Ernesto power outages climb
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Ernesto, downgraded to a tropical   depression after a Thursday night landfall in North Carolina,   left more than 243,000 utility customers from North Carolina to   New Jersey without power late Friday.
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A hurricane warning was issued today for parts of the North Carolina and South Carolina coastline, as tropical storm Ernesto gained strength over the Atlantic Ocean and moved toward land.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto lashed the Carolinas coast as it hit the southeastern US for the second time in two days, packing winds just below hurricane strength.
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Keys residents evacuate, schools close in preparation for Tropical Storm Ernesto, expected to make landfall Wednesday
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MIAMI, Aug. 29 -- Once a threatening hurricane but downgraded to tropical storm, Ernesto nonetheless drenched Miami in heavy rain and closed schools and airports Tuesday.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER     PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  -- Until the electricity hums again and the debris is cleared, health officials are worried that there could be more deaths and injuries in Hurricane Charley's aftermath than during the storm itself...
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Tropical Storm Ernesto neared hurricane  strength as it closed in on the U.S. East Coast on Thursday,  threatening North and South Carolina with heavy rains and large  waves.
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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 Ernesto drenched eastern Cuba on Monday, then aimed north toward the warm waters of the open Caribbean sea and Florida where forecasters expected it to hit shore as a hurricane.
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Ernesto, downgraded to a tropical   depression as it crossed into Virginia, knocked out power   service to about 263,000 customers in Virginia and the   Carolinas on Friday.
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Ernesto regained its storm tropical storm status as it emerged into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Canaveral on Wednesday night, after bringing heavy rains and strong winds to Florida's east coast.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto made landfall at 11:30 p.m. on Plantation Key, Florida, with 45-mph winds. The storm is about 50 miles from Naples and is moving north at 8 mph. Forecasters say Ernesto likely will weaken and stay over Florida today, but could spread rain as far north as Delaware by Thursday.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto neared the southeastern US coast for the second time in two days with winds just below hurricane strength, weather forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto packed little   punch after coming ashore in Florida as a rainstorm instead of   a dreaded hurricane, but forecasters on Wednesday said it could   still pose a threat to the U.S. mainland.
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A woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a portable generator, bringing Virginia's death toll from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto to six, officials said.
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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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Tropical Storm Ernesto neared hurricane   strength as it closed in on the U.S. East Coast on Thursday,   threatening North and South Carolina with heavy rains and large   waves.