Saturday, September 06, 2008

Tropical Update

It is raining this morning across eastern Ontario. Here in Kemptville we had about 10-15mm overnight. Most of the rain was from a cold front that passed over the region. I noticed on radar this morning across central New York State, some of the northern feeder bands from Tropical Storm Hanna are beginning to cross that area. They should remain south and east of Ontario.

Hanna is over eastern North Carolina. Rain has been steady inland with 2-4 inches and some flooding reported. Winds have been gusting to 50 and 60 mph along the Outer Banks and north into Virginia. Heavy rain is expected northward into the middle Atlantic and northeast and New England. Heavy rain warnings are also in effect for southern New Brunswick and western Nova Scotia for up to 80mm of rain tonight into Sunday.

Flood Watches and Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect from the Outer Banks north into New England. Our attention will turn soon to Hurricane Ike that has been maintaining a westward course towards northern Cuba and the Florida Keys. A mandatory evacuation is expected in the Keys shortly. Sadly it appears that Ike will remain a Category 3 hurricane as he moves into the Gulf of Mexico and could threaten the central Gulf Coast once again by the middle of next week.

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