We have had several here. 20 years ago it was an annual thing, “Would the hurricane hit us?” We had one, Isabel, IIRC in 2003 that was a pretty good one. 2 days of howling winds building to 75 mph, thank God no damage, eye hits, go outside, relax, then in an hour the wind starts up again. 2 more days of wind howling. No power for two weeks. Days of work with chain saw to get out of street. Need to get out for gas for generator. No AC. Everyone rank from chainsawing and no AC. Not fun. No party.
Hurricane aftermath is really awful. I lived in Boca Raton when Andrew hit Miami. Friends up north were sure the media was exaggerating the damage, I had to assure them there was no way they could possibly show the extent of the devastation.
I’m in the lovely Pacific NW suffering though the worst air in the country thanks to fires and more fires and more fires. It’s been many days since I’ve been able to see the trees a block away through smoke so think it’s classified “Hazardous for Everyone.” Please, God, bring us rain.