51.   Farmers on banana-producing islands were nervous the storm would dump enough rain to cause landslides and damage the already fragile crop.

52.   Gloria was downgraded last week to a tropical depression but it continues to dump rain on both nations.

53.   He made his comments at a special hearing convened to assess damage caused by a mid-August storm that dumped torrential rains on Sussex and Morris counties.

54.   He said the rain front would move slowly northward toward the border with China by Friday and dump more rain this week.

55.   Hurricane Floyd dumped heavy rains in New York most of the day, and was expected to hit in force around evening, possibly flooding highways and train tracks.

56.   Hurricane Opal strengthened over the southern Gulf of Mexico, dumping heavy rains and causing extensive flooding that forced tens of thousands of coastal dwellers from their homes.

57.   In Mexico, Hurricane Henrietta struck the remote tip of southern Baja California on Monday, toppling trees and power pylons while dumping heavy rains, authorities said.

58.   In addition, a typhoon that left at least three dead elsewhere in Japan dumped torrential rain on Miyakejima last week.

59.   In Mexico, Hurricane Henriette struck the remote tip of southern Baja California on Monday, toppling trees and power pylons while dumping heavy rains, authorities said.

60.   In Florida, a tropical wave dumped heavy rain in drought-plagued areas.