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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Contrast of cemetery before and after 2011 quake

ONAGAWA, Japan - A cemetery damaged by a tsunami-swept train car (above) is photographed on April 7, 2011, in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The cemetery was restored later, as shown in the photo below taken on Sept. 10, 2014, with a railway station building under construction in the background.

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Taipei photo exhibition on quake, tsunami in Japan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A man looks at a picture, taken by Japan's Sankei Shimbun, showing damage caused by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, at a news photo exhibition in Taipei on April 10, 2014. Photographs by 13 news organizations, members of the Japan Newspaper Publishers

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Taipei photo exhibition on quake, tsunami in Japan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A visitor looks at a picture, taken by Japan's Niigata Nippo, showing damage caused by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, at a news photo exhibition in Taipei on April 10, 2014. Photographs by 13 news organizations, members of the Japan Newspaper Publishers

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show the Tairausuiso area of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), nearly a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show a coastal area of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), nearly a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 27, 2014 (R).

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Akahama area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), about a month after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). A pleasure boat that was washed up on the roof of an inn (upper in the former) by the tsunami was dismantled, but the town government of Otsuchi now plans to restore it to preserve the memory of the disaster.

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2 years after quake

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2013, with a shipyard having been reconstructed and the pleasure boat Hamayuri that was washed up on the roof of an inn having been removed.

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2 years after quake

KAMAISHI, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show the area around Kamaishi port in Iwate Prefecture on April 10, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2013, with the large cargo vessel having been removed.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). Many of the buildings damaged by the tsunami have been removed.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R).

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Yamamoto soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 5, 2012 (bottom). The bath tub of a house, the rest of which was destroyed by the tsunami, remained.

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Hawaiian-style spa park in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Joban Kosan Co. President Kazuhiko Saito (C) and hula dancers attend a press conference in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2011. Saito said Spa Resort Hawaiians, a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, will partly reopen in October after suspending business following the massive earthquake in March and another quake in April.

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Engineers, researchers help disaster survivors

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Disaster evacuees use computers installed at a facility in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011. Engineers from information technology companies and researchers from universities have cooperated to help survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami access online information such as on daily life and employment.

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New Hiroshima mayor visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) hold a press conference in the Nagasaki city office on May 10, 2011. Matsui visited Nagasaki in southwestern Japan for the first time since being elected mayor of the western Japan city in April. The mayors of the two atomic-bombed cities agreed during their talks to deepen cooperation in efforts to realize a world free of nuclear weapons.

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Stranded ship in Kamaishi

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2011, shows a ship washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture.

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SDF members clean photo albums retrieved

SENDAI, Japan - In the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011, members of the Ground Self-Defense Force clean up photo albums retrieved from areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during a search for missing people.

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Peruvian presidential candidate Fujimori

LIMA, Peru - Keiko Fujimori (C) celebrates in Lima on April 10, 2011, after it was confirmed she would progress to the June presidential runoff election against Ollanta Humala. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving time in prison for misappropriation during his tenure.

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Ishikawa at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2011. Charl Schwartzel of South Africa won the tournament while Ishikawa finished tied for 20th, his best finish in a major tournament outside Japan.

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Schwartzel wins Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa clenches his fist after winning the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2011. Schwartzel shot a 274 total, 14-under, to claim the Green Jacket.

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Matsui hits 1st homer with A's

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Hideki Matsui (L) hits his first home run of the season with the Oakland Athletics off Scott Baker (R) of the Minnesota Twins during the fourth inning of a game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 10, 2011. The Athletics beat the Twins 5-3.

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Matsui hits 1st homer with A's

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Hideki Matsui hits his first home run of the season with the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 10, 2011. Athletics beat the Twins 5-3.

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Schwartzel wins Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa clenches his fist after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2011. Schwartzel shot a 274 total, 14-under, to claim the Green Jacket.

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Matsui hits 1st homer with A's

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Hideki Matsui hits his first home run of the season with the Oakland Athletics during the fourth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 10, 2011. The Athletics beat the Twins 5-3.

