Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast states over the Labor Day weekend, but thankfully, the Category-2 hurricane wasn’t as destructive as many had feared. Will Hurricane Hanna (also spelled "Hannah"), which is set to hit the U.S. East Coast by week’s end, be as generous?

While students and residents in the Gulf Coast states breathe a sigh of relief over the passing of Gustav, those in the eastern parts of Florida, Georgia and North Carolina are bracing for the arrival of Hannah.

Sure – Hanna may only be a Category-1 hurricane right now, but considering how quickly it evolved into one, there are no guarantees that it won’t become worse by Friday.

The Digital Journal reports:

Hannah has become the fourth storm of the season, at 75 mile an hour winds it makes Hannah a Category 1 as of this time and is has caused the Government of the Bahamas to issue a Hurricane warning for Central and Southeastern Bahamas.

 

The projected path of what is now a Hurricane Hanna is expected to hit the East Coast of Florida within 3 days unless the storm slows or loses strength after hitting land in the Bahamas, but even then it is expected to gain strength again once it goes over the warm waters again.

 

Hannah was not projected to become a Hurricane until Tuesday or Wednesday initially.

Ouch – meteorologists either misjudged Hanna or are proving – yet again – that they are little more than glorified soothsayers.

In any case, let’s pray that Hanna’s projected path changes, and it heads east into the ocean somewhere.

But, if it doesn’t, students at UGA and UNC can at least count on one thing: cancelled classes.