Ernesto fizzles out over Florida
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Ernesto has lost the little punch it had as it moved over Florida and was downgraded from a tropical storm to a depression, much to the relief of residents who had initially braced for a powerful hurricane.
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A hurricane warning was issued today for parts of the North Carolina and South Carolina coastline, as tropical storm Ernesto gained strength over the Atlantic Ocean and moved toward land.
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By Jim Ellis  HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly 7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.
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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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A weakening Tropical Storm Ernesto was   downgraded on Wednesday to tropical depression status by the   U.S. National Hurricane Center.
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Keys residents evacuate, schools close in preparation for Tropical Storm Ernesto, expected to make landfall Wednesday
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As the remains of Hurricane Charley fizzled into a rainstorm off the coast of New England on Sunday, the numbers in Florida only got worse.
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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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MIAMI - The destructive potential of Hurricane Frances diminished a bit Friday night as its central core became ragged and somewhat disorganized.
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Tropical storm Ernesto was expected Thursday to move north toward the northern South Carolina coastline.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. - As Hurricane Ivan's remnants soaked the South on Friday and left a trail of destruction from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas, Floridians once again are coping, cleaning up and coming together after being pummeled by a third devastating storm in five weeks...
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Ernesto became the first hurricane of the Atlantic season Sunday then weakened to a tropical storm as it lashed Haiti's southern coast with heavy rain and flooded homes in the impoverished country.
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The weakened storm was expected to veer out over the Atlantic before hitting the Carolinas Thursday.
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Hurricane Frances continued to weaken and slow down early Friday, but Florida officials took no chances, issuing mandatory evacuations for parts of at least a dozen eastern counties.
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Disrupting the start of the Labor Day weekend, Ernesto drenched the Mid-Atlantic region, cut power to more than 400,000 customers and forced evacuations as it weakened to a tropical depression.
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South Florida residents breathed a sigh of relief early Wednesday after Tropical Storm Ernesto lumbered ashore well below hurricane strength and caused little damage.
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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.