Storm Arthur

Arthur weakened from hurricane force on Saturday and pelted parts of southeast Canada with heavy rain and strong winds, as the storm swept away from New England.Arthur weakened from hurricane force on Saturday and pelted parts of southeast Canada with heavy rain and strong winds, as the storm swept away from New England.

Arthur was downgraded to a tropical storm early Saturday, but its near-hurricane strength winds delivered a powerful hit to Canada's Maritime provinces after brushing past North Carolina's precariously exposed Outer Banks on the Fourth of July, causing far less damage than feared.

Tropical Storm Arthur rapidly lost strength Saturday as it headed off the far north-eastern US coast towards Canada, causing less damage than feared in the United States.

Hurricane Arthur has weakened to Category 1 storm in the Atlantic after bringing flooding and power outages to North Carolina's Outer Banks overnight.

Hurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina shore late Thursday, as millions of Americans braced for its impact along the East Coast on the eve of the Independence Day holiday.

Hurricane Arthur gained strength as it churned off the US East Coast on Thursday, with drenching rains and gusting winds that promise to disrupt the July 4 holiday for millions of Americans.

Tropical Storm Arthur strengthened into the first hurricane of the season on Thursday as it moved up the US East Coast just in time to disrupt the July 4 holiday.

Tropical Storm Arthur threatened to douse some July 4 holiday plans on the US East Coast as officials ordered evacuations of some low-lying coastal areas, closed beaches and tourist sites and delayed fireworks shows in anticipation of heavy rain and fierce winds.

Forecasters have issued a hurricane warning for a large swath of the North Carolina coast as Tropical Storm Arthur moves northward.

Tropical Storm Arthur gathered strength on Wednesday, dampening beach getaways at some of America's most popular coastal areas just days before the July 4 holiday.

The Australians, sent into bat after Alastair Cook's first toss win of the series, stormed back from 97 for five to post 326. England ended the day 8 for one, training by 318 runs.

Arthur weakened from hurricane force on Saturday and pelted parts of southeast Canada with heavy rain and strong winds, as the storm swept away from New England.Arthur weakened from hurricane force on Saturday and pelted parts of southeast Canada with heavy rain and strong winds, as the storm swept away from New England.

Arthur was downgraded to a tropical storm early Saturday, but its near-hurricane strength winds delivered a powerful hit to Canada's Maritime provinces after brushing past North Carolina's precariously exposed Outer Banks on the Fourth of July, causing far less damage than feared.

Tropical Storm Arthur rapidly lost strength Saturday as it headed off the far north-eastern US coast towards Canada, causing less damage than feared in the United States.

Hurricane Arthur has weakened to Category 1 storm in the Atlantic after bringing flooding and power outages to North Carolina's Outer Banks overnight.

Hurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina shore late Thursday, as millions of Americans braced for its impact along the East Coast on the eve of the Independence Day holiday.

Hurricane Arthur gained strength as it churned off the US East Coast on Thursday, with drenching rains and gusting winds that promise to disrupt the July 4 holiday for millions of Americans.

Tropical Storm Arthur strengthened into the first hurricane of the season on Thursday as it moved up the US East Coast just in time to disrupt the July 4 holiday.

Tropical Storm Arthur threatened to douse some July 4 holiday plans on the US East Coast as officials ordered evacuations of some low-lying coastal areas, closed beaches and tourist sites and delayed fireworks shows in anticipation of heavy rain and fierce winds.

Forecasters have issued a hurricane warning for a large swath of the North Carolina coast as Tropical Storm Arthur moves northward.

Tropical Storm Arthur gathered strength on Wednesday, dampening beach getaways at some of America's most popular coastal areas just days before the July 4 holiday.

The Australians, sent into bat after Alastair Cook's first toss win of the series, stormed back from 97 for five to post 326. England ended the day 8 for one, training by 318 runs.