Eastern storm leaves 7 dead

[Elmore Furth]

Source: LA Times

A persistent storm that spread from the Carolinas to New York over several days ravaged parts of the East Coast, killing seven people and leaving portions of a small town of about 2,000 residents under water.

By Saturday afternoon much of the rain had stopped, but the effects were still visible, especially in the eastern North Carolina town of Windsor. Rivers and creeks have begun to recede but many roads remain closed.

"It was probably one of the largest areas of precipitation we've had in quite a while," said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster with the National Weather Service in Maryland.

Eastern North Carolina received the most rain, with up to 2 feet of rainfall since Sunday in many areas. Throughout the week the storm, which included remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole, broke several daily rainfall records in cities including Norfolk, Va., Lancaster, Pa., and Cooperstown, N.Y.



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[cilla4progress]

1. Amazing - the weather at the One Nation rally!

Considering this storm! Divine intervention? Just sayin'...

[eppur_se_muova]

2. But was there any heavenly flyby by Geese from God ? nt

[cilla4progress]

3. !

:silly: