UPDATED: 09-09-08 @ 1:45pm
From the Weather Channel: Hanna continues to dump rain on the northeast and will soon be a memory.
Meanwhile Hurricane Ike has battered Cuba for the third straight day and is swirling across western Cuba heading for the southeast Gulf of Mexico.
As of 11 a.m. EDT today, Ike (80 mph) was located about 55 miles SW of Havana, Cuba, and moving WNW at 13 mph. The hurricane may weaken a bit as it moves over land the next several hours, but will re-strengthen beginning this evening once it churns into the Gulf.
Hurricane warnings remain posted for western Cuba, and a tropical storm warning remains in effect for the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef southward to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay. Key West NAS reported wind gusts to 58 mph late this morning.
Ike will continue to pour heavy rains on western Cuba with life-threatening flash floods and mudslides a distinct possibility.
After emerging into the Gulf this evening, Ike is expected to continue on a general WNW course, likely threatening the Texas coast by late Friday or early Saturday.
We have Cleared Hanna, and while Ike is our current focus, yet another storm is brewing....Tropical Storm Lowell.
We will provide details on Lowell once he becomes more of a threat.
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