Adaptive Representations for Tracking Breaking News on Twitter

11am CST: Unconfirmed report of roof damage to houses in Pekin, IL (near Peoria). #Tornado warned storm moving through that area. — 1384707652000

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05:02PM UTC Tor<-Spotr 1 miles N of PEKIN, IL-Small funnel cloud moving northwest across Jefferson and 11th street Pekin, IL.. — 1384707952000

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Tornado outbreak underway in the Ilinois region. Follow @Ginger_Zee for alerts and radar images of warned cells as they happen. — 1384708485000

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Large and life threatening tornado continues between Metamora and Roanoke, IL. Radar shows massive debris signature.. http://t.co/neiycTTjCR — 1384708802000

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MT“@NWSChicago: 1121 AM: To reiterate, if you're in Rutland, Dana or Long Point IL, take cover IMMEDIATELY! Tornado heading your way. #ilwx” — 1384709178000

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Just saw a feed of NBC's WEEK-TV near Peoria, IL getting hit by a tornado at about 11 a.m. CST. Scary!! #Severeweather — 1384709324000

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Storm Prediction Center Risk areas for Sunday. Low end severe risk for parts of Eastern AR late today #ARwx http://t.co/XQnjYyo5Y8 — 1384709325000

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Great Lakes surface low will also bring dangerous marine conditions. Forecast wave height for Monday morning. http://t.co/DHGgCaAAcB — 1384709987000

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Developing: Trained spotter reported a tornado on the ground with power flashes seen in Dana, IL in La Salle County (11:36 am CST) — 1384710442000

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11:45 AM: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for St Louis County thru 12:15 PM CST #stlwx #stl http://t.co/84hwEgl6KK — 1384710498000

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Fox 17 Skywatch weather: Henry Co, TN, Todd, Trigg and Christian Co KY tornado watch until 7pm today. Metro OEM to activate at 3pm today. — 1384711316000

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Sharp, concise real-time reports of Tornado touchdown, Peoria RT @Alexandra_WMBD: Finally hearing fire trucks and sirens. Help is on the way — 1384711627000

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Stay safe today Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. Peoria, IL hit hard by earlier tornado, storms moving east throughout the day. #ILWX #INWX #OHWX — 1384712151000

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On current track, tornadic supercell would go 'just' south of Soldier Field. Way too close to risk, let alone lightning threat #ilwx — 1384712238000

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A cold front will sweep the region tonight bringing showers and storms. Some storms may produce gusty winds in excess of 45 mph. Be alert! — 1384712312000

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Good news--tornado that caused destruction near Peoria, IL, has weakened; still dangerous storms approaching Chicago's Soldier Field — 1384712580000

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1227 PM: Severe T-Storm WARNING Cook, north central Will, extreme NW Lake IN til 115PM. Quarter sized hail, 60 mph gusts! Includes #Chicago. — 1384712964000

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NOW: @NWSChicago: Tornado with damage in Coal City, Illinois - moving into Chicago suburbs - On a Peoria > Streator > Symerton line. — 1384713015000

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12:36p CT: Potentially deadly #tornado moving into south suburbs of Chicago! Take cover near Manhattan, Elwood, New Lenox & Symerton IL! — 1384713514000

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AP: Ravens-Bears game delayed by severe weather in Chicago area. Fans evacuated from stands; players, coaches and refs have left field — 1384713916000

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1246 PM: Tornado WARNING southeast Cook, east central Will, nrn Lake IN. Rotation is southwest of Frankfort. Take cover! #ilwx #inwx — 1384714075000

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Whoa, be safe NFL fans. RT @USATODAY: #BREAKING: Tornadoes touch down in Illinois; Chicago's Soldier Field evacuated http://t.co/Taq58C3zcX — 1384714273000

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“@TWCBreaking: 12:42pm CST: Estimated 75mph wind gust reported in Oak Lawn, IL (a near south suburb of Chicago).” / why Bears game cancelled — 1384714603000

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1258 PM: New Severe T-Storm WARNING nrn Cook, DuPage, E Kane, Lake IL, SE McHenry til 145 PM. 70 mph winds possible! Stay away from windows! — 1384714787000

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MAP: Prediction map released by National Weather Service shows states affected by High Risk of severe weather http://t.co/MOgjMI9pSs — 1384714969000

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102 PM: New Severe WARNING for srn DuPage, Grundy, NW Kankakee, Kendall, E LaSalle, NC Livingston, W Will til 145 PM. 60 mph gusts possible! — 1384715041000

