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Weakened Ernesto's rains force hundreds from homes - Seattle Times

by Populux | September 2, 2006 at 02:07 am | 792 views | add comment | 0 recommendations

By SONJA BARISIC The Associated Press PREV of NEXT BUDDY NORRIS / NEWPORT NEWS DAILY PRESS A rescue crew takes Mariners Landing Apartments residents to safety Friday in Newport News, Va. Related National Hurricane Center NORFOLK, Va. — Ernesto weakened to a tropical depression Friday, but the storm packed enough punch to dump more than 6 inches of rain, knock out power to more than 300,000 customers and force hundreds of people from their homes. And it wasn't done. On the eve ...