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Hanna Hits D.C. Area

Tropical Storm Hanna's heavy rain and wind gusts began drenching the Washington region this weekend as the storm raced through southern Virginia after making landfall in the Carolinas earlier in the day. Flash-flood warnings were issued for Arlington, Alexandria, Prince William and Fairfax.

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Article | Despite Hanna's floodwaters and record rainfall, a few fire hoses, wood chippers and bulldozers yesterday erased most remnants of Washington's first tropical storm this year.
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