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Hanna getting better organized and a bit farther west

Posted Sep05, 2008 at 01:39 PM

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As you can see in the inset satellite photo, Tropical Storm Hanna is starting to appear better organized, though still holding on to the same 65 mph winds it has been reported to have for about the last day. Hanna is entering a critical phase now, where any burst of energy could mean trouble for the coast of the Carolinas. It is still expected to come ashore late tonight or very early Saturday near Wilmington, N.C., give or take 100 miles, as a strong tropical storm or weak hurricane. It is worth noting that the track of Hanna is a little farther west of earlier forecasts, and every single mile farther west it tracks, the greater our potential for significant rain. For now, the National Weather Service in Blacksburg says Roanoke is likely to get only between 1/4 and 1/2 inch of rain, with the 1 inch line just barely east of Lynchburg and Martinsville, as this linked map shows. At mid-afternoon, regional radar shows that some bands of rain from Hanna are already moving onto the coast of the Carolinas. We'll just need to watch how much of that works westward in the hours ahead, and how quickly.

A lot of folks are wondering about football games, both high school tonight and Virginia Tech's game Saturday afternoon. It would appear now that most of the rain in our area is likely to occur after tonight's high school games, and before Tech's 1:30 kickoff Saturday, but showers can't be ruled out entirely, especially for the Tech game. You'd be wise taking an umbrella or poncho to any scheduled games tonight and Saturday, especially the farther east of Roanoke you are.

Latest advisories and warnings from the National Weather Service-Blacksburg

National Weather Service-Blacksburg radar loop

Southeast U.S. radar

Latest satellite loop of Tropical Storm Hanna

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