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Coverage dated August 17, 2023 to August 18, 2023

Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads

Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis

Storm-weary New Englanders are cleaning up after tornadoes caused damage and lifted a car off a highway in Rhode Island.

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads

  2. Portland Press Herald

    Rare New England tornado lifts car off highway (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Tornadoes were reported in several spots in the same general area of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, but officials said it wasn't yet clear whether it was one or multiple.

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Storm-weary New Englanders are cleaning up after tornadoes caused damage and lifted a car off a highway in Rhode Island.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Rare tornado lifts car from highway, startling motorist as severe weather pounds New England (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    A startled driver was lifted 10 feet up in the air by a rare tornado in storm-weary New England that damaged homes, flooded roads and toppled trees.

  5. The Garden Island

    Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway (opens The Garden Island)

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    The Garden Island's feed description

    A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off a highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New England, damaging homes, flooding roads and toppling trees.

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