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Hanna was the kind of tropical storm that was easy to take.

There was some rain, but not much. Winds didn’t reach hurricane strength, but did kick up white caps and foam and spray along the waterfront. Some intrepid souls were out walking in it.

It was ‘hold on to your hat’ weather at the pier and along the waterfront Saturday morning.

Yes, the electricity was out for several hours, but in the end, Hanna could be summed up by two words: No flooding. That’s because winds were out of the south.

The damage, in terms of boats and trees, seemed isolated and minimal. Hanna may not have delivered a heavy punch, but the practice round, of preparing for a storm, may pay off later in the hurricane season.

Oriental dodged a hurricane, and even a tropical storm. Here’s what we looked like doing that:

The cuts of your jib. Most boats got through Hanna okay. Here and there, though, the wind got the better of a sail, as on this sailboat at Whittaker Creek..

A trawler, the ‘Captain Ryan,’ tucked away at the Garland Fulcher docks, still saw some wave action.

Whittaker Creek and the Neuse as seen from the Whittaker Creek fuel dock.

The waterfront at South Avenue.

At South Avenue and Vandemere..

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Posted Sunday September 7, 2008 by Melinda Penkava

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