The metal frame of their storm-chasing vehicle was twisted almost beyond recognition.

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Farther west, on the other side of the Crimean Peninsula, the storm caused a freighter carrying scrap metal to sink off the coast of Sevastopol.

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When we take the Federal Reserve position of lowering interest rates, we have the perfect storm for runaway inflation and much higher metal prices in the future.

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Mr. Brown and his wife said they had ridden out the tornado in a storm cellar, Iistening to the sound of screeching metal and smelling the odor of gas.

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The Toronto incident comes 10 months after metal scaffolding supporting stage lights fell onto a crowd of fans and workers as a storm swept through at the Indiana State Fair right before the band Sugarland was to perform.

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Metal scaffolding supporting the stage lights fell onto a crowd of fans and workers as a storm swept through the Indianapolis fairgrounds on August 13, 2011, right before Sugarland was to perform.

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