                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, October 3, 1995               TAG: 9510030279
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

OPAL'S STRENGTH SHOWS MAINLY IN DOWNPOURS AND FLOODING

MEMO: [For a copy of the text of the story, see microfilm.]

ILLUSTRATION: TRACKERS GUIDE

STEVE STONE/Staff

Tropical Storm Noel

Tropical cyclone data from the National Hurricane Center includes

latitude, longitude and maximum sustained winds.

Hurricane Opal

To hear updates from the National Hurricane Center, call INFOLINE

at 640-5555 and enter category 1237.

[For a copy of the chart, see microfilm for this date.]

by CNB