Donna and I just got back from a journey beyond the dunes. We walked the block from our apartment to the ocean, in the driving rain and 35 mph wind. We crossed over the dunes at the public access steps, and were almost blew back down the steps. We were surprised to see the waves stopping before they reached the dunes. High tide is scheduled at 12:22AM, and with landfall anticipated at between two and three AM, we may have dodged the proverbial bullet. We saw no one else silly enough to be out in the driving rain. We just now heard that Holly Ridge has joined Onslow County in implimenting a curfew until dawn. As of 11 PM Friday, Surf City and Pender County do not have a curfew in place. At this time, we are experiencing rain bands along with strong winds with periods of calm and light rain.
Here is the 11PM update per Surf City website:
Tropical Storm Hanna 11:00 P.M. Update
Friday Evening
The Town of Surf City and Pender County do not have a curfew at this time.
Tropical Storm Hanna continues to approach Surf City. The Hurricane Center expects Hanna to remain a Tropical Storm with winds reaching 70 mph.
Landfall is expected in the vicinity of the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
Surf City is expecting gale winds, up to 39 mph to begin today around 6:30 p.m. Land fall and Tropical winds, 40 mph up to 70 mph are expected around 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Current projections show Hanna past Surf City early afternoon on Saturday.
Rain fall accumulations are expected to be between 3 to 7 inches.
Ok, That's it for now. We are still dry, and hoping to stay that way.
Till next time....
Tight lines!
Johnny and Donna
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