Friday, September 05, 2008

Hanna near Hurricane Strength

Update 2:22PM: Just a quick note, the combination of an approaching cold front to our west and the remains of Hurricane Gustav sliding north across Ontario are producing gusty south winds from 30-60km/h across the southeastern part of the province today. Kemptville had a gust to 46km/h at 2pm. It is also pumping warm air northward. Temperatures are in he 29C to 32C range today so far (85-90F).

Tropical Storm Hanna continues to move north towards the Carolina coast this afternoon. She is about 315 miles south of Wilmington moving north at 20mph. A NOAA recon flight reported top winds at 70mph. It would only take a small increase to become a hurricane. Rainfall of 5-10 inches is forecast along the path of the storm from South Carolina to Nova Scotia. Gusty winds are forecast along the Carolina and Virginia coast. Tropical Storm Warnings are out from New Jersey south to South Carolina. A Tropical storm watch is in effect north of NJ to Rhode Island.

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