Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:11:28 EDT
After making landfall early this morning around the North Carolina-South Carolina border, Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to track north along the east coast before becoming extratropical near Long Island, New York tomorrow night. Tropical storm force winds should remain confined to near and just east of the center and about 100 miles inland of the coast. Widespread moderate and heavy rainfall will move north as Hanna tracks up the coast. Elsewhere, showers and thunderstorms primarily over Kansas this morning should slowly continue to move off to the east today into Missouri before dissipating. The central and northern portions of the U.S. will continue to be below normal over the next couple of days. Showers are likely over these areas as a weak cold front moves through the region. The west coast will remain warm and dry with above areas heat into the central valley of California today.
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Tropical Storm HannaSat, 06 Sep 2008 20:00:56 EDT
At 800 PM EDT the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located near Atlantic City New Jersey. This position is also about 110 miles south-southwest of New York City and 120 miles southwest of Islip New York. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 55 MPH with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple of days. Hanna is forecast to lose tropical characteristics on Sunday.
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Core of dangerous Hurricane Ike approaching the Turk and Caicos IslandsSat, 06 Sep 2008 20:01:24 EDT
At 800 PM AST the eye of Hurricane Ike was located about 60 miles east of Grand Turk Island. Maximum sustained winds remain near 135 MPH with higher gusts. Ike is an extremely dangerous Category Four Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Fluctuations in strength are possible during the next 48 hours, but Ike is expected to remain a major hurricane during this period.
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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:30:40 EDT
Web Widgets are small pieces of code that can be embedded and used on any other Web page. The widgets allow you to track active Tropical Storms and Hurricanes from your Web page, with content provided by NOAA. The widgets will update as NOAA updates information.
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Aerial survey photos of Gustav landfall areas on-lineThu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:59 EDT
NOAA aircraft have conducted aerial damage survey flights along the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama after Hurricane Gustav made landfall. The imagery was acquired by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division to support NOAA national security and emergency response requirements. In addition, it will be used for ongoing research efforts for testing and developing standards for airborne digital imagery.
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Flooding Continues from Gustav5 Sep 2008 11:43:36 GMT
Flooding of low areas and rivers continues in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri. Major flooding occurred at Bayou Manchac Point, LA, on the Amite River, and at Danville, AR, on the Petit Jean River. Residential flooding and some evacuations have occurred in East Carroll, West Carroll, Catahoula and Tensas Parishes in Louisiana, as well as Jones and Washington Counties in Mississippi. Numerous roads and ditches were flooded with many roads closed.
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Florida Flooding5 Sep 2008 11:43:44 GMT
Runoff from Tropical Storm Fay continues to drain into Florida rivers. Major flooding is occurring along a portion of the St. Johns River, from Deland to Sanford.
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Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:18:22 EDT
There is a slight risk of severe weather today along coastal North Carolina and Virginia in association with Tropical Storm Hanna. Showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop tonight over Kansas. Yesterday, there were 12 reports of hail in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:31:46 EDT
On 23 July, 2008, a collision resulted in more than 270,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil being spilled into the Mississippi River when a barge struck a tanker and sank. More than 2,000 responders from many organizations, including NOAA, have been working on cleanup efforts for the last month. The barge has been salvaged, and most of the affected river (100 miles) has been cleaned up. However, more than 10 miles of stranded oil remains, and cleanup efforts have been complicated by a 6-foot drop in the river level. Conventional flushing is not effective (even with hot water and relatively high pressure), because the stranded oil is “high and dry.” The current challenge is to find the right cleanup technique.
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