We have lived here two years and this is the first "direct hit" tropical storm that we will experience. Maybe this is God's funny way of preparing us for living on the coast in less than 6 months, who knows. We have gotten remnants before, but per the 11 pm news, the eye of Tropical Hanna is set to go right over the Raleigh area at about 8 am tomorrow morning. Yikes.
It started drizzling on and off after lunch. By 8 pm it had been raining enough for standing water on some roads. Now at 11 pm, winds are quickly starting to pick up and the radar looks something like this.
The worst of the storm should start around 4 am, where they are anticipating sustained winds of 40-50 mph for at least two to three hours, and over 5 inches of rain (better get out our pool floats). When it is all said and done it could be a mess around here. And to think, this is just barely a hurricane. I cannot imagine what it was like when Fran or Floyd hit here.So I am tucked into bed with two flashlights, watching the news show live shots from Oak Island, the location of our annual family vacation for almost 10 years, and praying that everyone affected by this "not so sweet Hanna" is spared.
