CEMA News Release/Situation Update #4 - Hurricane Hanna

Tropical Storm Hanna Update
Savannah, GA – September 02, 2008, 6:00 pm

At 5:00 pm, Tropical Storm Hanna was located near Latitude 20.4 North, Longitude 72.7 West or about 833 nautical miles southeast of Chatham County and was moving toward the north at a speed of 5 mph.

Tropical Storm Hanna made little progress towards the north on Tuesday but it is expected to move across the southeastern Bahamas this evening, the central Bahamas tomorrow and the northwestern Bahamas on Thursday.

Due to its slow course of movement, forecast models have not been able to narrow the potential impact area. The Chatham County area is still considered to be in a potentially affected area by Hanna and it is suggested that all residents continue to monitor their radio, TV, and NOAA weather radios for information on storm progression.

CEMA continues to remain in Operating Conditions 4, to monitor Tropical Storm Hanna’s path. No evacuation orders for Chatham County have been issued at this time.