Well, Hanna behaved herself for the most part and did not intensify too much as she made landfall in SC. However, she did come ashore as a strong tropical storm. At the time of this writing, she is moving N-NE through Eastern NC and will make her closest approach to Hampton Roads just after lunch time. Winds should gust to around 50 to 60 MPH and there will be squally rains at times. Note that a dry slot has developed which could hold down overall rainfall totals across the eastern portion of the region. The good news about this system is that it is bringing much needed rainfall to Hampton Roads. Yesterday (Friday), I picked up about a half inch as the tropical air ahead of Hanna surged into the region. Speaking of tropical air, the dew point last evening rose to an incredible 79 degrees. That’s about as humid as it can get in this part of the country. As Hanna moves quickly away later on Saturday, conditions will improve as our winds swing around from the SE to the SW and then the west. Sunday looks to be a nice day. Hurricane Ike is our next weather story but the latest guidance has it moving into Cuba, which should weaken the storm. It has been moving on a W-SW track which is definitely good news for the SE Coast. I’ll have an update on Sunday.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
September 6th, 2008
TROPICAL STORM HANNA MOVES THROUGH HAMPTON ROADS… A TORNADO WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING… CONDITIONS IMPROVE DRASTICALLY SATURDAY EVENING
Well, Hanna behaved herself for the most part and did not intensify too much as she made landfall in SC. However, she did come ashore as a strong tropical storm. At the time of this writing, she is moving N-NE through Eastern NC and will make her closest approach to Hampton Roads just after lunch time. Winds should gust to around 50 to 60 MPH and there will be squally rains at times. Note that a dry slot has developed which could hold down overall rainfall totals across the eastern portion of the region. The good news about this system is that it is bringing much needed rainfall to Hampton Roads. Yesterday (Friday), I picked up about a half inch as the tropical air ahead of Hanna surged into the region. Speaking of tropical air, the dew point last evening rose to an incredible 79 degrees. That’s about as humid as it can get in this part of the country. As Hanna moves quickly away later on Saturday, conditions will improve as our winds swing around from the SE to the SW and then the west. Sunday looks to be a nice day. Hurricane Ike is our next weather story but the latest guidance has it moving into Cuba, which should weaken the storm. It has been moving on a W-SW track which is definitely good news for the SE Coast. I’ll have an update on Sunday.
Well, Hanna behaved herself for the most part and did not intensify too much as she made landfall in SC. However, she did come ashore as a strong tropical storm. At the time of this writing, she is moving N-NE through Eastern NC and will make her closest approach to Hampton Roads just after lunch time. Winds should gust to around 50 to 60 MPH and there will be squally rains at times. Note that a dry slot has developed which could hold down overall rainfall totals across the eastern portion of the region. The good news about this system is that it is bringing much needed rainfall to Hampton Roads. Yesterday (Friday), I picked up about a half inch as the tropical air ahead of Hanna surged into the region. Speaking of tropical air, the dew point last evening rose to an incredible 79 degrees. That’s about as humid as it can get in this part of the country. As Hanna moves quickly away later on Saturday, conditions will improve as our winds swing around from the SE to the SW and then the west. Sunday looks to be a nice day. Hurricane Ike is our next weather story but the latest guidance has it moving into Cuba, which should weaken the storm. It has been moving on a W-SW track which is definitely good news for the SE Coast. I’ll have an update on Sunday.
