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By Whitney Woodward
Associated Press
POSTED: 02:46 p.m. EDT, Sep 06, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C.: Tropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England today after its whipping winds and rain didn't linger long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than isolated flooding and power outages.
Hanna moved quickly inland after cruising ashore overnight with winds around 50 mph. But as the storm cleared out of the Southeast, eyes turned to the open Atlantic and the nasty looking Hurricane Ike — again a Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds that is expected to strengthen as it approaches Cuba and southern Florida by Monday.
By comparison, Hanna, which is heading toward the lower Chesapeake Bay, was a breeze.
''Right now we're just keeping an eye on things and making sure we stay ahead of the eight-ball,'' said Moore County, N.C., Public Safety Director Carlton Cole. ''It's nowhere near as bad as it could have been.''
Heavy rain fell in the Carolinas, including 5 inches in Fayetteville and the Sandhills region. The same was forecast for central Virginia, Maryland and southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New York and New England, where some spots could get up to 10 inches. Forecasters warned of the potential for flash flooding in the northern mid-Atlantic states and southern New England.
Hanna should reach New England by Sunday morning.
Tropical storm watches or warnings were issued all the way to Massachusetts, and included the Chesapeake Bay, the Washington, D.C., area, Long Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
There were no reports of deaths or injuries in the United States because of Hanna, which was blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti.
The storm did cause some travel headaches in the United States. Raleigh-Durham International Airport canceled a few dozen flights this morning, and there were some cancellations at Ronald Reagan National and Dulles International in Washington. Amtrak idled 10 trains, including the Silver Meteor between New York and Miami, and the Auto Train between Lorton, Va., and Sanford, Fla.
Expectations of heavy rain forced NASCAR to postpone tonight's Sprint Cup Series race to Sunday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway. Organizers of the U.S. Open in New York said they may have to reschedule some of the tennis matches, and the first game of a day-night doubleheader between the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles was postponed.
RALEIGH, N.C.: Tropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England today after its whipping winds and rain didn't linger long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than isolated flooding and power outages.
Hanna moved quickly inland after cruising ashore overnight with winds around 50 mph. But as the storm cleared out of the Southeast, eyes turned to the open Atlantic and the nasty looking Hurricane Ike — again a Category 3 storm with 115 mph winds that is expected to strengthen as it approaches Cuba and southern Florida by Monday.
By comparison, Hanna, which is heading toward the lower Chesapeake Bay, was a breeze.
''Right now we're just keeping an eye on things and making sure we stay ahead of the eight-ball,'' said Moore County, N.C., Public Safety Director Carlton Cole. ''It's nowhere near as bad as it could have been.''
Heavy rain fell in the Carolinas, including 5 inches in Fayetteville and the Sandhills region. The same was forecast for central Virginia, Maryland and southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New York and New England, where some spots could get up to 10 inches. Forecasters warned of the potential for flash flooding in the northern mid-Atlantic states and southern New England.
Hanna should reach New England by Sunday morning.
Tropical storm watches or warnings were issued all the way to Massachusetts, and included the Chesapeake Bay, the Washington, D.C., area, Long Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
There were no reports of deaths or injuries in the United States because of Hanna, which was blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti.
The storm did cause some travel headaches in the United States. Raleigh-Durham International Airport canceled a few dozen flights this morning, and there were some cancellations at Ronald Reagan National and Dulles International in Washington. Amtrak idled 10 trains, including the Silver Meteor between New York and Miami, and the Auto Train between Lorton, Va., and Sanford, Fla.
Expectations of heavy rain forced NASCAR to postpone tonight's Sprint Cup Series race to Sunday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway. Organizers of the U.S. Open in New York said they may have to reschedule some of the tennis matches, and the first game of a day-night doubleheader between the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles was postponed.
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