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We don't want to minimize the seriousness of the threat Tropical Storm/Maybe Category 1 Hurricane Hanna potentially poses to the D.C. Metro area. As of mid-day on Friday, our favorite weather guys are saying 2-4 inches of rain and winds that could reach sustained speeds of 30 mph and occasional gusts to 50 mph. Should the storm intensify, we could easily see 3-7 inches of rain. That's a real storm, folks. It could even be a little freaky: minor flooding, power outages, frogs, etc. But it's also only going to last for about one day, it's not going to be as bad as Isabel, and there's really no need to stockpile supplies more than what you probably normally keep on hand: a flashlight and enough food and toilet paper to last a day or two, in the event Pepco isn't able to get the power back on right away (and that's assuming your power even goes out at all).

AlertDC is warning D.C. metro area residents that Tropical Storm Hanna, which could become a full-fledged hurricane before it hits the U.S. shore, may dump some severe weather on the Mid-Atlantic region as early as late Friday night/Saturday morning. Right now the National Weather Service is more simply predicting a 70 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms starting Friday night and through Saturday.