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Storm, by whatever name, to linger with rain through Sunday: Technically, the weather system over Hampton Roads is not a nor'easter. It's just acting like one.
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Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
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October 7, 2006
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Byline: Kim O'brien Root
Oct. 7--Is it or isn't it?
A nor'easter, that is.
The name sounds cool, but the storm that's bringing gusty winds and rain is really a coastal storm in which the winds happen to come from the northeast.
At least that's what some meteorologists say. Others are calling it a nor'easter.
Either way, it's a storm that has already knocked out power in parts of Hampton Roads, forced cancellations of outdoor events and could cause some coastal flooding.
"It's not technically a nor'easter," said Rick Curry with the National Weather Service in Wakefield. "Hanging a name onto it is a way to get attention."
The name nor'easter is ...
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