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Wilmington, IL (Tornado) Numerous calls going out via scanner for “leveled buildings”. Elec and gas issues. — 1384715207000

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Picture: RT @SchuermanWxWHAG: From WEEK-TV in Peoria - Complete destruction... Unbelieveable! #Tornado #ILWX http://t.co/dqQ64ygijU — 1384715226000

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07:08PM UTC Tor<-Spotr 0 miles SSE of GIFFORD, IL-Significant damage in Gifford....possible injuries. Search and rescue in progress... — 1384715396000

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Watching coverage of violent storms in Chicago via http://t.co/OBkHwuoAwF Bears game suspended. More on Midwest storms on @nbcnightlynews — 1384715828000

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ICYMI: From @Cincywxman: Light Red polygons=Tornados/Dark Red=Tornado Watch/Yellow=Wind Advisory: http://t.co/3fA27jYWSs #cincywx — 1384716180000

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125 CST/225 EST: New Severe WARNING for eastern Benton & extreme SE Jasper until 3 EST/2CST. 80 mph gusts possible. Very dangerous storms! — 1384716430000

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Tornado warnings in effect now for Benton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion, Warren, Tippecanoe cos. — 1384716656000

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Mike Smith Enterprises Blog: #Tornado #Warning and Watch Overview at 1:30pm http://t.co/8NILgh4Od2 #ilwx #inwx #kywx #mowx — 1384716945000

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New TORNDAO WARNING for Greene, Clay and Vigo Co's until 3:15pm. @SeanWTHR @angelabuchman @NicoleWTHR Go to safe place. #wthr #skytrak13 — 1384717754000

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Tornado Watch for parts of the News 2 viewing area in KY until 9:00pm CST. Full details at http://t.co/m2bOiWtY6L — 1384717955000

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2:49pm EST (1:49pm CST): Confirmed #tornado 7 mi N of Mt Carmel IL moving E at 65mph into Knox County, IN. May threaten Vincennes, IN. — 1384718169000

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Radar Indicated Tornado Warning for Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion counties [IN] till 3:30 PM EST. #nwsind #inwx SHARE/RT — 1384718170000

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Cloud rotation is moving towards Lone Oak, Metropolis, and downtown Paducah. ETA in 6 minutes. Seek shelter now. #WPSDWx — 1384719391000

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(cont'd) from hazardous weather, as very strong west winds gusting to 40-60 mph into early eve. Minor tree damage poss & lightweight (cont'd — 1384719485000

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Here's the latest radar.Light showers now but check out the area around Chicago. Strong t'storms with tornadoes. http://t.co/dRpj7SIdgw — 1384719527000

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Developing: NWS: Confirmed tornado near Brookport, IL with mobile home rolled over and power lines down, moving E at 55 mph (2:24 pm CST) — 1384720236000

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#BREAKING IF YOU LIVE IN SHOALS #IN YOU NEED TO TAKE SHELTER NOW! A LARGE #TORNADO IS HEADED YOUR WAY MOV NE AT 70 MPH!!! — 1384721189000

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Bedford @angelabuchman says you are under a TORNADO WARNING until 4:15pm. #wthr LIVE right now. #skytrak13 — 1384721295000

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At 3:51 tornado observed near Lebanon according to @SeanWTHR. Sheridan, Atlanta, Arcadia, Tipton residents seek shelter. #skytrak13 — 1384721575000

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2013-11-17 20:53Z #SPC_MD 2022 affecting CNTRL/ERN PORTIONS OF IND/LOWER MI...FAR WRN OH, #miwx #ohwx #inwx, http://t.co/ZDYLt1mp49 — 1384721599000

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Flash flooding reported this afternoon in Traverse City, Sault Ste. Marie and Cadillac as heavy rain pounds northern Michigan. — 1384721974000

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DEVELOPING: Major Fall TORNADO OUTBREAK continues: NWS has issued 86 tornado WARNINGS so far as of 3:05 pm CST (At least 53 tornado reports) — 1384722426000

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Indianapolis Airport just clocked a 65mph wind gust. Many reports of widespread power outages coming from Indiana. — 1384722692000

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Radar Indicated Tornado Warning for Bartholomew, Brown, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Monroe Counties till 4:45 PM EST. #nwsind #inwx — 1384722754000

