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Remnants of Hermine flood Texas; buffet Oklahoma (AP)

Visitors to Salado, Texas snap photos of a submerged truck under the main street bridge on Wednesday morning, Sept. 8, 2010 as waters begin to receed from excessive rainfall caused by Tropical Storm Hermine. (AP Photo/Temple Daily Telegram, Rusty Schramm) MANDATORY CREDIT; TV OUTAP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine swept northward through Texas and into Oklahoma on Wednesday, forcing more than 100 high-water rescues, swamping city neighborhoods, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people.


Devastating Mexico flooding to worsen: state governor (AFP)

Residents walk through a flooded street in Villahermosa, Tabasco State, Mexico on September 7. Floods that have affected almost one million people in the south and east of Mexico will likely worsen after the opening of a dam and predictions of more rain, a state governor said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Gilberto Villasana)AFP - Floods that have affected almost one million people in the south and east of Mexico will likely worsen after the opening of a dam and predictions of more rain, a state governor said Wednesday.


Tropical Storm Igor strengthens in the Atlantic (AP)
AP - Tropical Storm Igor is growing a bit stronger in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands.
Official: 2nd killed in flooding swamping Texas (AP)

Caretaker Frankie Donison follows Florence Dobrey, in wheelchair, as Arlington firefighters Dale Alexander and Caleb Caballero rescue them from their flooded home in Woodland Park neighborhood in Arlington, Texas Wednesday, Sept. 8,  2010. Rain spawned by Tropical Storm Hermine caused flooding in Arlington.   (AP Photo/Star-Telegram/Joyce Marshall)AP - Authorities say flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine has killed a second person who was swept away from his pickup truck.


Igor, 2 other tropical systems no threat to Gulf of Mexico (Reuters)

A satellite image of Tropical Storm Hermine is seen, courtesy of the National Hurricane Center, September 7, 2010. REUTERS/National Hurricane Center/HandoutReuters - The U.S. National Hurricane Center was monitoring newly formed Tropical Storm Igor in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and two other tropical systems in the Atlantic basin on Wednesday, but so far none showed any early signs of entering the energy-rich Gulf of Mexico and disrupting offshore production.


Tropical Storm Igor forms over eastern Atlantic (Reuters)
Reuters - Tropical Storm Igor formed over the far eastern Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane within the next few days.
Weeks of rains leave thousands homeless in Mexico (AP)

People use make-shift boats to cross a flooded avenue in Villahermosa in Mexico's Tabasco state, Tuesday Sept. 7, 2010.  Weeks of torrential rains have unleashed flooding in huge swaths of southern Mexico, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. (AP Photo/America Rocio)AP - Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes across southern Mexico to escape flooding from weeks of torrential rains, and forecasts are predicting even more rainfall.


The nation's weather (AP)

The Weather Underground forecast for Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 shows that as a low pressure system moves eastward from the Great Lakes, it will pull a cold front with it. The front will extend from the Northeast, down the Mid-Atlantic, and into the Gulf states, triggering showers and thunderstorms throughout the day. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - Tropical Depression Hermine was expected to slowly weaken as it moved farther inland.


Democrats Face GOP Election Day Tsunami in House, Senate (Time.com)

FILE - In this April 5, 2010 file photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Va., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner could walk down most U.S. streets anonymously. But the perpetually tanned golf lover, who grew up in a Cincinnati family of 14, could become the next House speaker and the GOP leader of opposition to President Barack Obama.  (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)Time.com - There are still 60 days to go before Election Day but the smart money -- lots of it -- is on the GOP winning very, very big


Five missing on third day of Colorado wildfires (AFP)

Smoke rises from a wildfire burning near Boulder, Colorado, on September 7. Five people remained missing late on Wednesday as firefighters battled for a third day to contain a major wildfire in the western US state, according to officials.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)AFP - Five people remained missing as firefighters battled for a third day to contain a major wildfire in the western US state of Colorado, officials said.


Pakistan floods wipe out more than 1 million animals â?? and farmers' livelihoods (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Floodwaters swept away Ghulam Hussainâ??s house in Pakistan, $1,100 in jewelry, and $400 cash in a box set aside for his daughterâ??s wedding. But the biggest financial blow to his family â?? and to many thousands of others â?? may be the damage to their herds of livestock.
Hermine lashes south Texas, 3 other storms possible (Reuters)

Caretaker Frankie Donison follows Florence Dobrey, in wheelchair, as Arlington firefighters Dale Alexander and Caleb Caballero rescue them from their flooded home in Wodland Park neighborhood in Arlington, Texas Wednesday, Sept. 8,  2010. Rain spawned by Tropical Storm Hermine caused flooding in Arlington.   (AP Photo/Star-Telegram/Joyce Marshall)Reuters - Tropical Storm Hermine barely maintained such status on Tuesday as 40 mile per hour winds continued to lash south Texas and the storm moved further inland, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


