Looks like you dodged most of the bullets. I'm sorry that you missed the landfall, but you ended up in the correct quadrant of a ' landfalling tropical storm'.
Should the storm make a last minute jog to the left you could still maintain some separation from the NE Quadrant.

I noticed that some of the media were shooting from the center or NE quadrant. Worst place to be with a landfalling system. Yes, you can watch the wind and waves on the beachfront. It's the tornadoes in the NE Quad that seem to sneak up on people. Today was an example. Media on the beach as center is crossing the same beach. Tornado warnings go up!
I saw another well known stormcaster get a double eyefull of sand while doing a live shot on the beach. I hope he had lots of eyewash handy.