Ernesto becomes Category 1 hurricane
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The first hurricane of the Atlantic season steamed through the central Caribbean toward Haiti on Sunday, threatening to enter the Gulf of Mexico as an even stronger storm.
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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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Tropical storm Florence intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday as it cut a path through the Atlantic and headed toward Bermuda with winds gusting up to 75 miles per hour, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Sunday. Florence is expected to reach the tiny British territory today. The sixth named storm of the hurricane season, Florence developed in the peak of hurricane season over warm Atlantic water.
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Heavy rains fell across the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto nearly regained hurricane status 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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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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Keys residents evacuate, schools close in preparation for Tropical Storm Ernesto, expected to make landfall Wednesday
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto drenched the Mid-Atlantic region today, cutting power to more than 400,000 customers and forcing evacuations.
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Hurricane Gordon became a powerful  Category 3 storm as it swirled through the Atlantic Ocean on  Wednesday but posed no threat to land, while a tropical  depression off Africa became Tropical Storm Helene, forecasters  said late on Wednesday.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto weakened over  Florida on Wednesday, coming ashore as a rainstorm instead of a  dreaded hurricane and bringing relief of Americans who remember  the fury of Hurricane Katrina a year ago.
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MIAMI, Aug. 28 -- Florida residents rushed to fill their prescriptions and stood in long lines for gasoline, food and other supplies Monday as officials warned people not to wait for Tropical Storm Ernesto to become a hurricane again before taking precautions.
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MIAMI - Hurricane Helene was downgraded to a Category 1 storm early Thursday as it remained in the open Atlantic well east of Bermuda, forecasters said.  At 5 a.m.
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High winds knocked down trees, created powerful waves and blew down utility lines yesterday, interrupting electricity to more than 200,000 homes and businesses as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto swept through the region.
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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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Lorenzo made landfall early Friday after strengthening rapidly into a Category 1 hurricane as it bore down on Mexico's Gulf Coast with powerful winds and rain, forcing authorities to evacuate low-lying coastal communities.
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Hurricane Ivan has strengthened to a Category 5 storm after battering the island of Jamaica with heavy rain and strong winds, killing 11 people.
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A hurricane watch is issued for part of the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto gains strength over the Atlantic.