Well this is another first for me: a tropical storm wind warning. From the National Weather Service:
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1207 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008…TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY…
…WINDS…
SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY SHIFT EAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MAINLY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM. THE WIND SHOULD SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND START TO DECREASE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM.…PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS…
FOR HARTFORD CT…
THERE IS A 36 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER… MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 8 PM SAT AND 8 AM SUN.…INLAND FLOODING…
TOTAL RAINFALL THIS WEEKEND OF 3 TO 6 INCHES…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES…IS EXPECTED. THIS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN OR LOW-LYING…POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS. MINOR RIVER FLOODING OF A FEW OF THE LARGER TRIBUTARIES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
