mid-Atlantic

Out in the Atlantic, the ocean floor is essentially spreading out from a crack in the Earth called the mid-Atlantic ridge.

NPR Topics: News 2011

Out in the Atlantic, the ocean floor is essentially spreading out from a crack in the Earth called the mid-Atlantic ridge.

NPR Topics: News 2011

Out in the Atlantic, the ocean floor is essentially spreading out from a crack in the Earth called the mid-Atlantic ridge.

NPR Topics: News 2011

The bottom line here is that Nicole is dead but the incredible stream of moisture from the tropics that fed Nicole is being funneled into new low pressure that will spread very heavy rain over much of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast over the next couple days.

Tropical storm Nicole is no more Jason Samenow 2010

NOAA's Hydrometeorological Prediction Center is highlighting the potential for maximum rainfall totals to exceed five inches over parts of the mid-Atlantic, including the D.C. metro region.

NOAA: Rainfall may be "very dangerous" Jason Samenow 2010

This month, for example, the electric-grid manager for the entire 13 mid-Atlantic state region, PJM, conducted its annual auction -- this one to make sure that there will be enough power to keep the lights on and the motors humming through 2015.

Carl Pope: No, It's Not All as Hard as It Looks Carl Pope 2011

The project marks a New York first for Buccini/Pollin, a firm that owns and operates hotels and retail space in the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions.

Parking Lot Sells For $21 Million Dawn Wotapka 2011

Though the track of Nicole itself is now forecast to pass mainly east of Washington, its deep plume of moisture will be feeding a new low pressure system riding up a front draped across the mid-Atlantic.

Moisture from tropics to feed D.C. rainmaker Jason Samenow 2010

The remnants of tropical storm Nicole could bring rainfall of around two inches per hour to the mid-Atlantic region.

Heavy rains, winds headed toward region Washington Post editors 2010

One man asked Obama about a newly announced crackdown by the Environmental Protection Agency on five mid-Atlantic states, including Virginia, that are contributing to pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.

In Richmond, Obama chides McDonnell on Chesapeake Bay Rosalind Helderman 2010