Florence weakens; Gordon gains strength
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Hurricane Florence sped toward its demise in the cooler waters off Canada's maritime provinces Tuesday, while Tropical Storm Gordon strengthened over the open Atlantic.
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Tropical Storm Florence headed for   Bermuda as a large mass of gusty rain on Friday and seemed   ready to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the British   territory, U.S. forecasters said.
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Hurricane Florence pummelled Bermuda, unleashing powerful winds and sending waves crashing against the tiny Atlantic island's coast, weather forecasters said.
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Hurricane Gordon gained strength as it   swirled through the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday but posed no   threat to land, while a tropical depression off Africa could   become Tropical Storm Helene within a day, forecasters said.
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The weakened storm was expected to veer out over the Atlantic before hitting the Carolinas Thursday.
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Weakened but still formidable, hurricane Frances was downgraded to a tropical storm last night as it spun slowly toward Louisiana, leaving a trail of flooding and destruction up and down
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Tropical Storm Florence mustered a bit   more strength in the open Atlantic on Wednesday and could grow   into a hurricane near the British territory of Bermuda early   next week, U.S. forecasters said.
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Hurricane Gordon weakened Tuesday as it sped toward the sparsely populated Azores islands, which were under a hurricane warning, while powerful Hurricane Helene was expected to stay out at sea, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Florence headed toward Canada's maritime provinces Tuesday after battering Bermuda, while Tropical Storm Gordon spun over the open Atlantic water and a new tropical depression formed off the coast of Africa, forecasters said.
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A hurricane warning was issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gordon moved rapidly toward the sparsely populated group of islands Tuesday, while Hurricane Helene remained a large Category 3 storm but was expected to miss Bermuda, forecasters said.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Hurricane Florence blew out windows, peeled away several roofs, and knocked out power to thousands in Bermuda yesterday before churning past the British island chain and heading out over open ocean.
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The sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic  hurricane season, Florence, formed in the distant Atlantic on  Tuesday and could become a hurricane as it moves toward the  United States, U.S. forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Helene moved quickly in the open Atlantic on Thursday, and a powerful Hurricane Gordon held on to its Category 3 strength, but neither posed any threat to land, forecasters said.
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Hurricane Helene formed Saturday in the open Atlantic, while a weakened Hurricane Gordon drifted slowly, also hundreds of miles from land, forecasters said.
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Tropical Storm Florence intensified Saturday morning as it moved through the open Atlantic on a path toward Bermuda, threatening quickly to become hurricane.
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Tropical Storm Florence mustered a bit  more strength in the open Atlantic on Wednesday and could grow  into a hurricane near the British territory of Bermuda early  next week, U.S. forecasters said.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda  - Bermuda's government urged   residents to make urgent preparations for the arrival of   powerful winds and high seas on Sunday, after Tropical Storm   Florence strengthened and became a hurricane as it approached   the British Atlantic territory.