Later on the same evening that Rose hears about the hurricane on the radio, Wesley comes home from the bar early. He and Rose eat dinner together, and Rose tells him what she heard about the storm. Wesley dismisses the idea that the hurricane will impact them, saying that they live too far inland. Still, Rose is worried about the hurricane since the radio station reporting on it was a local one, so Wesley says they can watch the Weather Channel after dinner to check on the storm. However, once the TV is on, Rose gets overwhelmed by the visual stimuli of the weather report, and Wesley turns it off. Still dismissive of the storm, Wesley leaves to go to the bar again.

After Wesley leaves, Rose finds a map to look at Hatford’s position in relation to the ocean. She is slightly reassured by the town’s location, thinking that her father might be right and that the storm might not have much of an impact on them. However, she also notes the location of several streams in the vicinity of her house, including one that separates the house from the main road. Still trying to reassure herself, she goes to bed.