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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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Tropical Storm Gaston blasted the South Carolina coast with rain and near-hurricane strength wind early Sunday, flooding roads and knocking out power to at least 75,000 homes...
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Hovering just below hurricane strength and producing heavy rains, Tropical Storm Ernesto was moving inland over eastern North Carolina early today, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm's maximum sustained winds were at 65 mph.
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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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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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Heavy rains fell across the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto nearly regained hurricane status Thursday.
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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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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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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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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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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Ernesto   hit North Carolina near hurricane strength on Thursday,   flooding some coastal areas in both Carolina states though   there were no immediate reports of casualties.
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Tropical Storm Gaston neared the South  Carolina coast on Saturday and forecasters put the U.S. east  coast under a storm alert from northern Florida to North  Carolina.
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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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Hurricane Ivan veered to the north today on a path toward Alabama's Gulf Coast as inhabitants across a 300-mile-wide danger zone braced for its onslaught, and a new storm gathered strength in the Caribbean.
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Remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto, which delayed the start of yesterday's game by 68 minutes, packed a bigger wallop than the Red Sox lineup in their 6-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Officials in Bermuda were poised to issue a tropical storm watch or warning within the next 24 hours as Tropical Storm Florence chugged through the open Atlantic Friday, forecasters said.
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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.