Hurricane Hanna forms; warnings issued for Bahamas

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Hurricane Hanna forms; warnings issued for Bahamas

Story Published: Sep 1, 2008 at 2:21 PM EDT

Story Updated: Sep 1, 2008 at 2:21 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Hanna to
a hurricane as it brings waves, rain and blustery winds to the
Turks and Caicos.

Hurricane warnings were issued for the island chain and the
central and southeastern Bahamas on Monday and forecasters warned
that the storm could strike the U.S. mainland.

Meteorologists say it could hit anywhere from Miami to the outer
banks of North Carolina later in the week.

At 1:30 p.m. EDT, Hanna's center was located near Mayaguana
Island in the southeastern Bahamas.

Hanna is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
and comes on the heels of Gustav, which battered the Gulf Coast on
Monday.

A hurricane warning means hurricane conditions are expected
within the next 24 hours.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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