Ernesto charges toward Carolina coast
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Ernesto   dumped heavy rain on North and South Carolina as it closed in   on the U.S. East Coast near hurricane strength on Thursday, and   forecasters warned it could trigger life-threatening floods and   tornadoes.
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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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MOUNT PLEASANT, SC - Tropical Storm Gaston came ashore in South Carolina yesterday with near hurricane-force wind and rain that flooded roads.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued   a hurricane watch for a portion of coastline from South   Carolina to North Carolina on Thursday as Tropical Storm   Ernesto gained strength over the Atlantic.
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Hurricane Ivan pounded Jamaica with heavy rains and winds exceeding 155 mph as the intensifying Caribbean storm skirted the island&#39;s southern and western coasts today and advanced on a path that could bring it close to Florida by Monday.
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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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NEW ORLEANS: Thousands streamed toward higher ground yesterday on highways turned into one-way evacuation routes and surf started eroding beaches as Hurricane Ivan roared toward the Gulf Coast with 217kph wind and its outer bands darkened the sky.
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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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Heavy rains are drenching South Florida as residents prepare for Tropical Storm Ernesto; however, no hurricane is predicted
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Tropical Storm Ernesto didn't do much damage in South Florida, but it still ran up a tab.
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Tropical Storm Humberto became Hurricane Humberto early on Thursday as it neared the Texas coast with maximum winds of 80 mph (128 kph).
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Hurricane Humberto blasted across the southeast Texas coast on Thursday, packing winds as strong as 135 kilometers (85 miles) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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Tropical storm Ernesto was expected Thursday to move north toward the northern South Carolina coastline.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 11--Hurricane Florence has increased the risk of rip currents today along all coastal Carolina beaches, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, N.C.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto formed Friday over the Caribbean as it moved toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and could develop into the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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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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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Tropical Storm Gaston blasted the South Carolina coast with rain and 70 mph wind early Sunday as it pushed ashore just short of hurricane strength...