Tropical Storm Nicole hit the eastern part of the United States over the weekend. The storm has causes the death of at least 6 people over. Most of the damage from Nicole has been due to large amounts of rain causing high water. North Carolina issued a state of emergency as well as warning for flooded rivers and creeks that are expected to rise after the storm has passed. Clearly getting these warnings out to people is important in saving lives by allowing people enough time to take the proper precautions with the storm. Other states that have issued flood warnings throughout parts of their state include New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C.
According to the article the Nicole was only a tropical storm for six hours on Wednesday but has caused large amounts of rainfall. The rain has cause flash floods in parts of Jamaica, causing more deaths. Although people may have been happy that Nicole did not turn into a hurricane, the storms other effects need to be taken into account, such has the large amounts of rain.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101002/us_nm/us_storm_nicole
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