Ernesto cut to tropical depression over Florida
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A weakening Tropical Storm Ernesto was   downgraded on Wednesday to tropical depression status by the   U.S. National Hurricane Center.
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Heavy rains are drenching South Florida as residents prepare for Tropical Storm Ernesto; however, no hurricane is predicted
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Ernesto   hit North Carolina near hurricane strength on Thursday,   flooding some coastal areas in both Carolina states though   there were no immediate reports of casualties.
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Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly 7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto fizzled out over   Florida on Wednesday, coming ashore as a rainstorm instead of a   dreaded hurricane and bringing relief to Americans who still   have memories of the fury of Hurricane Katrina a year ago.
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By Associated Press  HOMOSOSSA SPRINGS, Fla. -- Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly   7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.
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A tropical depression brewing over the open Atlantic remains large but disorganized, forecasters said.
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Severe weather, including a possible tornado, damaged about 50 homes in central Florida before the system became a subtropical depression Friday and had parts of the Gulf Coast under tropical storm warnings.
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A tropical depression formed in the open Atlantic late Monday, while Tropical Storm Jerry weakened to a depression then dissipated in cooler waters.
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Ernesto, downgraded to a tropical  depression after a Thursday night landfall in North Carolina,  left more than 243,000 utility customers from North Carolina to  New Jersey without power late Friday.
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Hundreds of National Guard troops were on alert and officials in the Carolinas warned residents to be ready for anything Wednesday as Ernesto &#151; upgraded late Wednesday to a tropical storm &#151; moved north away from Florida.
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South Florida residents breathed a sigh of relief early Wednesday after Tropical Storm Ernesto lumbered ashore well below hurricane strength and caused little damage.
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A tropical depression could form in   the Atlantic later Tuesday or Wednesday, the National Hurricane   Center said in an outlook issued Tuesday.
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A tropical depression could form in  the Atlantic Ocean over the next couple of days, the U.S.  National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
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High winds knocked down trees, created powerful waves and blew down utility lines yesterday, interrupting electricity to more than 200,000 homes and businesses as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto swept through the region.
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By JIM ELLIS  HOMOSOSSA SPRINGS, Fla. - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly 7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.
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After leaving a trail of devastation across the Caribbean and delivering another blow to hard-hit Florida, Jeanne was downgraded today to a tropical depression as it tracked toward southwestern Virginia.