These worst-case scenario twisters aren’t guaranteed to develop, but there’s a more significant chance than usual for this time of year.
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Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
He isn’t guaranteed to play in Texas high school football this season, as the District 11-6A executive committee ruled him ineligible due to a transfer for athletic purposes.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
She's lived through many hurricanes and other storms, but never witnessed thunder and lightning like this.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Pliny the Younger, a Roman author who witnessed Vesuvius’ infamous eruption, wrote that people tried to protect themselves with objects or pillows secured onto their heads with towels.
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