My First Hurricane Season in a State That Actually Experiences Them

We were fortunate, but I’ve never been so frightened in my life!

Julie C-W
Julie C-W
Sep 3, 2018 · 7 min read
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2016/09/5/nc-residents-remember-hurricane-fran-20-years-later

I moved to eastern North Carolina in March of 1996. When we moved into our housing on base, I read through the newcomer’s guide and when I read about hurricanes being a part of life out here? I thought, “What? We’re inland! To be sure…

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Wife. Mom. Nana. Daughter. Sister. Photographer, wordsmith, lover of life and neither left nor right.

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