Hermine slams northeast Mexico, swirls into US (AFP)

Relatives of a landslide victim take the coffin to a church for a funeral in Nueva Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Solola, west of Guatemala City. Powerful Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into far northeastern Mexico and then barreled into US territory, threatening storm surges, flash floods and tornadoes on both sides of the border.(AFP/Johan Ordonez)AFP - Powerful Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into far northeastern Mexico and then barreled into US territory early Tuesday, threatening storm surges, flash floods and tornadoes on both sides of the border.


Erratic global weather threatens food security (AFP)

Flooded farm land of southern Punjab in Pakistan. Eight million people in Pakistan remain dependent on handouts for their survival after monsoons caused devastating floods throughout the country.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - The drought in Russia and floods in Pakistan are part of a global trend of unpredictable weather patterns and rainfall that threaten food security, experts gathered in Stockholm said.


Tropical Storm Hermine crosses into Texas (AP)

This NOAA GOES National Weather Service satellite image shows tropical storm Hermine. Hermine made landfall in far northeastern Mexico, threatening storm surges and tornadoes in the US-Mexico border area, US forecasters said.(AFP/NOAA-HO)AP - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hermine (hur-MEEN') has crossed into Texas.


Floods threaten hundreds more Australian homes (AFP)

Cattle are stranded by flood waters on the outskirts of Wangaratta after floods hit the northern Victoria, some 250 kms northeast of Melbourne, on September 6. Wild storms lashed Victoria state over the weekend, triggering landslides, knocking out power supplies and forcing hundreds of people out of their homes, with many rivers yet to reach their peak.(AFP/William West)AFP - Rising flood waters threatened hundreds of Australian homes Tuesday, after scores were inundated by weekend storms which caused millions of dollars of damage, officials said.


Death toll rises to 45 in Guatemala mudslides (AP)

Rescue workers look for survivors at a mudslide area in Nahuala, western Guatemala, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. At least 38 people were killed after torrential rains caused mudslides in different areas of the country, injuring 20 others and leaving over 60 people missing. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)AP - Searchers on Monday pulled five more bodies from a mud-covered highway where back-to-back landslides buried bus passengers and then the people trying to save them. The deaths raised the confirmed toll from mudslides in Guatemala to 45 as torrential rains pounded the country.


Guatemala resumes rescue work after landslide (Reuters)

Rescuers carry a body from a bus buried in a landslide on the Inter-American highway, 80 km (50 miles) outside of the Guatemalan capital Tecpan, September 4, 2010. REUTERS/Doriam MoralesReuters - Emergency services in Guatemala on Monday resumed their search for victims of landslides that killed and buried dozens of people, as further rain was predicted for the Central American country.


In wake of Earl, U.S. eyes other potential storms (Reuters)
Reuters - The remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston look very likely to strengthen again as a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic and could threaten the Caribbean's Leeward Islands in coming days on a westward track, U.S. forecasters said on Sunday.
'National tragedy' in Guatemala as landslides kill dozens (AFP)

Relatives of missing people stand by the site of a landslide in the Nahuala municipality, Solola, west of Guatemala City. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a AFP - Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a "national tragedy" on Sunday after landslides killed at least 37 people and left rescuers digging in the mud for nearly two dozen still missing.


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FDYO1 Blanchard River at Findlay (Ohio)
Alert - FDYO1 - Blanchard River at Findlay (Ohio)
Alert conditions are not currently being met.

Alert Stage: 8 ft
Flood Stage: 11 ft

Latest Observation: 0.8 ft
Observation Time: Sep 8, 2010 09:00 PM EST

Highest Forecast: 0.8 ft
Highest Forecast Time: Sep 10, 2010 07:00 PM EST

Last Forecast: 0.7 ft
Last Forecast Time: Sep 13, 2010 07:00 AM EST

AHPS Hydrologic Service Area Homepage:
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=cle
OTTO1 Blanchard River at Ottawa (Ohio)
Alert - OTTO1 - Blanchard River at Ottawa (Ohio)
Alert conditions are not currently being met.

Alert Stage: 20 ft
Flood Stage: 23 ft

Latest Observation: 4.49 ft
Observation Time: Sep 8, 2010 08:30 PM EST

Highest Forecast: N/A
Highest Forecast Time: N/A

Last Forecast: N/A
Last Forecast Time: N/A

AHPS Hydrologic Service Area Homepage:
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=iwx

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