Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat and Antigua were under a tropical storm watch.

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No coastal watches or warning were in effect, though a tropical storm watch could be issued for parts of the coast later Saturday, the Hurricane Center said.

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All told, about 800, 000 square miles in 18 states were under some form of watch or warning related to the storm, Miller said.

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In all, about 800, 000 square miles in 18 states were under some form of watch or warning Wednesday related to a major storm pouring out of California and into the Central Plains and the Midwest, CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said.

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The judges remarked that Cliff is "a talent to watch and set to take the literary world by storm".

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Besides, some Canadians love nothing better than a storm: every winter tourists flock to the beaches of Vancouver Island expressly to watch them lashing in across the Pacific.

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