history: There was a hurricane approaching my area.  I made sure to be ready for it. There once was a hurricane approaching my area. Ah! That's always such a scary thing_comma_ because there's such a dreaded anticipation that goes along with it_comma_ a whole_comma_ "Will it? Won't it?" kind of game of seeing whether it will head in your direction. I live in the southeast_comma_ so I've dealt with worrying about plenty of them. I am so happy I was ready for it.
current: Yeah, there's always that fury of activity by everyone to go stock up on gas, groceries, and other materials like batteries, etc. So, did it ultimately end up hitting you, or no?
next: No, just a few trees fell in the front yard. Thank goodness.