1.   The land flattened out as we neared the coast.

2.   Clouds and showers will approach the Northwest as a cold front nears the coast.

3.   Periods of windswept rain are likely in the Pacific Northwest as a strong cold front nears the coast.

4.   A tornado struck southeastern Virginia on Saturday as Tropical Storm Dennis neared the coast, damaging an assisted living center and several apartment buildings.

5.   Isolated thunderstorms near the coast.

6.   American balloonist Steve Fossett was completing his Atlantic crossing on Thursday and nearing the coast of Africa, according to his spokesman.