As Hurricane Gustav pounds into the Louisiana coast, there’s a new Hurricane in the Altantic named Hanna that looks to be heading for the Southeastern United States:
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP)</b> — Hurricane Hanna formed Monday in the Atlantic, and hurricane warnings were issued for the central and southeastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands
Earlier Monday, Hanna brought battering waves, rain and blustery winds to the Turks and Caicos, closing the airport and schools and clearing the streets.
Forecasters said the storm, now a Category 1 hurricane, could come ashore in Georgia and South Carolina late in the week.
At 1:30 p.m. ET, Hanna had top sustained winds near 75 mph (120 kph) with higher gusts, and was near Mayaguana Island in the southeastern Bahamas, moving west-southwest near 5 mph (7 kph).
A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft was expected to analyze the storm later Monday.
Hanna was expected to bring up to 12 inches of rain to the Turks chain, where the first day of school was canceled Monday and most businesses were closed. Streets were deserted in the capital of the popular tourist destination, which has a population of about 22,000.
This one will bear watching as well.
