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Tropical Storms Ana, Bill Aim for US Shores

Ana is the season's first named system; Bill could morph into a hurricane

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(Newser) – Ana and Bill are on the move, but meteorologists aren't worried just yet, the Miami Herald reports. Both tropical storms formed in the Atlantic today and are moving westward, but a possible US landing is 5 or more days away. The National Hurricane Center says they could strike anywhere from South Carolina to Cuba. “We want people to watch the tropics, but we don't want them to push the panic button,” said one official.

Both are moving westward at about 17mph with sustained winds of 40 mph. While dry air and upper level winds may sap Ana’s strength, Bill seems more likely to become a hurricane—complete with winds topping 111 mph—by Thursday. But forecasters concede that much could change over the storms' 2,000-mile-plus journey.

Graphic tracks the projected path of Tropical Storm Ana.
Graphic tracks the projected path of Tropical Storm Ana.
This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 2:15 PM EDT shows a swirl of clouds east of the Lesser Antilles associated with Tropical Storm Ana as it moves northwestward.
This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 2:15 PM EDT shows a swirl of clouds east of the Lesser Antilles associated with Tropical Storm Ana as it moves northwestward.   (AP Photo/Weather Underground)
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We want people to watch the tropics but we don't want them to push the panic button.
- Dennis Feltgen, spokesman for the National Hurricane Center in West Miami-Dade County

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cognitivefilter
Aug 15, 09 6:16 PM CDT
ahhh wait for me to leave please, hurricane Reply
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armywife
Aug 15, 09 6:56 PM CDT
please please please dont let them hit our gulf region...again.... Reply
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DarkFrancis
Aug 15, 09 7:06 PM CDT
Hang in there, guys. Reply
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ListenEllipse
Aug 15, 09 7:09 PM CDT
It's about time we had some hurricanes. Al Gore was about to lose his argument that climate change causes more hurricanes. Reply
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Aug 15, 09 11:40 PM CDT
what do you mean "about to lose"?......lol Reply
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