Ernesto made landfall just prior to midnight just west of Cape Fear, NC. At the time of landfall, the official intensity from the NHC was sustained winds at 70mph with a pressure of 988mb. We will see in time what the official final intensity was when everything gets evaluated down the road.

For our area, we are doing well, and most of the rain is exiting to the northeast. Actually, it feels very nice outside right now with temps in the mid to upper 60s and a breeze out of the north.

Hopefully, everyone that was and is in the the direct path of Ernesto fared well with the storm.

On a different note, I was saddened by the offensive performance of my Mississippi State Bulldogs last night. The defense looked very good, but man, the offense had some struggles. Hopefully we can get it going. But congrats to South Carolina on a hard-fought win last night.

And, my whole family continues to battle some sort of cold-allergy nasty thing. My wife has had it the worst, and she has had very little sleep this week. I am in the process of battling it now...you might notice that I sound a bit stopped up on the air today.

More later as time allows. It has been a busy period here at News 14 Carolina. Baby being born, new staff coming aboard, tropical storm making landfall, live hits around the clock for over the past 24 hours....I think everyone could use some quiet weather for a few days!