Ernesto strengthens, aims at Carolinas
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Tropical Storm Ernesto picked up steam with surprising speed in the warm waters of the Atlantic and built toward hurricane strength Thursday as it swirled toward the Carolinas, forcing the closing of ports and campgrounds.
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Tropical Storm Chris continued to gain strength Tuesday as it approached the eastern edge of the Caribbean, prompting a run on groceries and gas as people prepared for the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
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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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Gathering strength over the central Caribbean, Tropical Storm Ernesto steamed toward Jamaica Saturday and threatened to enter the Gulf of Mexico within days as the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season.
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Keys residents evacuate, schools close in preparation for Tropical Storm Ernesto, expected to make landfall Wednesday
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Subtropical Storm Gabrielle churned steadily across the Atlantic toward North Carolina early on Saturday, prompting warnings of rain and strong winds and currents in coastal areas as early as Sunday morning.
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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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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Hundreds of National Guard troops were on alert and officials in the Carolinas warned residents to be ready for anything Wednesday as Ernesto _ upgraded late Wednesday to a tropical storm _ moved north away from Florida.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Residents steeled themselves for a battering early Sunday as Tropical Storm Gaston, just under hurricane strength, picked up speed as it spun toward the South Carolina coast...
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Ernesto   hit North Carolina near hurricane strength on Thursday, dumping   heavy rain on both Carolina states and forecasters warned it   could trigger life-threatening floods and tornadoes.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - Stinging rain and howling winds lashed South Carolina after a second powerful storm hit the state in a month, though residents apparently weathered it well...
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By Chrissy Vick, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Sep. 8--TOPSAIL ISLAND -- Though erosion from Tropical Storm Ernesto is less severe than feared, it doesn't mean Topsail Island towns are out of the water yet.
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Hurricane Florence headed toward Canada's maritime provinces Tuesday after battering Bermuda, while Tropical Storm Gordon spun over the open Atlantic water and a new tropical depression formed off the coast of Africa, forecasters said.
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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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The Colorado State University hurricane research team renewed its forecast for an "above average" 2007 Atlantic storm season on Thursday and predicted 17 tropical storms, with nine growing to hurricane strength.
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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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North and South Carolina put hundreds of National Guardsmen on standby Wednesday for fear the rainy remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto could cause severe flooding.