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Hanna loses tropical characteristics as it moves through new england

by NOLA.com
Sunday September 07, 2008, 7:46 AM

At 500 am edt, 0900z, the center of tropical storm hanna was located near latitude 42.6 north, longitude 70.0 west or about 60 miles, 100 km, north of chatham Massachusetts and about 350 miles 560 km, west-southwest of halifax nova scotia.

Hanna is moving toward the northeast near 36 mph, 57 km/hr, and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours.

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Hanna dumps rain on New England

by NOLA.com
Saturday September 06, 2008, 10:18 PM

Information from the National Weather Service

At 10 p.m., the Tropical Storm Warning is discontinued from Sandy Hook, New Jersey southward. A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect from north of Sandy Hook northward to Merrimack River Massachusetts, including New York Harbor, Long Island Sound, Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

At 10 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located near latitude 40.5 north, longitude 73.4 west or about 90 miles west-southwest of the eastern tip of Long Island and about 135 miles southwest of Providence, Rhode Island.

Hanna is moving toward the northeast near 30 mph. This general motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed during the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Hanna will move near or over southern New England tonight and Sunday morning, and move over the Canadian Maritimes by Sunday afternoon.

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Stronger Hanna races towards New England

by NOLA.com
Saturday September 06, 2008, 7:22 PM

Information from the National Weather Service

At 7 p.m. the Tropical Storm Warning is discontinued south of Cape Henlopen, Delaware. A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect from Cape Henlopen northward to Merrimack River, Massachusetts, including Delaware Bay, New York Harbor, Long Island Sound, Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

At 7 p.m. the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located near latitude 39.5 north, longitude 74.6 west, near Atlantic, New Jersey. This position is also about 110 miles south-southwest of New York City and 120 miles southwest of Islip, New York.

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Hanna climbs Atlantic coast

by NOLA.com
Saturday September 06, 2008, 4:07 PM

Information from the National Weather Service

At 4 p.m., the Tropical Storm Warning is discontinued south of the North Carolina/virginia border. A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect from north of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Merrimack River, Massachusetts, including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, all of Chesapeake Bay, the Tidal Potomac, Washington DC, Delaware Bay, New York Harbor, Long Island Sound, Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

At 4 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located near latitude 38.5 north, longitude 75.8 west, just east of Cambridge, Maryland. This position is also about 40 miles west-northwest of Ocean City, Maryland and about 100 miles southwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Hanna is moving toward the northeast near 28 mph. This general motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed during the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Hanna will cross the eastern Mid-Atlantic states this evening, and move near or over southern New England Sunday morning. The center is forecast to pass near or over the Canadian Maritimes Sunday afternoon.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple of days. However, Hanna is forecast to lose tropical characteristics on Sunday.

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Center of Hanna moving toward the lower Chesapeake Bay

by NOLA.com
Saturday September 06, 2008, 1:02 PM

At 1 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located near latitude 37.6 N, longitude 76.6 W or just northeast of Williamsburg, Va. This position is also about 55 miles north-northwest of Norfolk, Va.

Hanna is moving toward the northeast near 25 mph. This general motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed during the next 12 to 24 hours.

On the forecast track, the center of Hanna will move through the eastern mid-Atlantic states this afternoon, near or over southern New England tonight and Sunday, and near the Canadian Maritimes Sunday night.

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Center of Hanna moving into southeastern Virginia

by NOLA.com
Saturday September 06, 2008, 10:04 AM

The center of Tropical Storm Hanna is excpted to move through the eastern mid-Atlantic states today, near or over southern New England tonight and Sunday, and near the Canadian Maritimes Sunday night.

At 10 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located near latitude 36.6 north, longitude 77.4 west or just southeast of Emporia, Va. This position is also about 65 miles, west-southwest of Norfolk, Va.

Hanna is moving toward the north-northeast near 24 mph. A turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected during the next 12 to 24 hours.

