Move Over Hurricane Hanna, It's Hurricane Ike We Have to Watch!!

Floridians First Real Threat Might Be with Hurricane Ike!

As Hurricane Hanna has now been downgraded temporarily to tropical storm and intensifies to a lesser degree as it swirled over the Bahamas approaching the southeast U.S. Coast, it looks like Hurricane Ike will pose the greatest threat to Florida this hurricane season so far. This is not to say Hurricane Hanna has not made her impact in the Caribbean - submerging parts of Haiti with her torrential rains and mudslides killing 61 people. She has temporarily weakened, but is expected to reach a category one or two status before reaching land.

Hurricane Ike today has been upgraded yesterday from a tropical storm status to a Hurricane four - presently posing no immediate threat to land - 610 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. However, her path appears to be targeting Florida. What is concerning about Hurricane Ike is how quickly it jumped explosively within a matter of a few hours from a tropical storm to a category 4 hurricane with winds up to 145 miles an hour - category 5 is the top end of the scale for hurricane strength.

Early next week, Hurricane Ike is forecasted to hit the southern part of the Bahamas and that is when Floridians will get a better idea of a closer path of its wrath. Some parts of Florida are still trying to recover from the heavy rains of Hurricane Fay creating flooding in various counties. Tropical storm Hanna is forecasted to move over the Bahamas today and then re-strengthen to hurricane status grazing the coasts of northern Florida aiming towards the North Carolina - Virginia border Saturday, September 13th. The National Weather Center says Hurricane Hanna could get to even a hurricane one or two status before it hits the southeastern United States - making its way up towards the New England area. Most likely Florida will experience more rains as Hurricane Hanna passes.