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.
current: I am so happy I was ready for it.
next: 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?