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Center of Hanna moving quickly through eastern N.C.

by National Hurricane Center
Saturday September 06, 2008, 8:31 AM

A tropical storm warning is now in effect from north of Cape Fear, N.C. to Merrimack River, Mass., including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, all of Chesapeake Bay, the Tidal Potomac, Washington D.C, Delaware Bay, New York Harbor, Long Island Sound, Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

At 7 a.m., the tropical storm warning is discontinued from Cape Fear, N.C., southward. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

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Hanna plows toward the Carolinas

by National Hurricane Center
Friday September 05, 2008, 10:13 PM

Tropical Storm Hanna is heading toward the coast of the Carolinas in a hurry.

At 10 p.m. the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located about 60 miles east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina and about 140 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Hanna races north toward the Carolinas

by National Hurricane Center
Friday September 05, 2008, 7:15 PM

Tropical Storm Hanna is racing northward with heavy squalls approaching the coast of the Carolinas.

At 7 p.m. the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located about 100 miles south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina and about 200 miles south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Hanna just below hurricane strength

by National Hurricane Center
Friday September 05, 2008, 4:15 PM

Tropical Storm Hanna is still just below hurricane strength and a tropical storm watch has been extended northward along the eastern coast of the United States.

At 4 p.m. the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located about 160
Miles south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina and about 240 miles south of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Center of Hanna off the east coast of Florida

by National Hurricane Center
Friday September 05, 2008, 10:40 AM

At 10:00 a.m. the tropical storm warning for the United States east coast is extended northward to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, including all of Chesapeake Bay, the Tidal Potomac, Washington D.C., and Delaware Bay. A tropical warning is now in effect from Altamaha Sound, Georgia northward along the Atlantic coast to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, including all of Chesapeake Bay, the Tidal Potomac, Washington D.C., and Delaware Bay. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

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Tropical Storm Hanna accelerating northwestward

by National Hurricane Center
Friday September 05, 2008, 7:43 AM

A tropical storm warning remains in effect for the northwestern Bahamas. A tropical warning also remains in effect from Altamaha Sound, Georgia northward along the Atlantic coast to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds, and northward into Chesapeake Bay to Smith Point.

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Hanna accelerating northwestward toward the southeast United States coast

by National Hurricane Center
Friday September 05, 2008, 7:30 AM

A tropical storm warning remains in effect for the central and northwestern Bahamas.

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Humongous Hanna heading towards US coast

by NOLA.com
Thursday September 04, 2008, 9:51 PM

Information from the National Weather Service

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect from the savannah river northward to the North Carolina/virginia border, including pamlico and albemarle sounds. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect from north of Edisto Beach, South Carolina to Currituck Beach Light, including Pamlico Sound.

A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect from the North Carolina/Virginia border northward to Great Egg Inlet, New Jersey, including the Chesapeake Bay, the Tidal Potomac, Washington DC and the Delaware Bay. A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 36 hours.

A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect from the Savannah River southward to Altamaha Sound, Georgia.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the central and northwestern Bahamas.

At 10 p.m. the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was estimated near latitude 26.5 north, longitude 76.3 west or about 50 miles east of Great Abaco Island and about 540 miles south of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Hanna is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph. A gradual turn to the north with a gradual increase in forward speed is expected on Friday. On the forecast track, the center of Hanna will clear the northwestern Bahamas early Friday, and will be approaching the southeast coast of the United States by late friday. However, rains and winds associated with Hanna will reach the coast well in advance of the center.

Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph with higher gusts. Only slight strengthening is forecast prior to landfall, though it is still possible for Hanna to become a hurricane.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 315 miles, mainly to the north and east of the center.

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Hanna beginning to clear central Bahamas

by NOLA.com
Thursday September 04, 2008, 7:17 PM

Information from the National Weather Service

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from the Savannah River northward to the North Carolina/Virginia border, including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect from north of Edisto Beach, South Carolina to Currituck Beach Light, including Pamlico sound.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect from the North Carolina/Virginia border northward to great Egg Inlet New Jersey, including the Chesapeake Bay, the Tidal Potomac, Washington DC, and the Delaware Bay. A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 36 hours.

A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect from the Savannah River southward to Altamaha Sound, Georgia.

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