Wind: 50 mph, gusts to 45 mph
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Haiti, a country already rocked in its bicentennial year by political upheaval, flooding and rampant violence, is once again devastated.
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Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed on Friday off the U.S. mid-Atlantic Coast with top sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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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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It was a windy and rainy day at Jerez. It rained in the morning and part of the afternoon, which was far from ideal for the teams.
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By Jon Nyatawa, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Jun. 6--Tree limbs blown down by powerful winds knocked out power lines and created problems for drivers across the metro area Wednesday afternoon.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - The B.C. south coast is being hammered by another windstorm that has knocked out power to at least 190,000 people.  The storm has uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and disrupted travel with winds up to 100 kilometres an hour or more in some places.
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Strong winds and torrential rain cause havoc, with warnings of more "exceptionally severe" weather to come.
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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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Forecasters said Tuesday it&#39;s still too early to say how much of a threat Hurricane Ivan poses for storm-ravaged Florida. However, Ivan is already a Category 3 storm now heading toward the Windward Islands with sustained winds of 120 mph.
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As of 8 am, Jeanne was about 900 miles east-southeast of Miami. Sustained winds were 80 mph with higher gusts. The storm is moving to the west at 9 mph but is expected to make a turn to the west-northwest over the next 24 hours.
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS  OJAI, Calif. - Hot, dry Santa Ana winds gusting to more than 50 mph Saturday stoked the flames of a three-week-old wildfire in Los Padres National Forest and ignited at least two new fires.
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Sport: Play begins after rain delays. Full coverage from SW19.
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Powerful storms with rain and strong winds left nearly half a million homes and businesses without power early Thursday as the region braced for another day of 100-degree heat. Power officials said it could take five days to restore electricity.
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Michael Schumacher led the wet Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as teams worried about an approaching typhoon. A tropical storm with winds possibly up to 180 kilometers per hour (110 mile per hour) is expected to hit the area on Saturday.
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Hurricane Humberto blasted across the southeast Texas coast on Thursday, packing winds as strong as 135 kilometers (85 miles) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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Ferocious Santa Ana winds of up to 70 mph were expected to arrive by Saturday morning as crews struggled to surround a large forest fire. "They haven't materialized yet, but we anticipate extremely strong winds by morning," said Dan Bastion of the U.S. Forest Service.
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Various parts of the UK, particularly Scotland and Northern Ireland, are set to be hit strong winds.