Rain and wind from Hanna should start tonight (Friday) in the south. Virginia and North Carolina governors have declared states of emergency. Gov. Mike Easley (North Carolina) has urged residents to be vigilant 'because Hanna's path could change'.
"No, you're not in the clear if you're not in the track we talked about today," he said. "You're in the clear after the storm goes through and didn't bother you."
NVDL: I didn't expect latest projections to have Ike strengthening again to a Cat 4 storm over the next 72 hours. At that stage Ike will be due south of Florida, forecast to turn and move over the Florida peninsula.
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to reach the Carolinas early Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.
"People are reminded that there is very little difference between a strong tropical storm and a minimal hurricane," forecasters said.
After landfall, the storm was expectd to "race to the northeast" delivering "very heavy rainfall" to the mid-Atlantic and New England states over the weekend, forecasters said.
The historic city of Charleston prepared for the worst. Workers started boarding up city buildings on Wednesday and firefighters were filling and distributing sandbags to residents and business owners. Back-up generators were being gassed up and positioned at key locations around the city.
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