07-15)
Hurricane Emily moves into Caribbean, gains intensity; Repeat hurricanes have some Florida Panhandle residents planning to leave; New $30 million Tornado simulator is on line; Storms leave high water across Houston roads; Mercury soars to 106 in Wyoming; Ontario still sweltering through intense heat; Caught on tape: Wildfire dust devil; ABC Radio Networks launches weather service; NASA: Sunday shuttle launch possible but long shot (07-14)
WXnation Podcast #4; Latest Emily stories; Haiti, Cuba tally hurricane deaths; Dennis flips sunken ship upright; TWC ratings; Wednesday's shuttle launch scrubbed; Shuttle launch has meaning for Texas town; Tornado sighting near Kennedy Space Center (07-13)
Tropical Storm Emily is out there, could affect the Gulf of Mexico by next week; Dennis losses should top $1B; Fla. residents keep Dennis in perspective; Worst damage far from the beaten path; Dennis ready to drench much of Indiana; Colo. firefighters hope for break in weather; Tornado warnings across N.D. Sunday; NASA cruises through flight countdown; If shuttle's launch delayed, hurricane-to-be may enter picture; Launch of the Red Bird (07-12)
Dennis now a depression as clean-up begins; Flooding, power outages throughout Tallahassee region; Dennis may interfere with shuttle launch; T.D. Five candidate for E; Countdown begins for milestone launch (07-11)
Hurricane Dennis makes landfall in Florida's Panhandle as weakened Category 3 storm (07-10)
Dennis intensifies over Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Coast prepares for possibility of first Category 4 hurricane to hit U.S. in July (07-09)
Hurricane Dennis kills 10 in Cuba, 22 in Haiti; Keys, Gulf Coast brace for Dennis; Alabama Coast boards up as Dennis appears to be on Ivan's track; NASA shuttle managers track Dennis; Exit Cindy: Flood warning through Friday for Long Island and New York City; up to 4 inches of rain possible; Tornado tears apart Atlanta Motor Speedway; Heavy rain, tornado watch for parts of Georgia; Atlanta lightning strike image; 2 tornadoes confirmed in Alabama, 10 inches of rain; Storm remnants bring minor flooding to NC (07-08)
London attacks coverage; Tropical Storm Dennis gets upgraded to Hurricane Dennis; No tornado deaths in U.S. from April to June sets record; HDNet viewers get exclusive front row seats for NASA's Discovery launch; NASA's comet collision explodes in 'Net traffic; Landscape of now-blasted comet, Deep Impact gallery; Discovery launch date reopens wounds (07-07)
Cindy hits Louisiana first, then Mississippi; Dennis likely to be hurricane; Record 4 storms already for 2005 (07-06)
U.S. Gulf Coast prepares for landfall of Tropical Storm Cindy; 2 tropical storms form today, head for U.S.; Storm brewing in the Gulf Of Me; Storms bring tornadoes, hail to South Carolina; Amazing lightning bolt image from D.C.; Whoops!; NASA cheers comet blast; Indonesian earthquake triggers local tsunami warning (07-05)
Space probe crashes into comet; Tropical Depression 3 could head for Texas or Louisiana coast as a tropical storm by mid-week; Experts warn of thunderstorm threat in Michigan; EarthCam's Fourth Of July webcams; High lake temperatures puzzle regional scientists (07-04)
WXnation Podcast #3 is here!; See Deep Impact mission; Live8 Weather; Friday's storms knock out power throughout Okla.; Storms leave damage in SE Kansas; Weather helping firefighters battle 2nd-largest wildfire in Arizona's history; Manitobans prepare for more flooding (07-02)
Zero deaths record for peak tornado season; Weatherman injured in lightning strike at office, for second time; Records set for wind, tornadoes, hail in N.D.; Tornado, power outages in Mass.; Tornadoes touch down in Minn., caught on tape; Strong storms hit Detroit; Ohio storms leave 8,000 in dark; Tornado seen in Yorkshire town; NASA sets shuttle launch date; Aurora alert (07-01)

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