Sep 6, 2008 10:27 pm US/Eastern
Hanna Causes Few Problems In New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ―
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Tropical Storm Hanna brought heavy rains and high winds to New Jersey on Saturday, but no major weather-related problems were being reported as the fast-moving storm made its way along the coast Saturday night.
CBS
Tropical Storm Hanna brought heavy rains and high winds to
New Jersey on
Saturday, but no major weather-related problems were being reported as the
fast-moving storm made its way along the coast Saturday night.
Forecasters said the
massive system contained wind gusts as high as 60 mph, and could drop as much
as 6 inches of rain before leaving the region late Saturday. As of 10 p.m.,
most areas had seen about 2 to 4 inches of rain, with the higher amounts in northern
areas, but the precipitation was still falling in many areas.
Rain from Hanna first
began falling late Friday, then became intermittent during Saturday morning.
The rain and wind became more steady in the mid to late afternoon and continued
early Saturday night, causing numerous flooded roadways and scattered power outages
across the state, but no major traffic problems.
The brunt of the storm
passed through New Jersey
during the early evening, but the National Weather Service continued tropical storm
warnings for most of the state. Flood warnings and watches were also in place
for nearly all areas.
Many events and
festivals across the state were canceled or delayed due to concerns about the
storm's strength, but others went on as planned when it became apparent that
the storm's impact on New Jersey
was not as severe as expected.
However, many arriving
and departing airline flights were being delayed at area airports, including Newark Liberty
International Airport,
which had delays of nearly two hours on some flights.
As of 8 p.m. Saturday,
Hanna had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph and was centered about 110 miles
southwest of New York City.
The storm, blamed for disastrous flooding and
more than 100 deaths in Haiti,
was moving near 28 mph.
Hanna didn't linger
long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than some isolated flooding
and power outages. However, there were growing concerns about Hurricane Ike—a
Category 4 storm with winds of nearly 115 mph that was expected to strengthen
as it approached Cuba and
southern Florida
by Monday.
Hanna, by comparison,
wasn't much trouble at all. It moved quickly up the Atlantic coast on Saturday,
and forecasters said it should be in New England
by Sunday morning.
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