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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - Weary Nova Scotians wondered Tuesday where power crews and hundreds of promised military personnel were as they tried to clean up from Hurricane Juan's destructive wake. Residents emerged from their homes expecting to see soldiers and sailors clearing the tree-littered streets, but found little other than the ragged branches and rubble created by Monday morning's ferocious storm. "Today we're forgotten," Patti Kydd said as she surveyed her clogged street. "I haven't seen one person here, so who knows what their priorities are." Hurricane Juan lashed Nova Scotia with 86 mph winds Sunday, ripping off roofs,...

Friends, buddies, pals...fellow ne'er do wells....I'm sending this out as newsletter instead of doing it several times over... The last couple of days have been quite remarkable here...I have experienced many violent storms here on the coast..but Sunday night was a truly humbling experience. Myself and 20 odd guys from the club decided to spend the night on our boats at the club. The early evening hours were quite festive..beer, pizza...a good time was had by all. Then Juan showed up. With a vengance. By 10 oclock the wind was up to 80 MPH..bringing with it a massive amount of...

Sorry for the Hurricane center all-caps formatting. This probably will miss Maine and hit Canada instead, but... Hurricane JUAN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home Public Advisory Forecast/Advisory Discussion Probabilities Maps/Charts Archive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 000 WTNT35 KNHC 281429 TCPAT5 BULLETIN HURRICANE JUAN ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST SUN SEP 28 2003 ...JUAN HEADING FOR NOVA SCOTIA... RAIN AND WIND WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR NOVA SCOTIA. HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR THE NOVA SCOTIA MARINE AREAS. AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JUAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 64.1 WEST OR ABOUT...