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For The Associated Press= A low-pressure system that has lingered in the Gulf of Mexico the past few days, bringing rain to the Gulf Coast, was expected to finally move inland into the Southeast on Sunday.

Residents of Duncan, B.C., rescued a car from the flooded streets Friday. An evacuation order has been lifted for hundreds of south Vancouver Island residents forced from their homes by flooding.

About 53mm of rain has fallen on the city between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Peter Blake said.

An independent inquiry should be launched into the cause of some of the worst flooding in the Republic of Ireland in living memory, it was claimed today.

RENO a ' A winter storm packing wind gusts more than 80 mph knocked out power to thousands of northern Nevadans, grounded flights and contributed to a fatal pile-up that shut down a stretch of U.S. Interstate 80.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in Santa Cruz County on Friday, after October's storm caused more than $1 million in damage to public roads and infrastructure, left many without power and caused mudslides and flooding in areas burned by last summer's fires.

The emergency services are braced for more heavy rain after England's wettest day on record claimed the life of a "heroic" policeman and left thousands of others counting the cost of flooded homes and businesses.

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Nov 20 - Parts of northern England are underwater after massive rainfall and areas of Scotland and Wales are on flood alert.

The National Weather Service is raising the bar for what it will consider a snow "storm" in 17 central and western counties.

Look out for worms. It will get wet and rainy today says the National Weather Service.

The clinics had been set to take place Friday at the Sam Pannell Community Center, 2450 Meadowview Road; and Saturday at Town and Country Lutheran Church, 4049 Marconi Avenue.

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. told investors Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit tripled from last year on a boost in cold-weather product sales.

The holidays may not be so sweet this year. Nestle - which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. - says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.

Nov 19 - Roads are blocked and houses swamped as heavy rain hits the United Kingdom.

HEAVY rain lashed parts of Scotland today causing flooding and driving problems for motorists.

The Environment Agency and the Met Office have warned of a high risk of flooding to property on Thursday.

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WOMEN are more vulnerable to climate change than men and will continue to bear the brunt of extreme weather conditions unless more is done to educate and empower them, a report has found.

The National Weather Service says another strong Pacific storm will hit Washington Wednesday night and Thursday.