By WHITNEY WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer
By WHITNEY WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer
Published
09/06/08
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England on Saturday after the storm's whipping winds and rain didn't linger long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than some isolated flooding and power outages.
Hanna moved quickly inland after cruising ashore overnight with winds of around 50 mph. But as the storm cleared out of the Southeast, eyes turned to the open Atlantic and the nasty looking Hurricane Ike — a Category 2 storm with 110 mph winds that was expected to strengthen as it approached Cuba and southern Florida by Monday.
By comparison, Hanna was a...
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