Keeping an eye on it...

Hanna.  We were expecting it to come in just north of Corpus Christi as a Tropical Storm.  As of late yesterday, it has ramped up to a Category 1 hurricane and the new track is showing it make landfall further south, between Corpus and "Brownsville."  Brownsville is in quotes because it is about 20 miles inland; South Padre Island and Port Isabel (including our island) is where the opening to the Brownsville Ship Channel meets the Gulf.  While most of the country thinks Brownsville is on the coast, those of us who live here know better.

On the bright side (gotta look for the bright side), with the current track, we should be on the "good" side of the storm.  There will likely be hurricane conditions from Port Mansfield (about 35 miles north of us) to Mesquite Bay (north of the Corpus Christi/Port Aransas area).  Keep in mind that these are weather weasel predictions, so... your (our) mileage may vary.

Right now, there are a number of Weather Warnings for our home area:
* Tropical Storm wind warnings
* Flash Flood watch
* Rip Tide warnings
* Coastal Flood advisory
* Tornado spin-offs possible
* High Surf warnings

Rain estimates in the 6 to 12" range.  Landfall will happen some time today.  We prepped for this before we left home.  There is nothing left outside that can blow around and cause damage; the one outdoor cabinet that is on our deck is weighted and strapped down.  We had all the caulking on the roof redone in June.  The hurricane shutters are down.  The outdoor security cameras are on (battery operated).

Now, we put our trust in the forecasting of the weasels.  And, we all know how accurate that is... we were supposed to be outside the storm area during the hail that did all our damage.  So, there is that.  And... 2020.

Some people think that "cone" is the width of the hurricane.  Actually, it is the weasels' guess of the storm track, thus the reason it expands further out on time.  The area impacted by varying degrees of weather is much wider than that cone.  With the counter-clockwise rotation of the storm, the area north of it will likely have more wind and rain - the reason I said we are on the "good side"... I probably should have said: the generally drier side, as there is no "good side" with this kind of weather.