Hanna’s bopping along though Virgina now, heading to the Chesapeake Bay.  But it looks like it’ll cut across the Delmarva peninsula and head out to sea, instead of running right up the bay like Isabel in 2003 and Agnes in 1972. 

We’re getting some wind now, but it isn’t bad.  Just some brief gusts that shake the tops of the trees a little.  A fine, driving rain is coming down in alternating bands of heavy and light, which is typical for the outer bands of tropical storms.   So far it doesn’t look like anything to worry about.  A couple weeks ago I was worried about a friend down in Orlando.  Now I’m getting a taste of it here in Baltimore.  But Hanna’s moving pretty quickly.  We have flash flood warnings and high wind warnings up, but they say tomorrow will be sun-shiny and blue skied.

Right now the wind is shaking my Japanese maple just outside my front bedroom window.  It does that for a little while and then stops.  The rain is pretty constant now though, alternating between pouring heavy and fine.  Just a day to stay indoors.  I’m going to try and get some cartooning done.