Say what, Hanna is hitting my beach?

It has been a long time since Holden Beach, NC was hit by a hurricane...I guess it was only a matter of time! Holden Beach is one of the "Brunswick Islands" located in North Carolina.
The Brunswick Islands are the barrier islands that line the short flat piece of mainland between the border of South Carolina and Wilmington, NC.
The Brunswick Island Area is comprised of Calabash, Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach, Oak Island, Fort Caswell Beach, Bald Head Island, Shallotte and Southport.
I can't imagine being on one of these low lying islands during a hurricane! Nor could I imagine being on this bridge during a hurricane....

Check out the Holden Beach Live Beach cam during the next couple of days!!!
Holden Beach, NC updates posted regularly here...keeping my fingers crossed!
Check out the estimated tides table for regional beaches in the area!

This table depicts all hurricanes that made landfall in North Carolina.

Storm Name	Max Classification	Year	Max Winds	Min Pressure
Ophelia	Category 1	2005	75	976
Charley	Category 4	2004	125	947
Alex	Category 3	2004	105	957
Isabel	Category 5	2003	145	915
Floyd	Category 4	1999	135	921
Bonnie	Category 3	1998	100	954
Fran	Category 3	1996	105	946
Bertha	Category 3	1996	100	960
Emily	Category 3	1993	100	960
Charley	Category 1	1986	70	980
Gloria	Category 4	1985	125	920
Diana	Category 4	1984	115	949
Ginger	Category 2	1971	95
Donna	Category 5	1960	140
Ione	Category 3	1955	105
Diane	Category 3	1955	105
Connie	Category 4	1955	125
Hazel	Category 4	1954	120
Carol	Category 2	1954	85
Barbara	Category 2	1953	95
Unnamed	Category 2	1949	95
Unnamed	Category 4	1944	120
Unnamed	Category 1	1944	80
Unnamed	Category 3	1936	105
Unnamed	Category 3	1933	105
Unnamed	Category 3	1933	105
Unnamed	Category 1	1920	70
Unnamed	Category 1	1913	75
Unnamed	Category 1	1908	70
Unnamed	Category 1	1906	80
Unnamed	Category 1	1901	70
Unnamed	Category 2	1899	95
Unnamed	Category 4	1899	130
Unnamed	Category 3	1896	110
Unnamed	Category 3	1893	105
Unnamed	Category 3	1893	105
Unnamed	Category 3	1887	105
Unnamed	Category 3	1885	100
Unnamed	Category 3	1883	110
Unnamed	Category 2	1881	90
Unnamed	Category 1	1880	70
Unnamed	Category 3	1879	100
Unnamed	Category 2	1878	90
Unnamed	Category 3	1876	100
Unnamed	Category 1	1874	80
Unnamed	Category 1	1861	70
Unnamed	Category 1	1861	70
Unnamed	Category 2	1857	90