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angrychair

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10. 23 dead?!?

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sat May 17, 2025, 02:06 PM

May 17

That's seems like a lot. I cannot remember so many deaths from a storm system. Even hurricanes rarely have more than that

This is directly related to the cutting of resources for NWS and cut in general.

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At least 23 dead as storms batter states from Heartland to East Coast [View all] groundloop May 17 OP

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