Hurricane Hanna (2008)

] [] Hanna returned to the area and in the Turks and Caicos, floods hit low-lying neighborhoods throughout the archipelago. The popular tourist destination of Providenciales saw considerable flooding in neighborhoods such as Kew Town, Five Cays and the Blue Hills. Also a medical clinic on the Grand Turk island suffered roof damage.] []

United States

While in the Atlantic near the Bahamas, high surf and rip currents were produced by Hanna off the Southeast US coast. A 14-year-old boy drowned at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park near Hollywood, Florida as a result of the rip currents brought up by the distant Hanna. [] declared a state of emergency for their states and commonwealth. Washington, D.C., along with numerous other state and municipalities activated their Emergency Operations Centers in preparation for the storm. [cite web|url=http://newsroom.dc.gov/show.aspx/agency/dcema/section/2/release/14818|title=District of Columbia is Ready for Hanna|date=2008-09-05|publisher=D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency|accessdate=2008-09-06] [cite web|title=Situation Report No. 6|url=http://www.scemd.org/Images/Hanna%20Sit-Reps/SITUATION%20REPORT%20No%206PDF.pdf|date=2008-09-06|publisher=SC Emergency Management Division|accessdate=2008-09-06] [cite web|title=Horry County EOC at OPCON 1 for Hanna|url=http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/tropics/article/horry_county_eoc_at_opcon_1_for_hanna/14054/|date=2008-09-04|publisher=SCNOW|accessdate=2008-09-06] Hanna may have also spawned tornado(s) near Greenville, North Carolina and Allentown, Pennsylvania. [cite web|url=http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all_tornado907,0,6293748.story |title=Possible Tornado damages Dieruff - themorningcall.com |publisher=Mcall.com |author=Joanna Poncavage | Of The Morning Call |date=September 8, 2008 |accessdate=2008-09-08] Ironically, after landfall in the Carolinas, Hanna was at its strongest when its center was just south of New York City at 11 pm EDT on September 6th, when 60 mph (95 km/h) winds were recorded at the center, however, because most winds past the center were more gusty than sustained, most damage in the area was related to the rain. A 38-year-old man drowned due to rip currents in New Jersey as Hanna approached. [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6376866] Hanna knocked out power to about 32,000 people on Long Island as it quickly passed through on September 6. [http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/longisland/ny-lihann085834125sep08,0,742443.story]

ee also

*List of Atlantic hurricanes
*2008 Atlantic hurricane season
*List of New England hurricanes

References

External links

* [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2008/HANNA.shtml National Hurricane Center Hanna 2008 Archive]