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Developing: Trained spotter reports structures partially/totally destroyed in earlier tornado 8 miles S of Lafayette,IN (2:47 pm EST) — 1384723311000

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BREAKING: Emergency manager: Brookport, IL, took direct hit from tornado; 50+ mobile homes destroyed; multiple injured - via NWS — 1384723732000

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Tornado Warning [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 1.25 IN] for Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg [KY] till 4:15 PM CST — 1384723824000

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Update: Widespread wind damage in Union County of western Kentucky. A #tornado passed near Morganfield and Waverly around 2:45pm CST. — 1384723948000

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WEATHER ALERT: Severe T-storm Warning for Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison, Marion, Shelby, Tipton [IN] till 5:00 PM EST. — 1384723991000

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Tornadoes watches stretch from MI, IN, Western OH, Western KY/TN, Southern IL/MO & Northeastern AR. Storms approaching WV tonight. #severeWx — 1384724426000

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Debris ball and tornado on the ground heading rapidly toward Greenville, Kentucky. Take cover now!. #KYwx http://t.co/syRPvBDZhZ — 1384724455000

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Particularly dangerous situation tornado watches now in effect of all of OH, lower MI IN, western KY, northwest TN, NE AR, SE IL, part of MO — 1384724474000

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TORNADO WATCH now extended into Clark, Champaign and Logan counties until midnight. Follow @StormCenter7 for more storm coverage. — 1384724534000

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Tornado watches stretch from MI, IN, Western OH, Western KY/TN, Southern IL/MO & Northeastern AR. Storms approaching WV tonight. #severeWx — 1384724541000

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343pm: Attention Greenville KY residents, tornadic storm crossing into Muhlenberg KY now and could impact town within 10 minutes or less. — 1384724613000

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Dramatic video of a clearly violent tornado, with the family praying intensely.. From Washington, IL... Wow...http://t.co/bxRBmUUo6k — 1384725074000

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Severe storms developing in northeast Washington Co., and western Scott Co., Ind. Gibson, Little York & Scottsburg in path. — 1384725591000

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Alert from Kokomo trying to clear storm damage. #INwx RT @CityofKokomo: Stay off the roads. Your gawking is interfering with the response. — 1384726157000

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Tornado Warning [tornado: RADAR INDICATED,hail: <.75 IN] for Butler [KY] till 4:50 PM CST 13 MILES SE OF GREENVILLE. MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH — 1384727430000

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WEATHER ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Wayne County until 6:30 p.m. http://t.co/AgMSx6Jhx6 #7FirstAlert #Backchannel — 1384727607000

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Storms moving into Louisville could have 50-60 mph winds. No warning so far. PRP, Valley Station beware. Raining hard downtown. — 1384727805000

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Severe #wx is expected this evening in MD's western region and along the MD/PA line. Stay tuned to your local news or radio for updates. — 1384727866000

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People in extreme SW Ontario urged to monitor forecast: 'chance of an isolated tornado' this evening: http://t.co/fQYlEBwRT7 — 1384727885000

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NWS Survey team confirmed preliminary EF-4 tornado damage near New Minden, IL w/ 2 fatalities. Surveys remain ongoing. #ilwx — 1384728165000

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A "very dangerous" fast moving weather system is threatening 53 million people in America's mid-west. It's reported 2 people have died — 1384728236000

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547pm: Tornado Warning for N Dearborn, S Franklin, N Ripley Counties in Indiana is for new line of storms - mostly rural areas. #inwx — 1384728432000

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Tornado Warning [tornado: RADAR INDICATED, hail: 1.00 IN] for Muhlenberg, Todd [KY] till 5:00 PM CST LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF DUNMOR — 1384728489000

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Developing: NWS confirms killer EF-4 tornado with winds at least 166 mph hit Washington Co., IL (2 people killed) http://t.co/0z0xwe5mC8 — 1384728532000

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Severe weather is starting to hit parts of metro Detroit. What's it looking like in your area? Tweet us your photos @freep. #miwx — 1384729339000

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Storms moved over the border this last hour. Reports? Pics? Tweet me and I'll get them on air. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Essex county — 1384729703000

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton Counties until 7:00pmEST. #kywx — 1384730561000

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton and Hamilton County in OH until 7:45pm. http://t.co/RZcXEmn8Ux #Thunder12 — 1384731774000

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH, hail: <.75 IN] for Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Green, Metcalfe, Warren [KY] till 6:20 PM CST — 1384732301000

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