Tropical Concerns...

Gustav continues to pound southern Louisiana. The system will continue to ease inland and will weaken with time. It will take quite a few hours to really see the extent of the damage.

People need to pay attention to Hanna. This system has been battling a ton of shear for days on end how. However, that shear will relax over the next couple of days, and there is the chance this could really take off in intensity. Anyone from north Florida on up through the Carolinas needs to closely monitor the progress of this system. And of course, if this does become a powerful hurricane, then big problems can occur well inland.

And now Tropical Depression 9 has formed and will likely soon become Ike. TD9 will track westward across the Atlantic.....still plenty of time to watch that one.

Keep it with our team here at News 14 Carolina. We have tropical updates for you at :21 and :51 minutes past the hour, and Jeff and I will keep our respective blogs warm with good information.