Thankful that you made out OK. I know how it feels to be sitting on the coast and waiting for that thing to get to us. We're far enough from the coast to miss the storm surge, but sometimes it rises "from the back." We have been lucky enough not to get any water, but some have come pretty close to us in the last two or three storms. The winds and tornadoes are what scare me the most.
I haven't watched the news yet, but I understand there is something brewing in the Gulf of Mexico right now. I suppose my eyes will be on the weather channel for a few days.