AM 1240 WJON » minneapolis tornado http://wjon.com Sun, 26 May 2013 00:41:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Dayton Requests Disaster Declaration After Tornado http://wjon.com/dayton-requests-disaster-declaration-after-tornado/ http://wjon.com/dayton-requests-disaster-declaration-after-tornado/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 13:54:20 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=16673 Gov. Mark Dayton is asking President Barack Obama for a major federal disaster declaration after damages from Sunday's tornado have been estimated at over $16 million. Dayton says he sent a letter to Obama on Friday, asking for the declaration for Hennepin and Anoka Counties.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-requests-disaster-declaration-after-tornado/feed/ 0 Getty Images Governor Dayton Declares Emergency After Twin Cities Tornadoes http://wjon.com/governor-dayton-declares-emergency-after-twin-cities-tornadoes/ http://wjon.com/governor-dayton-declares-emergency-after-twin-cities-tornadoes/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 21:27:44 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=16238 Gov. Mark Dayton has declared an emergency for the Twin Cities after a tornado struck Minneapolis and nearby suburbs. Dayton signed an emergency executive order on Tuesday, continuing the state's emergency response for the affected areas and directing state agencies to help local governments respond to the disaster.

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]]> http://wjon.com/governor-dayton-declares-emergency-after-twin-cities-tornadoes/feed/ 0 Governor's Office handout photo Medical Examiner Rules On Cause Of Death Of First Tornado Victim http://wjon.com/medical-examiner-rules-on-cause-of-death-of-first-tornado-victim/ http://wjon.com/medical-examiner-rules-on-cause-of-death-of-first-tornado-victim/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 21:41:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16101 The Hennepin County medical examiner's office says a Minneapolis man killed in Sunday's tornado died of blunt-force head and neck injuries. Authorities identified him Monday as 59-year-old Floyd David Whitfield.

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]]> http://wjon.com/medical-examiner-rules-on-cause-of-death-of-first-tornado-victim/feed/ 0 Creative Commons via Flickr user Tony Webster Minneapolis Mayor – Crews Assessing Damage http://wjon.com/minneapolis-mayor-crews-assessing-damage/ http://wjon.com/minneapolis-mayor-crews-assessing-damage/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 12:39:47 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16011 Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak says city crews are clearing debris block by block and tallying the number of homes damaged by a tornado that killed one person and injured 29 others Sunday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minneapolis-mayor-crews-assessing-damage/feed/ 0 Creative Commons via Flickr user Tony Webster 10,000 Xcel Customers Remain Without Power http://wjon.com/10000-xcel-customers-remain-without-power/ http://wjon.com/10000-xcel-customers-remain-without-power/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 12:37:29 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16006 Xcel Energy expects to restore power to most of the thousands of customers who lost service in Sunday's deadly storm by Monday night. Xcel says 22,000 customers in the Twin Cities lost power at the height of the storm, with north Minneapolis, Golden Valley, Brooklyn Center and Fridley hardest hit.

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]]> http://wjon.com/10000-xcel-customers-remain-without-power/feed/ 0 Creative Commons via Flickr user Tony Webster Officials To Tour Tornado Damage In Minneapolis http://wjon.com/officials-to-tour-tornado-damage-in-minneapolis/ http://wjon.com/officials-to-tour-tornado-damage-in-minneapolis/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 10:42:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15988 Gov. Mark Dayton and other officials will get a first-hand look at the wreckage left by a deadly tornado that struck Minneapolis. Dayton will be joined by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, Mayor R.T. Rybak and other city leaders on the tour Monday morning.

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]]> http://wjon.com/officials-to-tour-tornado-damage-in-minneapolis/feed/ 0 Creative Commons via Flickr user Tony Webster Tornado Kills 1 in Minneapolis http://wjon.com/tornado-kills-1-in-minneapolis/ http://wjon.com/tornado-kills-1-in-minneapolis/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 23:46:03 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15946 Officials said at least one tornado has hit the city of Minneapolis, causing significant damage and killing at least one person. The tornado touched down in a northern part of the city that's residential. It was part of a wave of storms that first hit the metro area around 2:15 p.m. Sunday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/tornado-kills-1-in-minneapolis/feed/ 0 Creative Commons via Flickr user Tony Webster Minneapolis Hard Hit By Tornados http://wjon.com/minneapolis-hard-hit-by-tornados/ http://wjon.com/minneapolis-hard-hit-by-tornados/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 22:04:47 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15925 Some of the first aerial photos of north Minneapolis after a tornado hit the area show block after block of toppled trees and homes with damaged roofs.

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