RALEIGH, N.C. - Tropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England on Saturday after the storm's whipping winds and rain didn't linger long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than some isolated flooding and power outages.

Hanna moved quickly inland after cruising ashore overnight with winds of around 50 mph. But as the storm cleared out of the Southeast, eyes turned to the open Atlantic and the nasty looking Hurricane Ike - a Category 3 with winds of nearly 115 mph that was expected to strengthen as it approached Cuba and southern Florida by Monday.

Forecasters warned of the potential for flash flooding in the northern mid-Atlantic states and southern New England.