Inside my hotel, windows moaned and shrieked in the wind. Ceiling vents rattled and vibrated. The hotel was packed mostly with people who had been ordered out of evacuation zones.
I had never experienced a hurricane in Florida. One thing was the same: the persistent uncertainty, down to the last hours, about how bad it would be and where the worst impact would be felt.
The minutes I spent outside as the hurricane's massive eye passed over were as unforgettable as the total eclipse I witnessed in northern Maine in April.
By daybreak on Thursday, the howling winds had subsided, and people began to venture outside to see what the storm had left behind.
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