After evaulating the weather situation, East Carolina has decided to continue with its schedule for this afternoon's game against West Virginia.

From the Pirates' release: 

After reviewing information and the latest forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS) Saturday morning, East Carolina University officials announced that the West Virginia-East Carolina football game will kickoff at 4:30 p.m. later today at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium as scheduled.

As a reminder, parking restrictions for the game announced Thursday will still be enforced. Because of the likelihood of possible wind gusts remaining in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna, special emphasis will be placed on the no-tent policy for this particular contest.

Fans are encouraged to check www.ECUPirates.com before leaving for any additional information and to exercise caution driving to the game.

 Photo by Charles Slate/The State

Lights cast an eerie glow as waves from Tropical Storm Hanna crash along The Pier at Garden City, S.C. at 2 a.m. Saturday morning. Waccamaw Drive was flooded in several places as the sea rolled across the road. The red color of the waves is from the lights on the pier.

A high wind warning is in effect throughout the Triangle and points east. Here is the advisory from the National Weather Service at 12:31 a.m. for Raleigh and much of the northeast Piedmont.

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

WINDS FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 2 PM. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS AT ANY ONE SPOT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE WIND SPEEDS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...

ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES RESULTING FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER... INCLUDING GATHERING FLASHLIGHTS... BATTERIES... AND A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.

All activities related to Wake County public schools, including community use of schools, are canceled on Saturday because of the storm, the school system reports. Friday activities are not affected.

You can find a more complete list of closings, cancellations and delays here.

Two high school football games have been moved, while East Carolina is still planning to go ahead with its 4:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday against West Virginia.

Here's an announcement from the state Department of Transportation on roads, train service and ferries.