County escapes damage from Hanna

Tropical Storm Hanna blew through the county yesterday without delivering the wallop emergency crews feared.

"I expected a little more than this, and we're happy to take this," said Capt. Tom Wilson from the county's Emergency Operations Center in Glen Burnie.

The fingers of the storm first touched the area Friday night, bringing a light sprinkle of rain. But things were generally quiet until about 10 a.m., when winds and rain started to pick up for a three-hour period. From then until 1 p.m., 3/4 of an inch of rain fell at the Naval Academy and sustained winds ranged from 13 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as...