Storms dash dreams of Florida home
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Florida, which has lured more retirees and vacation homeowners than anywhere else, might be losing some appeal for the same reason it&#39;s so beautiful: its place in the tropics.
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With the cleanup from Hurricane Charley  beginning, fears that Florida could be battered by another  deadly blast from Mother Nature receded Monday as two  burgeoning storms spun harmlessly far off the U.S. coast.
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The Bahamas are lashed by howling winds and rain as a hurricane roars through the islands on its way to Florida.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida  - The remains of Tropical Storm Barry brought high winds and heavy rains to Florida on Saturday, but the downpour was welcomed in a parched state that has been battling stubborn wildfires.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly but pounded Florida relentlessly with high wind and heavy rain Sunday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
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When a hurricane makes landfall in the continental United States, Dave Prevatt and his colleagues in the Florida Coastal Monitoring Program are out evaluating which construction methods best protect homes from the tremendous wind forces the storms deliver.
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The National Weather Service says a tornado destroyed four homes in the Florida Panhandle.
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The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane - or possibly two hurricanes - could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen. "It's almost unheard of," state meteorologist Ben Nelson said.
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Five days after Hurricane Frances hit  Florida's east coast, more than a million homes and businesses  were still without power in the Sunshine State.
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COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances smothered eastern  Florida on Sunday with drenching rains and fierce winds that  ripped away roofs, trees and boat moorings and cut power to 1.3  million homes and businesses.
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STUART, Fla. Sept. 2, 2004 - With some homes still swaddled in blue tarp and the deaths from Hurricane Charley still fresh in their minds, Southeastern residents once again warily eyed a menacing hurricane
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Weeks spent being buffeted by hurricanes have apparently made an impression on Florida residents &#151; electric generators are flying off store shelves.
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At the end of a hurricane season that left much of Florida in ruins, thousands of families remain displaced, with new requests for housing every day.
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Hurricane Jeanne swept up Florida&#39;s east coast yesterday, with 120-mph winds tearing off roofs and sending huge waves crashing into buildings.
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Thanks to hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, names that will be burned into memory, residents learned the hard way: Florida has a target on its back.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - In storm-battered Florida, more than 3,900 people were staying in shelters Wednesday while nearly 1.3 million homes and businesses were without power...
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An emergency official said Florida residents may want to think twice about taking down the hurricane shutters. Even as Hurricane Frances battered Florida, another strong storm churned in the central Atlantic.