Storms Help in Dry Time Driest May in 53 Years: Rains Bring Relief After
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By Jim Sparks, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Jun. 17--Substantial rain in recent weeks eased drought conditions throughout much of central and Northwest North Carolina.
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DALLAS, July 7 -- The sky was mercifully clear over much of Texas on Saturday after three weeks of drenching rain, as search teams combed the swollen Trinity River for a missing rafter.
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Helicopters delivered food to survivors and picked up the sick and injured on Friday as flash floods began to recede. More than 650 people were killed and nearly 400 are missing in the disaster, which was triggered by back-to-back storms.
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By Jessica Klipa, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jun. 27--MANATEE -- With June rain levels well below normal, much-needed rain is expected this week, bringing relief, but not an end to parched conditions caused by the lingering drought.
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Thunderstorms, torrential downpours and floods are expected across many parts of the country today.
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Gulf Coast residents breathed a sigh of relief Saturday after a tropical depression came ashore in the Florida panhandle, then weakened, sparing them their first serious brush with tropical weather since two hurricanes ravaged the region in 2005.
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Precipitation attacked both of the nation's coasts Thursday, while the center of the country enjoyed clear skies.
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By Ken Kaye, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Sep. 6--After four days of gray skies and gloom, soggy South Florida should start to dry out today. But keep the umbrella handy.   The forecast calls for a 60 percent chance of rain, with showers and thunderstorms likely after noon.
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Â· Fall in water levels grants reprieve to stricken areas  Â· Body of woman in river takes death toll to seven.
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Rain fell in the city for a fourth consecutive day Sunday, assuring that 2007 would not go down as the driest year on record for the drought-stricken Atlanta area.
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By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO  OMEGA, Ga. - The sky above Randy Scarbor's south Georgia cantaloupe fields was overcast, but the clouds were from massive wildfires to the east. No rain was forecast for the last day in May, a month that set records for dry conditions in Georgia.
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Showers and thunderstorms were prominent in the East Tuesday, while severe weather was reported in the nation's midsection. Out West, it was mostly clear.
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By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 12--There were thunderstorms across the Bluegrass and Eastern Kentucky last week, but not enough to significantly move the readings of the Palmer Drought Severity Index.
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By Alex BreitlerFrom his offices in Fresno, Steve Johnson explained how cloud seeders spent one of the driest Januaries on record: &quot;We'd look at the forecast maps and pray,&quot; he said.
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Debris and damaged items from homes and businesses where hauled curbside Monday as residents in the Midwest and South cleaned up after the weekend's severe thunderstorms that were blamed for 13 deaths.
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By P. Kim Bui, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Feb. 8--A round of storms predicted for this week could help the county avoid a drought.
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Showers and thunderstorms brought much-needed rain to parts of the Southeast on Monday. The lower Mississippi Valley, in particular, got strong to severe storms.