Lane Downgraded to a Tropical Storm
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By WILL WEISSERT MAZATLAN, Mexico - Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after slamming into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding streets and knocking out power in parts of the resort of Mazatlan.
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Friday, September 17, 2004 - After rising to Hurricane status and battering Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic yesterday, Tropical Storm Jeanne has been downgraded and continues to weaken, although experts warn it may regain speed in the warm waters
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Tropical depression Barbara, which  had threatened to become the first Pacific hurricane this year,  weakened off Mexico on Thursday and was downgraded from a  tropical storm, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Jeanne was downgraded to a tropical storm with 70 mph winds as it moved across Florida after ripping off roofs, scattering debris and downing trees and power lines.
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Mexicans began cleaning up on  Sunday the wreckage left by Hurricane Lane, which killed two  people and knocked down flimsy homes before it slowed into a  tropical depression.
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Hurricane Frances weakened as it moved slowly across Florida, causing massive power outages and flooding across the state. Frances is expected to move out into the Gulf of Mexico and then cross back into northern
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COCOA, Fla.  - Weakened after its long rampage  through Florida, the lumbering giant of a tropical storm that  began its tear as Hurricane Frances moved into the Gulf of  Mexico early on Monday, leaving chaos in its wake.
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The last remnants of the season&#039;s first named tropical storm swirled up the Atlantic coast, unleashing heavy rain, causing numerous traffic accidents and claiming a life.
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com. A tropical depression that began forming Friday afternoon could develop into a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center says.
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RICHMOND, Va. - A state of emergency was declared as Tropical Storm Gaston poured nearly a foot of rain on central Virginia, flooding streets with several feet of rushing water that floated cars and trucks and smashed them into buildings...
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A powerful storm moved along the West Coast today, causing highway-blocking mudslides, flooding and power outages. Up to a foot of rain was possible in one mountain area.
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Hurricane John lost strength on  Thursday as it trekked up Mexico's Pacific coastline and was  downgraded to a less powerful category 2 storm, the U.S.-based  National Hurricane Center said.
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A typhoon that killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday, as it brushed by Tokyo and headed for the Pacific Ocean bringing heavy rain, strong winds and landslides.
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Although all hurricane watches have been cancelled, the weakened storm is expected to drench the U.S. East Coast with heavy rains.
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CULIACAN, Mexico  - Mexicans began cleaning up on   Sunday the wreckage left by Hurricane Lane, which killed two   people and knocked down flimsy homes before it slowed into a   tropical depression.
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LOS MOCHIS, Mexico  - Hurricane Lane turned   sharply east on a collision course with Mexico's Pacific coast   as it strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Saturday after   killing a child in Acapulco.
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By MATT SEDENSKY  MIAMI - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved toward Tampa Bay on Saturday. Forecasters discontinued the tropical storm warnings and watches issued for stretches of the Gulf Coast as Barry was about 100 miles north-northwest of Fort Myers.