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Cubs' Fukudome suffers injury

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - Chicago Cubs right fielder Kosuke Fukudome catches a fly and suffers a mild left hamstring strain, while playing defense in the fifth inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 10, 2011. Fukudome was 0-for-2 with a walk in the game, won by the Brewers, 6-5.

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Ishikawa finishes 20th at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa finishes the final round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia with the score of 285 total, 3-under, tied for 20th, which was his best finish in a major tournament outside Japan, on April 10, 2011. Ishikawa, who announced he would donate all prize money this season to quake relief, earned $93,200, or about 7.9 million yen, at the tournament.

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Matsuyama finishes 27th at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (R) receives the Silver Cup for the amateur golfer with the best score after finishing 27th in the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2011. Matsuyama is a student at Tohoku Fukushi University in the quake-hit city of Sendai.

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Peruvian presidential candidate K. Fujimori

LIMA, Peru - Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori (L) visits a polling station in Lima with her husband on April 10, 2011. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving time in prison for misappropriation during his tenure.

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Ishikawa at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2011. Charl Schwartzel of South Africa won the tournament while Ishikawa finished tied for 20th, his best finish in a major tournament outside Japan.

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1 month since disaster

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2011, shows Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, under moonlight about a month after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11.

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1 month since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2011, shows Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, about a month after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11. Almost all buildings in the town, except those made of reinforced concrete, were swept away.

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara smiles in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.

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Higashikokubaru after Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Hideo Higashikokubaru, a candidate in the Tokyo gubernatorial race and former Miyazaki governor, speaks to reporters at his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after losing the election the same day.

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1 month since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2011, shows Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, about a month after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11.

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1 month since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2011, shows Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, about a month after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11. Ships remained left on land after having been swept ashore.

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1 month since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2011, shows Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, about a month after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11. The city was still inundated.

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks before his supporters in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara smiles in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.

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Search for missing in disaster

SENDAI, Japan - A helicopter of the Self-Defense Forces searches for missing people over the sea off Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011, after the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Kuroiwa elected as Kanagawa governor

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yuji Kuroiwa poses for photos at his election office in Yokohama on April 10, 2011, after he was elected governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. Kuroiwa, a former newscaster and independent newcomer, was backed by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the major oppositions Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito.

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Exclusion area to be made off-limits

KAWAMATA, Japan - A man checks radiation levels of a bicycle in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011, after it was transported from the area within a 30-kilometer radius of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The government will make the area within a 20-km radius of the crisis-hit plant covered by its evacuation directive into an off-limits zone to enhance its control of the area, senior officials said the same day.

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Regional elections across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks before his supporters in his election campaign office in Tokyo on April 10, 2011, after securing his reelection. Harumi Takahashi, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.

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Regional elections across Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former health ministry bureaucrat Kazumi Matsui receives a bouquet of flowers from his supporters in Hiroshima on April 10, 2011, after securing victory in the day's election to choose the mayor of the western Japanese city. Matsui, 58, received support from the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito, Japan's two largest opposition parties.

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1 month since disaster

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2011, shows Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, under moonlight about a month after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11.

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Thaksin supporters mark anniversary

BANGKOK, Thailand - The ''Red Shirt'' supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra hold a photograph of Hiroyuki Muramoto during a demonstration in Bangkok on April 10, 2011. Muramoto, a Japanese photojournalist, was among 89 people who died in bloody clashes between security forces and antigovernment protesters a year ago in Bangkok.

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Rallies against nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - People demonstrate against nuclear power plants around JR Koenji Station in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on April 10, 2011, amid the prolonged crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station some 220 kilometers to the northeast. An estimated 15,000 people took part in the demonstration march organized by local shop owners and reported online as a call for joining the event had spread on Twitter, organizers said.

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Thaksin supporters mark anniversary

BANGKOK, Thailand - The ''Red Shirt'' supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra demonstrate in Bangkok on April 10, 2011, to mark the first anniversary of bloody clashes between security forces and antigovernment protesters that left 89 people dead and hundreds of others injured.

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1 month since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2011, shows Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, about a month after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11. A sightseeing boat remained left atop a building.

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Regional elections across Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi smiles in front of her supporters in Sapporo on April 10, 2011, after securing reelection in polls held the same day. Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, a fellow incumbent linked with the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, also won reelection.