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Hanna moves on; Ike churning to Gulf

At least four traffic fatalities are blamed on tropical storm

By William Ehart THE WASHINGTON TIMES | Sunday, September 7, 2008

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FOR BREAKING NEWS UPDATES ON HURRICANE IKE, CLICK HERE.

Tropical Storm Hanna stayed true to her name Saturday, skirting hurricane status but hurling high winds and torrential rains from South Carolina to Maryland before moving quickly toward New England.

The storm left thousands without power in the Washington area, and two areas in Fairfax County were evacuated because of flooding. Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said Prince William County was hardest hit and that statewide about 80 people remained at emergency shelters Saturday evening.

At least four traffic deaths, three of them in Virginia, were attributed to the storm.

In Loudoun County, authorities rescued two people from a car caught in high water at Old Ox and Cedar Green roads.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge remained open despite expectations it would have to close.

Rock Creek in the District swelled with runoff, flooding some nearby streets.

Fairfax County officials reported as much as 10 inches of rain at a gauge near Lake Barcroft, and evacuated the Huntington neighborhood downstream as streets became inundated. The threat of a dam overflowing at Royal Lake spurred precautionary evacuations in Burke.

“We had to open two different shelters in two different areas of Fairfax County,” said county spokeswoman Merni Fitzgerald.

Though waters had begun to recede by 6 p.m. Saturday, officials were not allowing residents back into their homes immediately.

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Drivers travel toward Georgetown Saturday along the Clara Barton Parkway as Tropical Storm Hanna pelted the Washington area with rain. Motorists risk hydroplaning in such weather conditions.
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The top of a tree broke off and fell across a parked car, blocking one lane of P Street Northwest as Tropical Storm Hanna moved through the region Saturday. High winds also knocked out power to thousands.
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DELUGED: Kensington residents attempt to navigate Beach Drive, near Connecticut Avenue, after high water rose to cover the roads Saturday as Tropical Storm Hanna moved through the Mid-Atlantic region. Dozens of car crashes were also reported.
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Mikhail Furmanov, a student from Russia, examines flooding on Arlington Terrace in Alexandria. Police evacuated 114 homes in the area, but residents were allowed to return shortly after 5 p.m.

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