1.   Hurricane Marilyn crossed the southern Leeward Islands on Thursday, just nine days after Luis battered northern parts of the island chain.

2.   Like the storms that will no doubt batter parts of the planet this year, these computer woes carry real consequences.

3.   Stormy weather will batter parts of the Northeast Tuesday as a strong cold front approaches from the west.

4.   This was no forced evacuation, only an economical one, the result of fires and smoke that have battered this part of eastern Florida.

5.   To the south, downpours will batter parts of the upper Texas and Louisiana seaboards as a tropical low pressure area works in tandem with air teeming with moisture.

6.   Wind-whipped snow will batter parts of Minnesota on Sunday morning with several additional inches of accumulation expected.

7.   Before it hit Florida the first time, Erin battered parts of the Caribbean.

8.   Environment Canada had issued a storm warning for the area Tuesday and expected high winds, which were battering parts of Nova Scotia, to move into the region.

9.   In recent days, monsoon rains have battered most parts of Pakistan.

10.   Powerful storms battered parts of eastern Australia for a third day Saturday, flooding towns, leaving thousands without electricity and claiming at least one life.