Hanna Takes Aim at Bahamas, Ike Next in Line

[dipsydoodle]

Source: ABC News


While officials from Nassau to South Carolina were keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Hanna, behind it, Hurricane Ike was gaining strength as it lumbered across the Atlantic as a powerful Category 4 storm.

Hanna was just east of the Bahamas and heading northwest early Thursday, a day after knocking out power to the southern Bahamas.

In the United States, a hurricane watch was issued for the area from Edisto Beach, S.C., north to Surf City, N.C. And a tropical storm watch was issued for Edisto Beach and south to Altamaha Sound, Ga. A hurricane watch means hurricane conditions are possible within 36 hours. A watch means tropical storm conditions tropical storm conditions are possible within 36 hours.

Hanna's winds increased to 70 mph (110 kph) Thursday. The tropical storm turned to the northwest Wednesday after lingering for days near Haiti, where it caused flooding that killed 26 people.


Read more: http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5723507

[tekisui]

1. Ike is a CAT4!

Shoo, I hope he diverts.

[Scurrilous]

2. Ike from space:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t4/loop-vis.html


Tracking maps:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/083712.shtml?5day#contents

[dipsydoodle]

3. Hanna projection here

from BBC News : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7597307.stm

[magellan]

8. Official Hanna track as of 11 a.m. Thursday

[Javaman]

4. So if Ike turns out to be a really bad storm will the headlines read...

"I hate Ike"?

or if it's collapses into a small storm will the headlines read, "Ike:Tiny Turner"?

I amuse myself. :)

LOL

[uppityperson]

7. That is very good, esp the last one.

You amuse me also.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Why does God hate Florida?

[Gen. Jack D. Ripper]

6. 8 years of this maybe

[Javaman]

9. Why do hurricanes hate our freedoms? nt

[ncrainbowgrrl]

10. May she not turn further left.

This week has been awful enough for me personally and physically. I don't think I have it in me to deal with the "dirty" side of a storm unless sedated and on IV fluids, And that's really not too far from the truth.