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Hurricane Sally Unleashes Flooding Along the Gulf Coast

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday with 105 mph winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, swamping homes and trapping people in high water as it crept inland for what could be a long, slow and disastrou...
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Japan Battered by More Heavy Rain, Floods; 58 Dead

TOKYO — Pounding rain that already caused deadly floods in southern Japan was moving northeast Wednesday, battering large areas of Japan's main island, swelling more rivers, triggering mudslides, and destroying...

Southern California Gets Rain, but Less Than First Expected

LOS ANGELES — Much-needed rain fell across Southern California on Tuesday but in lighter amounts than originally forecast for the region, which has experienced a very dry winter. San Diego County mountains already had received an inch of rain before dawn bu...

Latest Southern California Storm Fades, Gusty Winds Expected

LOS ANGELES — The center of Southern California’s latest winter storm was staying well out to sea Monday and forecasters greatly scaled back the amount of rain and snow it could produce. Only light snowfall or flurries were seen in the high mountain pas...
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Fresno Rainfall Record Tied, More Rain Ahead

Keep your umbrella and raincoats handy. After Fresno tied a 67-year-old rainfall record Sunday with  0.78 inches, the National Weather Service-Hanford forecast calls for more rain before this storm wanes Thursday, followed by the arrival of a new storm on F...