Unusual Number of Storms Hit Land in Florida
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An unusual number of storms have made landfall in Florida in the last month, and the hurricane season is only halfway through. But experts say there is no easy answer for the run of bad luck other than the fact that the law of averages may be catching up with the state after several relatively calm hurricane seasons.
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances pounded Florida with high wind and heavy rain Sunday after it smashed across the state's east coast, knocking out power to 4 million people, shredding roofs and uprooting trees...
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Tropical Storm Barry brought heavy rain to a parched Florida early Saturday, along with strong winds and heavy surf along the state's Gulf coast.
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Thunderstorms and tornadoes devastated parts of Central Florida before dawn Friday, flattening hundreds of homes.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops before weakening to a tropical storm and crawling inland with heavy rain. More than five million people lost power, and three people were killed.
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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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Torrential rain and ferocious winds have battered Florida once more, as the fourth hurricane in six weeks pounded the US state. Hurricane Jeanne slammed into the state with gusts of 115 mph (185 km/h), ripping
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Hurricane Jeanne, the fourth hurricane  to hit Florida in six weeks, left more than 2.5 million Florida  homes and businesses without electricity since the storm hit on  Sept. 25, local utilities said on Monday.
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Hurricane Jeanne barreled up Florida&#39;s Atlantic Coast early Sunday with 190-kilometer-per-hour winds and drenching rains, unceremoniously putting the weather-weary state in the record books.
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Severe weather rolled through central Florida late Thursday, blowing roofs off homes, knocking down power lines and causing minor injuries. "We suspect it was a tornado," Eustis Police Chief Fred Cobb said.
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The seemingly nonstop pummeling of Florida during the past month has been the result of a highly active hurricane season mixed with two unusually stubborn high-pressure ridges funneling the storms in a track directly over Florida.
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Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms pounded the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Monday, producing hail over northern Florida.
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A huge storm system covers much of the US, threatening extreme weather, ranging from tornadoes to blizzards.
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Hurricane Frances barreled towards the Bahamas islands with 225 kph winds today, a growing threat that put millions of people on alert along Florida&#39;s heavily populated east coast.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Massive Hurricane Frances trudged toward land with 105 mph wind and pelting rain late Saturday, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure a frightening night amid roaring gales that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
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Hurricane Frances brushed past several Caribbean islands on its way toward Florida while, further north, Tropical Storm Gaston was moving out to sea after leaving a trail of damage in Virginia and South Carolina.
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The recent hurricanes that hit Florida, along with other examples of extreme weather around the world, may be caused by global climate change, a panel of climate experts said today.