Florida Issues State of Emergency Ahead of Newest Storm Threat Hanna 06:15AM Wednesday Sep 03 2008 by lilhurricane
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Charlie Crist issued a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon as Tropical Storm Hanna loomed.
Hanna is the third storm to threaten Florida in three weeks, and the fourth hurricane of the season. It was forecast to move into the southeastern and central Bahamas Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hanna was a hurricane Monday, but weakened back to a tropical storm Tuesday.
Crist said Florida should be ready for flash floods and winds of up to 111 mph.
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