Update 10:30am: Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm warning remain in effect for coastal areas from South Carolina across North Carolina and as far north as New Jersey. Rough seas are expected along the entire east coast today. Hanna is located about 425 miles south of the North Carolina coast. The outer most bands are reaching the southern Outer Banks at this hour. There will be heavy rain, 40mph winds and the risk of a tornado or two. Rotation has been observed in some of the cells.
Eastern Ontario remains influenced by two tropical systems and a cold front on this Friday morning. The remains of Gustav is off to our west with heavy rain falling over Michigan and north into northeast Ontario. 25-50mm of rain are expected there today. Our region will remain warm and humid and approach 30C once again, despite the cloud cover.
Meanwhile Tropical Storm Hanna is off to our southeast and has prompted watches and warnings along the east coast of the US from South Carolina to New Jersey. The storm is moving much quicker at over 20mph as she becomes influenced by a cold front moving southeast. Preparations are being rushed to completion along the southeast shore and at my second home, the Outer Banks of coastal North Carolina. The storm will move north today and into the Maratimes by Sunday. Along her path rainfall will be significant, but not as much as expected due to the rapid movement of the storm. Most areas in her path can expect winds of over 50mph and rainfall amounts of 2-4 inches with upwards of 100 inches in the Carolina's and southeast Virginia.
Hanna has killed over 130 people in Haiti due to intense flooding.
Hurricane Ike is a dangerous category three storm this morning heading west in the Atlantic. The storm is heading towards the Bahamas and South Florida. Watches may be needed by days end.
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Maybe a vacation to the Outer Banks may not be the best idea this year, just a suggestion
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