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Hanna beating up Haiti, projected route changes a little

SAINT-MARC, Haiti -- Tropical Storm Hanna drenched flood-plagued Haiti on Wednesday, adding to the miseries of a country that has lost more than 100 lives to mudslides and flooding since mid-August.

September 18, 2008 | By Jonathan Katz Associated Press writer | Hurricane 101

Evacuation unlikely

No evacuation orders were issued after a meeting of Liberty County's chief elected officials Wednesday morning.

September 18, 2008 | Staff report | Hurricane 101

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September 18, 2008 | Special to the Courier | Hurricane 101

Hanna's drop in intensity expected to be temporary

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) _ Hurricane Hanna slumped to tropical storm strength on Tuesday even as it caused killer floods, and forecasters said it still poses a hurricane threat to the U.S. East Coast.

September 17, 2008 | By Vivian Tyson Associated Press writer | Hurricane 101

Insurance tips from commissioner

ATLANTA -- With Hurricane Hanna on a possible course for the Georgia coast, Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine urges Georgians to prepare for severe weather, including reviewing their property insurance.

September 17, 2008 | Special to the Courier | Hurricane 101

Forecasters call for 4 hurricanes in September

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado hurricane researchers are forecasting five tropical storms in the Atlantic this month, including four hurricanes, two of them major.

September 17, 2008 | Associated Press | Hurricane 101

Information about the storm

No formal decisions have been made about public safety with Hurricane Hanna threatening to move into our area.

September 17, 2008 | Staff report | Hurricane 101

Hanna upgraded to hurricane

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) _ Hurricane Hanna slumped to tropical storm strength while grinding away at the Bahamas and other Atlantic islands on Tuesday, and forecasters said it still poses a hurricane threat to the U.S. East Coast.

September 17, 2008 | By Vivian Tyson Associated Press writer | Hurricane 101

Hanna taking aim at our area

As most of the nation watched as a slightly weakened Hurricane Gustav slammed into the Louisiana coast Mondya morning Tropical Storm Hanna was following a course that could have it wash over coastal Georgia by he weekend.

September 16, 2008 | Staff Report | Hurricane 101

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