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Heavy Weekend Rain Threatens Flooding Across Eastern U.S.

publishers 108articles 176first reported 30 Sep, 21:41 UTCdeveloping since 30 Sep · 30 editions

Heavy rain is forecast across the eastern United States this weekend, raising the threat of dangerous flooding for millions of people, according to FOX Weather.

Northwest Florida is among the areas expecting substantial weekend rainfall, WEAR-TV reported, while WDSU forecast showers followed by more rain over the weekend. Severe weather has also prompted cancellations and changes to events in southeast Louisiana, according to WWLTV.com.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 8 articles, 3 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 356 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.

Publishers
108
Source articles
176
Given to the writer
8, 3 with the article's own text
Independent newsrooms
8
This version written
356 h after the record first saw the story
Second model (editor)
revised
Publication gate
passed
Human review
none

WHAT THE EDITOR DID

The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.

WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the final sentence commenting on what the reports did not specify. - "The reports did not specify expected rainfall totals or the precise timing and extent of the flood threat.": This is commentary about the limitations of the supplied material rather than reported news.

THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES

Heavy Weekend Rain Threatens Flooding Across Eastern U.S.

Heavy rain is forecast across the eastern United States this weekend, raising the threat of dangerous flooding for millions of people, according to FOX Weather. Northwest Florida is among the areas expecting substantial weekend rainfall, WEAR-TV reported, while WDSU forecast showers followed by more rain over the weekend. Severe weather has also prompted cancellations and changes to events in southeast Louisiana, according to WWLTV.com. The reports did not specify expected rainfall totals or the precise timing and extent of the flood threat.

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