Source: National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Watches are in effect for parts of Maine. Canada has also issued a Hurricane Watch, and Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Southwestern Nova Scotia. A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for other parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

According to the Canadian Hurricane Centre approximately 4 tropical cyclones per year has affected Canada in the last 50 years.

Residents of Galveston, Texas are now returning to their homes after evacuating from the area about 2 weeks ago. The area was left devastated after Hurricane Ike made landfall September 13, 2008. Those residents with special medical needs were told to delay their return because there were not enough facilities fully operational to take care of their needs.

Once again, it appears that Florida is going to dodge another hurricane. Hurricane Ike, which seemed to be heading to South Florida, has shifted even further south and its current path has it headed for the Gulf Coast. The storm is predicted to go over Cuba and then travel through the Gulf of Mexico.

Source: National Hurricane Center

Tropical Storm Hanna, Hurricane Ike, and Tropical Storm Josephine are moving along through the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to land somewhere along the South Carolina, North Carolina coastline. Hurricane Ike’s path has taken more south, but because of its distance there is a large area of uncertainty. The current path of Hurricane Ike has it going to South Florida early next week. Hurricane Josephine is so far out that it is hard to tell where exactly she will go. At this point she poses no threat to land.