As of 5 am this morning, the National Hurricane Center announced that Ana has made the transition from subtropical to tropical storm with the development of convection close to the center and upper level outflow.  No change in the predicted impacts are expected.  Tropical storm warnings are up along the South and North Carolina coasts with sustained winds up to 60 mph are expected in the next couple of days along with some storm surge and rains of 2-4 inches near the storm.  Most of the rest of the Southeast will not be affected by the storm.  You can get updates at the National Hurricane Center https://www.nhc.noaa.gov.

ts ana 5-9-2015