The latest storms come on the heels of Gustav, which had some Louisiana residents still without power and living in shelters several days later.

The American Red Cross also was moving supplies, equipment and people. The organization was borrowing money to cover Gustav expenses that could reach more than $70 million and expects to go deeper into debt as it prepares for the other storms, said Red Cross vice president Joseph Becker.

In North Myrtle Beach, S.C., few homes were boarded up Thursday, but vacationers hastily packed bags.

“We’ve seen people boarding up today and the Coast Guard helicopters flying overhead and decided it was time to go,” said James Collins, of Cadillac, Mich.

Emergency managers in New England also planned for Hanna, which could hit this weekend with heavy rain and strong winds. In Providence, R.I., workers cleared storm drains and stocked up on sandbags and residents were urged to buy supplies.

“If nothing else it’s a good dress rehearsal for Ike if Ike were to come,” said Peter Judge, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

Meanwhile, Haiti’s government more than doubled Hanna’s death toll late Thursday to 137. It had previously been 61. Eighty of the deaths occurred in the flooded region of Gonaives and another 22 people died in areas immediately surrounding the port, according to statements released by the Ministry of the Interior and the Civil Protection Department.

Gonaives has been almost entirely cut off by Hanna’s floodwaters and virtual lakes have formed over every road.

The storm also was blamed for two deaths in Puerto Rico.