Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.2C_Bahamas.2C_and_Hispaniola Hurricane_Hanna

hanna north of lesser antilles surface circulation displaced west of convection.

the national hurricane center , various governments issued multiple tropical cyclone warnings , watches due threat of hanna. in southeastern bahamas , turks , caicos islands, tropical storm watch posted @ 15:00 utc on august 30. around 09:00 utc next day, tropical storm watch upgraded tropical storm warning in turks , caicos islands; 6 hours later, watch increased in southeastern bahamas. tropical storm watch issued central bahamas @ 15:00 utc on august 31 , upgraded tropical storm warning 6 hours later. hurricane watch put effect central bahamas on september 1 @ 15:00 utc. 3 hours later, tropical storm warnings upgraded hurricane warnings, while hurricane watch in central bahamas discontinued.

early on september 3, hurricane watch issued northwestern bahamas , switched hurricane warning several hours later. same day, hurricane warning in effect central , southeastern bahamas, turks , caicos islands, downgraded tropical storm warning. @ 03:00 utc on september 4, hurricane warning northwestern bahamas decreased tropical storm warning. 9 hours later, tropical storm warning cancelled southeastern bahamas , turks , caicos islands. remaining portion of tropical storm warning, central , northwestern bahamas, discontinued late on september 5.

in turks , caicos islands, streets cleared, while schools , airports closed hanna approached. on providenciales, 800 people stayed in shelters. storm predicted bring 12 inches (300 mm) of precipitation turks , caicos , southeastern bahamas. in bahamas, national emergency operations centre used provide advice public. national medical facilities inspected , equipped necessary supplies , equipment. 139 people , 20 others stayed in shelters on acklins , long cay, respectively.

along northern coast of haiti, tropical storm warning issued môle-saint-nicolas border dominican republic @ 15:00 utc on september 2. 6 hours later, warning area extended port-au-prince. simultaneously, tropical storm warning issued along north coast of dominican republic puerto plata westward bahia de manzanillo. 03:00 utc on september 4, tropical storm warnings in both countries discontinued.