Ehhhhhh

It's that time of year again! Although the "official" Hurricane season runs from June to November, but the last week of August and the first three weeks of September are the prime time, and right on cue the tropical Atlantic is getting fired up. Here's the state of things as of 8pm tonight:
From left to right, that's Gustav (now a tropical storm), hurricane Hanna and tropical storm Ike.

Currently, Hanna is projected to hit Charleston dead on:

Of course a lot could change over the next two or three days, but if things stay the way they are, it looks like Friday afternoon will be mighty stormy around here.

Crossing my fingers,

- Mr. Ed

Images from the National Hurricane Center.