Hanna

Hanna's rains hitting Hilton Head Island as of 5:20 p.m.

Pete Mohlan of the weather service in Charleston said residents should start seeing rain and stronger winds in the next couple hours. The storm could drop between 3 and 7 inches of rain from coastal South Carolina through the Mid-Atlantic states, according to the weather service. | 09/05/08 18:07:01 By -

Myrtle Beach awaits Hanna's arrival; tornado watch issued

Tropical Storm Hanna is now forecast to make landfall near the South Carolina-North Carolina border, shifting northeast from its previously forecast landing point in Charleston County, south of Myrtle Beach, according to the National Weather Service's latest forecast at 5 p.m. | 09/05/08 18:02:23 By - Robert Morris and Mike Cherney

Hanna, now year's deadliest, has killed scores in Haiti

Hanna has become the deadliest storm of the 2008 hurricane season. It killed 137 people in Haiti, including 102 from the Artibonite region, where Gonaives is located, said Abel Nazaire of Haiti's civil protection bureau. | 09/05/08 08:17:03 By - Jacqueline Charles

Hanna due tonight in Carolinas, but the storm to watch is Ike

The National Hurricane Center says Hanna, which picked up speed early Friday, will have top sustained winds of 70 to 80 mph when it makes landfall, somewhere near Myrtle Beach. Those who aren't concerned about Hanna say they are paying attention to Hurricane Ike, a powerful storm that is forecast to menace the Southeast United States next week. | 09/05/08 08:10:38 By - Steve Lyttle

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