September 2nd, 2008 // comments (0)

Coming Soon To FL: TS Hanna?

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) — Hanna caused killer floods in Haiti on Tuesday, and even as it weakened to a tropical storm, forecasters said it threatens to hit the U.S. East Coast as a hurricane.

Ten bodies were found Tuesday in Gonaives along Haiti’s western coast, said Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste, the country’s civil protection director, and a university student drowned in Puerto Rico.

“The situation is as bad as it can be,” said Vadre Louis, a U.N. investigator based in Gonaives. “The wind is ripping up trees. Houses are flooded with water. Cars can’t drive on the street. You can’t rescue anyone wherever they may be.”

Hanna’s relentless rains hit Haiti’s northern edge a week after Hurricane Gustav drenched central and southern Haiti and two weeks after Tropical Storm Fay struck the country. More than 100 Haitians have died from floods and mudslides caused by the three storms.

Hanna’s maximum sustained winds slipped to 70 mph (110 kph), but the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said it still has the potential to become a hurricane again by Thursday.

Let’s keep an eye on Hanna because I think South Florida will see some effects from this storm. I don’t think it will be on a large scale but let’s keep an eye out. Then, there’s also this guy…

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