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As of 11:23 am EDT on September 5, 2008 Rest of Today...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around 10 mph...increasing to 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tonight...Tropical storm conditions expected. Showers with isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 25 to 35 mph with frequent gusts. Chance of rain 90 percent. Saturday...Tropical storm conditions expected. Showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 35 to 40 mph... becoming west 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Almanac Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
Tornado Watch Issued by the National Weather Service at 5:03 PM EDT on September 05, 2008 Tornado Watch 889 remains in effect until 500 am EDT for the following locations NC . North Carolina counties included are Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Camden Carteret Chowan Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Duplin Edgecombe gates Greene Halifax Harnett Hertford Hoke Hyde Johnston Jones Lenoir Martin Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Pitt Robeson Sampson Scotland Tyrrell Washington Wayne Wilson Back to top Inland Tropical Wind Warning Issued by the National Weather Service at 1:14 PM EDT on September 5, 2008 ... Tropical Storm Wind Warning remains in effect from 8 PM this evening to 8 PM EDT Saturday... ... New information... The center of Tropical Storm Hanna is now about 375 miles south of Wilmington. A Tropical Storm Wind Warning is now in effect for the coastal plain of eastern North Carolina. A Tropical Storm Wind Warning means that tropical storm force winds are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours. ... Areas affected... This statement recommends actions to be taken by persons in... eastern North Carolina. ... Storm information... At 1100 am EDT... the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located near latitude 28.9 north... longitude 79.2 west or about 375 miles... south of Wilmington North Carolina. Hanna is moving toward the northwest near 20 mph. A gradual turn to the north with an increase in forward speed is expected later this afternoon. On the forecast track... the center of Hanna will be near the southeast coast of the United States tonight. However... rains and winds associated with Hanna will reach the coast well in advance of the center. Maximum sustained winds remain near 65 mph... with higher gusts. Only slight strengthening is forecast prior to landfall... although it is still possible for Hanna to become a hurricane. The minimum central pressure just reported by the aircraft was 980 mb... 28.94 inches. ... Watches/warnings... No additional hazards are in effect. ... Precautionary/preparedness actions... All precautionary and preparedness actions should be rushed to completion before conditions deteriorate later this afternoon. ... Winds... Tropical storm force winds are expected to spread north through the area starting this evening and continue into Saturday morning. The strongest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph are most likely from late tonight continuing into early Saturday morning. Conditions will improve from south to north during Saturday afternoon and evening. ... Inland flooding... Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible with isolated higher amounts. This could result in minor flooding of normally flood prone locations. ... Tornadoes... A potential will exist for tornadoes as Hanna approaches and crosses the region this afternoon into Saturday. This statement will be updated around 6 PM. Back to top
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