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President Obama Declares Emergency for Pennsylvania.
Staff reporterThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local response efforts due to the emergency...Tags: Barack Obama, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Washington, DC, National Security, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Taste of fall
Strong winds from Tropical Storm Lee sent leaves blowing down a sidewalk on Belmont Avenue earlier this week. Lee, combined with a strong cold front, gave Winchester its first taste of fall with daytime highs in the low 60s for most of the week....Tags: Tropical Storms
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American Red Cross shelters open during flood emergency
Press ReleaseUnprecedented rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, following on the heels of Hurricane Irene ten days ago, has affected thousand of South Central Pennsylvania area residents. The Red Cross is ready with a hot meal, friendly people and a warm...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), United Way , Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Hurricane Irene (2011), Dauphin County
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Pennsylvania Devastated by Deadly Flooding After Tropical Storm Lee
CNN/KTLA NewsWEST PITTSTON, Pa. -- Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania surveyed the damage Friday caused by near-historic flooding as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee soaked the region for another day. "Potentially thousands of homes" have been affected, Luzerne...Tags: Rivers, Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Andrew Cuomo
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State lawmakers call for deeper look into BGE's storm response
State lawmakers are calling for a deeper look into Baltimore Gas & Electric's response to Hurricane Irene, which left hundreds of thousands of customers without electricity — and ratepayers and public officials fuming about the utility's restoration...Tags: Hurricanes, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Irene (2011), Justice System
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Lee Dumps Highest Rain Totals on Virginia
![<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1szY0XcH4vE/TmqJo73km9I/AAAAAAAAAUE/70DP1vFN8yQ/s1600/LeeRain.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650480018848259026" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1szY0XcH4vE/TmqJo73km9I/AAAAAAAAAUE/70DP1vFN8yQ/s400/LeeRain.png" border="0" alt="" /></a> The remnant moisture of Tropical Storm Lee dumped torrential rainfall over nearly two dozen states over the past week. While other regions have seen greater problems due to flooded rivers, no other state experienced greater rainfall totals than Virginia. It's still raining up in Pennsylvania at the time of this post, so the order of these might change, but as it stands now, Colonial Beach received more rainfall than any other community. We'll fortunately have much drier weather this weekend into the first half of next week. -Zach](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-09/64616684-09151728.jpg "<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1szY0XcH4vE/TmqJo73km9I/AAAAAAAAAUE/70DP1vFN8yQ/s1600/LeeRain.png\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\"><img id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650480018848259026\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;\" src=\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1szY0XcH4vE/TmqJo73km9I/AAAAAAAAAUE/70DP1vFN8yQ/s400/LeeRain.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a> The remnant moisture of Tropical Storm Lee dumped torrential rainfall over nearly two dozen states over the past week. While other regions have seen greater problems due to flooded rivers, no other state experienced greater rainfall totals than Virginia. It's still raining up in Pennsylvania at the time of this post, so the order of these might change, but as it stands now, Colonial Beach received more rainfall than any other community. We'll fortunately have much drier weather this weekend into the first half of next week. -Zach")
The remnant moisture of Tropical Storm Lee dumped torrential rainfall over nearly two dozen states over the past week. While other regions have seen greater problems due to flooded rivers, no other state experienced greater rainfall totals than Virginia....Tags: Tropical Storms
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Marietta Getting Ready for Pending Surge; Expected by 8 Saturday Morning
Multi-media JournalistMarietta in Lancaster County was one of the hardest hit areas, as Tropical Storm Lee swept through Central Pennsylvania. The water flooded streets and homes. Friday morning, the Susquehanna River neared 57 feet. As the day continued the water began to...Tags: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Home Heating, WPMT, Tropical Storms
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Beware of Charity Scams Following Flood Disaster
![Pennsylvania residents should be wary of charity scams in the wake of widespread flooding in the central and eastern portions of the state.
"Pennsylvanians are generous and want to help their fellow citizens who are suffering as a result of flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee," said Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele, whose department oversees charities in Pennsylvania. "However, there are steps you should take to make sure you are giving to a legitimate organization and not a scam artist."
Aichele offered several recommendations on how people can check to make sure they are donating to a legitimate charity.
• Be wary of high pressure tactics and door-to-door solicitation
• Ask for details about the charity, and how much of the charities' funds go to their charitable purpose, how much goes for operating expenses, and how much goes for fundraising expenses
• Write checks directly to the charity; do not give cash donations
• Check to see if the organization is registered with the Bureau of Charitable Organizations by calling 1-800-732-0999, or online at www.dos.state.pa.us, then clicking on "Charities".
"By taking time to make sure you are donating to a legitimate organization, you can be certain your money will truly help your fellow Pennsylvanians recover from this disaster," Aichele said.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-09/64635408-10103907-187105.jpg "Pennsylvania residents should be wary of charity scams in the wake of widespread flooding in the central and eastern portions of the state.
"Pennsylvanians are generous and want to help their fellow citizens who are suffering as a result of flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee,\" said Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele, whose department oversees charities in Pennsylvania. \"However, there are steps you should take to make sure you are giving to a legitimate organization and not a scam artist.\"
Aichele offered several recommendations on how people can check to make sure they are donating to a legitimate charity.
• Be wary of high pressure tactics and door-to-door solicitation
• Ask for details about the charity, and how much of the charities' funds go to their charitable purpose, how much goes for operating expenses, and how much goes for fundraising expenses
• Write checks directly to the charity; do not give cash donations
• Check to see if the organization is registered with the Bureau of Charitable Organizations by calling 1-800-732-0999, or online at www.dos.state.pa.us, then clicking on \"Charities\".
\"By taking time to make sure you are donating to a legitimate organization, you can be certain your money will truly help your fellow Pennsylvanians recover from this disaster,\" Aichele said.")
Department of StatePennsylvania residents should be wary of charity scams in the wake of widespread flooding in the central and eastern portions of the state. "Pennsylvanians are generous and want to help their fellow citizens who are suffering as a result of flooding...Tags: Social Services, Charity, Tropical Storms, Social Issues
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Flood cresting lower, earlier
Officials in Port Deposit said Saturday that 30 floodgates remained open at the Conowingo Dam as water steadily receded, though the town remained under its mandatory evacuation.
"It's looking a lot better than yesterday," said Mike Dixon, Cecil County...Tags: Restaurants, Home Heating, Railway Transportation, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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I'm Back & I'm Blogging!
It's been awhile for 1) seeing some rain out there and 2) me writing a weather blog. I'll take care of #2 first. I spent a week down in Western Texas. We have family down there and interestingly it was where I worked before I came to KC some 17 years or...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Houston, Social Media, Tropical Storms, Petroleum Industry
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For residents of flood prone areas, riverfront living a trade-off
Calvin Owens knows that when he hears the boulders begin to roll away from the dam across the street from his Port Deposit home, it's time to pack an overnight bag. It's happened three years in the past 10 he's lived in the area, and when he returned...Tags: Rivers, Cecil County, Natural Disasters, Havre de Grace, Weather
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Evacuation of Port Deposit partially lifted
Four days after Port Deposit was evacuated because of a flooding Susquehanna River, public officials on Sunday began letting some residents move back into their homes but delayed the return for others whose properties suffered the most damage.
By...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Havre de Grace, Politics, Government, Business
Sep 8, 2011
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Sep 9, 2011
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Sep 8, 2011
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Sep 9, 2011
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Sep 7, 2011
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Sep 9, 2011
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Sep 10, 2011
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Sep 10, 2011
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Sep 9, 2011
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Sep 11, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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