11:55 a.m. Raleigh, N.C. - It’s been real Hanna but I can’t say I am sad to see you go.

I have arrived in Raleigh and it appears Hanna is leaving for good. There is still a light drizzle but those strong wind gusts…]]> 2008-09-06T16:46:00+00:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/chasing-down-hanna/ 10 a.m. Near Benson, N.C. - Hanna is welcoming us to Eastern North Carolina.

Right now we are near Benson and Hanna is dumping some serious rain in this area. The windshield wipers are going full speed and we have slowed down for safety reasons.

It is my…]]> Hanna's Path: North Carolina 2008-09-06T14:51:00+00:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/the-power-of-duct-tape/ 9:48 a.m. Johnston County, N.C. - You may remember my post yesterday about our broken windshield wiper. I fixed it with duct tape last night and it is still holding the wiper to the arm.

I must say it is impressive that a piece of tape can hold something…]]> Hanna's Path: North Carolina 2008-09-06T14:41:00+00:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/heading-to-raleigh/ 9:20 a.m. Sampson County - I have left Wilmington and am now heading down Interstate 40 toward Raleigh.

I can tell that I am driving into the storm. It started raining about 20 minutes ago and the wind is very strong. Each wind gust shakes the car from side…]]> Hanna's Path: North Carolina 2008-09-06T14:15:00+00:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/not-much-to-fear-along-the-cape-fear/

8 a.m. Wilmington, N.C. – I am now down at the River Walk along the Cape Fear River in Wilmington. It is actually a pretty beautiful morning here. The water is rough but the wind is starting to die down.

Looking at the…]]> Hanna's Path: North Carolina 2008-09-06T12:51:01+00:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/morning-damage-from-hanna/

7:50 a.m. Wilmington, NC - It was a wild night in Wilmington, N.C. I arrived at my brother’s house around 1 a.m.  At that point most of the rain from Hanna was to our north but the wind was very strong.

As…]]> Hanna's Path: North Carolina 2008-09-06T12:50:00+00:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/first-problem/ 12:03 a.m. Brunswick County, N.C. - This little adventure ran into its first problem. We were driving along I-40 and all of a sudden the passenger-side windshield wiper broke loose. It was flapping across the windshield, so we pulled over on the side of the road. I jumped out and…]]> Hanna's Path: North Carolina 2008-09-06T05:02:00+00:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/rain-picking-up/
11:47 p.m. Rosehill, N.C. - The wind and rain is really starting to pick up. I am now about 50 miles out of Wilmington. We have slowed down to about 50 miles per hour on I-40. There are some puddles on the road, but the driving conditions are…]]> Hanna's Path: North Carolina 2008-09-06T04:46:00+00:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/visiting-hanna/ 10:45 p.m. Clinton, N.C. - First let me set the stage for you. Months ago I planned a trip to my hometown, Raleigh. Little did I know at the time that a tropical storm would pass through North Carolina the same weekend as my visit. Instead of bagging the trip,…]]> Hanna's Path: North Carolina 2008-09-06T03:44:00+00:00 http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/hurricane/comments/the-sun-is-shining/ The conference is focusing on climate change, but we have talked about hurricanes.  On tonight’s 5:30 newscast I will be interviewing Dr. Steve Lyons about the last hurricane season, and what he thinks about the upcoming 2008 season.  One things that he stressed, and always stresses is that Tampa is…]]> Steamboat Weather Summit 2008-01-10T18:18:00+00:00