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Storms, floods, mudslides tie up D.C. areaBy MARTY NILAND, Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON - Flooding from a weekend of heavy rain shut down the Justice Department building, Internal Revenue Service headquarters and the National Archives on Monday, and created a nightmare for commuters with washed-out roads, mud blocking the Capital Beltway and delays on the area's rail lines. District of Columbia officials urged people to avoid the flooded downtown areas. "They need to give us time to make sure everything's OK," said Michelle Pourciau, the acting director of the D.C. Department of Transportation. "We know that more rain is coming ......

Link post: to make interested readers aware of the post in the FR "Chat" section, where any discussion should take place: Geology Picture of the Week, January 4-10, 2004

I'm lazy this week. So this one was easy. Click on picture to go to page with large version option (which covers a larger area). Sunny Mid-Atlantic (on New Year's Eve)

NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Manufacturing in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region surged powerfully and unexpectedly in December as new orders jumped to a 23-year high, in one of the clearest signs yet that factories have emerged from a two-year slump. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday its monthly gauge of regional industry jumped to 32.1 in December from 25.9 in November, confounding economists' forecasts for a slight fall to 25.4. New orders, a harbinger of future growth, surged 21 points to 41.8 in December from 20.8 in November, while employment, which has so far lagged the recovery...

U.S. Nov. mid-Atlantic factory output falls Thursday November 20, 12:05 pm ET NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Manufacturing in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region contracted in November, a survey showed on Thursday, a further sign that factories have yet to fully recover from a two-year slump. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve said its monthly gauge of regional industry fell to 25.9 in November from 28.0 in October, a lesser decline than economists' forecasts of a drop to 25.5. New orders, a harbinger of future growth, fell to 20.8 from October's figure of 29.0, which was the highest in eight years. The...