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                                                    </description><title>GDACS EMM News Feed</title><item><title>Hurricane Ophelia strengthens to Category 2 storm</title><link>http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15584201/hurricane-ophelia-gaining-more-power-in-atlantic</link><description>Forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia is rapidly gaining strength and is expected to pass east of Bermuda.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.newschannel5.com/">newschannel5</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">newschannel5-2cc7cd43ff44886a3552f58f4b0b1ab3</guid><georss:point>32.3011 -64.7993</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110930112900</sortelement></item><item><title>Hurricane Ophelia gaining more power in Atlantic</title><link>http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/story/2011-09-30/ophelia-atlantic/50612866/1?csp=34news&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29</link><description>At 2 a.m. EDT , Ophelia was about 730 miles south of Bermuda, with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. It was moving north-northwest at about 9 mph. The storm reached hurricane strength Thursday afternoon. It is the fourth hurricane of the season.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.usatoday.com/">usaToday</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">usaToday-43d354d567e5e841b13a60b5729e258d</guid><georss:point>25.8321 -80.2702</georss:point><georss:point>32.3011 -64.7993</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110930110000</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia strengthening, Hilary weakening</title><link>http://news.caribseek.com/Caribbean/article_101162.shtml</link><description>COBB COUNTY, GA, U.S.A. (01:49AM ET) -�Ophelia reached hurricane strength Thursday afternoon and should continue to strengthen over the next few days.�Tropical Storm Philippe continues its way westward in the open Atlantic.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://news.caribseek.com/">caribseek</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">caribseek-ab867c751e7d4767e29de261603a7efa</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110930104900</sortelement></item><item><title>Hurricane Ophelia gaining more power in Atlantic</title><link>http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15584201/hurricane-ophelia-gaining-more-power-in-atlantic</link><description>Forecasters say Hurricane Ophelia continues to strengthen as it churns in the Atlantic.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.newschannel5.com/">newschannel5</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">newschannel5-3bdb842f366aff8a39fe60354da83700</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110930085900</sortelement></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Ophelia causes flooding on Caribbean island;</title><link>http://www.startribune.com/nation/130769073.html</link><description>MIAMI - Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it moves away from the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica. Ophelia has caused flooding and cut off communities on Dominica. About 1,600 people were stranded on the island and nearly a dozen cars have washed away. The U.S.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.antiguanews.com/">antiguanews</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">antiguanews-b93e356ca5fa7f78c57d2548aca8ddbf</guid><georss:point>15.2987 -61.3943</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110929153900</sortelement></item><item><title>Storms swell, weaken in Atlantic, Pacific</title><link>http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/09/29/Storms-swell-weaken-in-Atlantic-Pacific/UPI-46311317296917/</link><description>MIAMI, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- One of two tropical storms in the Atlantic could become a hurricane while a storm in the Pacific could weaken to a remnant low, forecasters said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.upi.com/">upi</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">upi-a703907a02e0b0530e31d77b27d22bd3</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110929135500</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia Expected to Strengthen in the Atlantic</title><link>http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ophelia-expected-strengthen-atlantic-14630731</link><description>Tropical Storm Ophelia causes flooding on Caribbean island; storm expected to strengthen</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://abcnews.go.com/">ABCnews</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">ABCnews-d764f633c1ec7bb1f070496b8ecddba7</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110929120600</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia expected to strengthen in the Atlantic</title><link>http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2011-09-29-Tropical%20Weather/id-adf409c7b62d42d18d7cb9780a5b3204</link><description>MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as is moves away from the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica. Ophelia has caused flooding and cut off communities on Dominica. About 1,600 people were stranded on the island and nearly a dozen cars have washed away. The U.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">AP</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">AP-b9f83e008153be174aa2a123896d183f</guid><georss:point>15.2987 -61.3943</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110929114900</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia expected to strengthen in the Atlantic (AP)</title><link>http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110929/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather</link><description>AP - Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as is moves away from the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com/">news-yahoo</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news-yahoo-234e2c43dd3117efafacc252a75ae2f3</guid><georss:point>15.2987 -61.3943</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110929112900</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia expected to strengthen in the Atlantic</title><link>http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15575600/ophelia-expected-to-strengthen-in-the-atlantic</link><description>Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as is moves away from the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.newschannel5.com/">newschannel5</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">newschannel5-8cf8a03dcdca987424534364fdd74b61</guid><georss:point>15.2987 -61.3943</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110929112300</sortelement></item><item><title>TS Ophelia causes flooding on Dominica, moves away (AP)</title><link>http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110929/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather</link><description>AP - Tropical Storm Ophelia caused flooding and cut off several communities on this eastern Caribbean island Wednesday, but the storm stayed in the open Atlantic and moved away from the Leeward Islands.