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Article: Waning Ida's downpours swamp Mid-Atlantic coast
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- November 12, 2009
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Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to New York's Long Island, inundating streets and forcing some rescues of stranded drivers in hard-hit Virginia.
The downpour is the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ida, as the storm's remnants move along the Atlantic coast. Although Ida quickly weakened once it made landfall, it soaked a swath from Alabama to Georgia soon after.
Watches and warnings for gales, high winds and storms were in effect from North Carolina to New Jersey.
Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine declared a state of emergency, and officials urged people in some areas to stay home as ...