Ernesto hits Carolina coast
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Tropical Storm Ernesto  hit North Carolina near hurricane strength on Thursday, dumping  heavy rain on both Carolina states and forecasters warned it  could trigger life-threatening floods and tornadoes.
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A hurricane watch was issued on Thursday   for a portion of the East Coast as Tropical Storm Ernesto   strengthened on a path toward the Carolinas, threatening to   bring heavy rains and large waves.
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Tropical Storm Gaston sloshed ashore in South Carolina yesterday with near-hurricane-force winds, spinning sheets of rain that flooded roads as the storm knocked out power to thousands of people.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened over the Caribbean Saturday as it headed toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, threatening to become the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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As Tropical Storm Gaston moves north through South Carolina, cleanup crews are already tackling downed trees and power lines. More than 125-thousand residents have been without power in South Carolina, where
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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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By Matthew Eisley, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 6--That was one wet week, what with Tropical Storm Ernesto and cool fronts spawning drenching showers and thunderstorms.
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A hurricane watch is issued for part of the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto gains strength over the Atlantic.
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Subtropical Storm Gabrielle churned steadily across the Atlantic toward North Carolina early on Saturday, prompting warnings of rain and strong winds and currents in coastal areas as early as Sunday morning.
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Tropical storm Ernesto was expected Thursday to move north toward the northern South Carolina coastline.
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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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Ernesto weakened to a tropical depression Friday, but the storm still packed enough punch to dump more than half a foot of rain, knock out power to more than 300,000 customers and force hundreds of people from their homes.
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More than 400,000 homes in the   U.S. mid-Atlantic region were without power on Saturday as the   remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto soaked the region with up to   a foot of rain.
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Two Atlantic storms continued to strengthen Saturday and one could deliver heavy rains and rough surf to coastal areas of North Carolina today and Virginia on Monday.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 1 -- Tropical Storm Ernesto didn't do much damage in South Florida, but it still ran up a tab.
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Itâs hurricane season on the Carolina coast, and right now weâre between storms. But every time the sky starts to clear, the morning news announces something big and scary taking shape just over the horizon.
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Heavy rains fell across the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto nearly regained hurricane status Thursday.