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So, where's Hanna?

As the day dawns bright and clear here in Rhode Island, the National Weather Service's update of its tropical storm advisory puts it succintly:

• Hanna loses tropical characteristics as it moves through New England...
• At 5 am EDT...0900 UTC...all coastal tropical storm warnings are discontinued.

Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight: Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

And if the looking out the window isn't enough, check projo.com's weather page, where our live Webcam of downtown Providence shows nary a cloud, and our live radar is clear of any color except blue.

But there is one strong indicator of Hanna's presence in our area: A new rainfall record for the date of Sept. 6, at 3.95 inches. The old record was 1.39 inches, set in 1979.

Yesterday -- no surprise -- the rain flooded streets. But it didn't stop the annual Dragon Boat races in the Blackstone River valley. Officials did, however, decide to close hurricane barrier gates at Fox Point in Providence.

As for today, the current Northeast flooding map does shows one area near a flood stage -- in Cranston, where the Pawtuxet River is normally a troublespot. Take a look here.

Ike is the storm that continues to make news today, for Florida and the Turks and Caicos.

But yes

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