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:56:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com/">news-yahoo</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news-yahoo-f9952171c18bfb789d7981e52d8d794f</guid><georss:point>15.2987 -61.3943</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110929065600</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia causes flooding on Dominica</title><link>http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/story/2011-09-28/tropical-storm-ophelia/50595434/1?csp=34news&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:%20usatoday-NewsTopStories%20%28News%20-%20Top%20Stories%29</link><description>About 1,600 people were stranded and nearly a dozen cars washed away in Dominica, said Nathaniel Isaac, the island's disaster preparedness coordinator. "It's pretty terrible," he said. Schools, businesses and government offices were closed Wednesday. 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About 1,600 people were stranded and nearly a dozen cars washed away, said Nathaniel Isaac, the island's disaster preparedness coordinator.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">AP</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">AP-398810e482e53171e81d63ef6617019b</guid><georss:point>15.2987 -61.3943</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110928235700</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia becomes tropical storm in open Atlantic (AP)</title><link>http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110928/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather</link><description>AP - Ophelia has grown into a tropical storm in the open Atlantic east of the Leeward Islands, too far from land to pose any immediate threat.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com/">news-yahoo</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news-yahoo-900c3b03267c1834abbf91b506afd184</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110928202100</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia becomes tropical storm in open Atlantic (AP)</title><link>http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110928/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather</link><description>AP - Ophelia has grown into a tropical storm in the open Atlantic east of the Leeward Islands, too far from land to pose any immediate threat.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com/">news-yahoo</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news-yahoo-7890df215ec969021e3467fb55130a45</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110928175000</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia becomes tropical storm in open Atlantic</title><link>http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15565613/ophelia-forecast-to-strengthen-in-the-atlantic</link><description>Ophelia has grown into a tropical storm in the open Atlantic east of the Leeward Islands, too far from land to pose any immediate threat.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.newschannel5.com/">newschannel5</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">newschannel5-77cf17cc73c6c34d76a9608a79d2d994</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110928171600</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia forecast to strengthen in the Atlantic (AP)</title><link>http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110928/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather</link><description>AP - Forecasters say Tropical Depression Ophelia is expected to strengthen slowly over the next couple of days but the storm poses no immediate threat to land.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com/">news-yahoo</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news-yahoo-eeb9013a9eb50c661e42f6bd3871db6f</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110928150400</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia forecast to strengthen in the Atlantic</title><link>http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15565613/ophelia-forecast-to-strengthen-in-the-atlantic</link><description>Forecasters say Tropical Depression Ophelia is expected to strengthen slowly over the next couple of days but the storm poses no immediate threat to land.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.newschannel5.com/">newschannel5</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">newschannel5-ed0a445c2838adddab53c3f074763a11</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110928111400</sortelement></item><item><title>Hurricane Hilary churns up surf, far from land (AP)</title><link>http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110926/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather</link><description>AP - Forecasters say Hurricane Hilary continues to kick up rough surf and rip currents along the coast of Mexico.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://news.yahoo.com/">news-yahoo</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">news-yahoo-ead5799c4fa1f473ab50c241958e47a4</guid><georss:point>19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110927011100</sortelement></item><item><title>Hurricane Hilary churns up surf, far offshore of Mexico</title><link>http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/hurricanes/story/2011-09-26/hurricane-helene-mexico/50558426/1?csp=34news&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:%20UsatodaycomWorld-TopStories%20%28News%20-%20World%20-%20Top%20Stories%29</link><description>Forecasters say Hurricane Hilary continues to kick up rough surf and rip currents along the coast of Mexico.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.usatoday.com/">usaToday</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">usaToday-050a69fc8aa45e50552b1d771df75918</guid><georss:point>19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776</georss:point><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110927002600</sortelement></item><item><title>Ophelia regenerates in Atlantic, may become storm</title><link>http://www.newschannel5.com/story/15555823/philippe-spins-in-atlantic-far-from-land</link><description>The tropical depression named Ophelia has regenerated in the Atlantic east of the Leeward Islands and is expected to strengthen.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.newschannel5.com/">newschannel5</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">newschannel5-818794e5168beb406b7df4a8b6142a21</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110927232500</sortelement></item><item><title>Hurricane Hilary expected to change direction</title><link>http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/09/27/Hurricane-Hilary-expected-to-change-direction/UPI-87281317139164/</link><description>MIAMI, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Hurricane Hilary, off the southern tip of Baja California in the Pacific Ocean, was expected to change direction Tuesday, U.S. forecasters said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><source url="http://www.upi.com/">upi</source><iso:language>en</iso:language><guid isPermaLink="false">upi-69a381d266e5b12f13e52df9d6d294d7</guid><sortelement xmlns="emm">20110927191100</sortelement></item><item><title>Philippe spins in Atlantic, far from land (AP)</title><link>http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110927/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather</link><description>AP - 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