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Ida's Downpours Swamp Mid-Atlantic

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:17 GMT

Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, pelting communities from North Carolina northward with gusty winds and heavy rains, inundating streets and stranding drivers in hard-hit Virginia.

Ida Weakens to Tropical Depression

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:50:53 GMT

Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed. Track Ida and all tropical weather at MyFoxHurricane.com.

Tropical Storm Ida Aims at Gulf Coast

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:01:21 GMT

Some Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday while others ventured outside to watch the approach of a rare late-season tropical storm that brought the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places. Track Ida and all tropical weather at MyFoxHurricane.com.

Ida Takes Aim at US Gulf Coast

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMT

Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges.

Desoto Co. Tests New Warning Sirens

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:43:02 GMT

A new emergency warning system and sirens are in place to be tested in Desoto County, and community officials think that the innovative new warning system will save lives. FOX13's Tom Dees reports from Desoto County on what makes these sirens different from the rest.

Ida Weakens to Tropical Storm

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:05 GMT

Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm, weakening as it dumps heavy rains over Nicaragua.

TS Ida Strengthens in Caribbean

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:31:46 GMT

Tropical storm Ida is gaining strength in the southwest Caribbean, prompting a hurricane watch for the eastern coast of Nicaragua and storm warnings for two Colombian islands.

Arkansas Flood Evacuees Return Home

Amy Cowman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:59:39 GMT

Several families living in the Forrest City, Arkansas area are breathing a sigh of relief after last week's heavy rains.

China Makes Snow to Fight Drought

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:58:58 GMT

China had a snow day on Sunday, all in the name of a drought. The Wall Street Journal reports that meteorologists seeded clouds with 186 doses of silver iodide so that snow would fall in the city of Beijing.

Record Rains Swamp Arkansas Towns

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:07:27 GMT

Storms that stretched across Arkansas for two days claimed two lives, damaged buildings and utilities and flooded roads from north to south.