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Article: 1st LD Writethru: Tropical storm Hanna drenches New York City
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- September 6, 2008
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1st LD Writethru: Tropical storm Hanna drenches New York City
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Hanna drenched New
York City on Saturday, but no serious damages have been officially
reported as the center of the storm approached.
The storm flooded highways and delayed flights for hours in the
city. Rain fell heavily at times, and the National Weather Service
predicted that the fast-moving storm would dump rain up to four
inches (0.1 meter) before midnight and buffet the area with winds of
up to 50 miles (80.47 km) per hour.
The effects were expected to be stronger on Long Island, where ...