Fla. Officials Optimistic on Dodging Ivan
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KEY WEST, Fla. - Streets, bars, hotels and shops in this normally bustling island resort town were mostly empty Sunday, even as officials in the Florida Keys said they were "cautiously optimistic" Hurricane Ivan might spare the island chain its worst punishment...
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With Hurricane Ivan expected to continue its devastating track across the Caribbean and pass near or over western Cuba on Monday, meteorologists hope that an El NiÃ±o episode expected in the Pacific could disrupt the conditions that have produced a bumper
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Away from the ocean, in the Florida Panhandle's interior, the imprint of Hurricane Ivan not only was visible on Friday but also hung pungently in the air.
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KEY WEST, Fla. - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit...
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By 6 pm Wednesday the 60-mile buoy off of Alabama&#39;s Gulf Coast was already recording 52-foot waves. That occurred with the eye of Hurricane Ivan still more than 75 miles away.
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Ivan's second foray into the United States came with little wind but plenty of the rain that became the three-week-old system's calling card as it raked the Caribbean and eastern United States, while Floridians braced for another possible pounding as Hurricane Jeanne appeared to be gearing up for a weekend landing.
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Attempts are made to salvage mechandise after the entire facade of a clothing store in downtown Pensacola, Fla., took a hit from Hurricane Ivan on Thursday morning.
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First Hurricane Charley rammed Florida's Gulf Coast a month ago. Then Frances plowed into the Atlantic shore. Now Ivan is threatening to wallop the state again &#151; and Floridians have had enough.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. - Relief workers fanned out across Florida and Alabama to hand out ice, water and meals to weary victims of Hurricane Ivan who face another day Sunday of digging through debris and waiting hours in lines for basic supplies...
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As oil and natural gas producers  recover from Hurricane Ivan, energy companies and weather  forecasters were carefully watching on Tuesday a remnant of  last week's storm for signs of strengthening as it crosses the  Gulf of Mexico.
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Hurricane Ivan is threatening to wash out one of the highlights in the biggest weekend of college football so far. Southeastern Conference officials are mulling whether to postpone No.
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By Brian Neill, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Sep. 19--MANATEE -- State and United States Coast Guard officials said today they are pleased with the progress of an ongoing oil spill cleanup at Port Manatee.
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Two storms battered the island; Ivan may spare it. Still, residents prepare for worst - or stubbornly plan to stay. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Forecasters cautioned Wednesday that Hurricane Ivan could pose a third consecutive threat to Floridaâs coast, leaving millions of residents thinking to themselves, ânot again.
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Residents in the Florida Keys say they aren&#39;t exactly sure where to go to escape the looming Hurricane Ivan. Forecasters say the storm could strike the Keys Sunday, or take a similar
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ASHEVILLE, NC -- Residents of western North Carolina, still trying to recover from last weekend&#39;s flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Frances, prepared Wednesday for a second dose of heavy rains, strong winds and tornadoes if Hurricane Ivan follows
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MIAMI -- The outlook for South Florida and the Florida Keys improved considerably Saturday as Hurricane Ivan unexpectedly jogged west near Jamaica and forecasters kept moving the storm&#39;s projected track farther over the Gulf of Mexico.