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Hurricane Hugo Series: Isle in the Eye |
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Where docks stood, I saw but a few sticks poking out of the water. "My God," the lady in the blue jumpsuit screamed, "That's where my friend lived!" Her voice died to a whisper. "No more. It's broken to pieces." The landing in sight, we passed a graveyard of boats, maybe a hundred tossed like matchsticks onto the land across form the marina. We hugged our rain gear and lifted bags as we moved toward the gangplank...
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Hurricane Hugo Series: Nightmare in McClellanville |
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For the next several hours, the Williams family, dog and all, sat huddled in the attic, completely unprotected from the hurricane force winds.
"The constant pounding and howling of the wind almost drove us crazy," said Williams. "The rain pelted us like beebees and we had to dodge large objects that were flying by. I just kept saying, 'Lord, won't you please stop the wind.'
I could see the waves of water outside and some of them were rolling over the backboard of our basketball pole..."
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Hurricane Hugo Series: Hugo's Youngest Survivor |
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By 3:30 AM they were dressed and on their way, but it was soon obvious they would never reach the hospital. The majestic oaks and lofty pines that had lined Carmel Road had been uprooted. They twisted and flung to the ground like matchsticks, pulling down power lines and poles as they went, and still the storm raged, growing in power every minute. The family took a frantic detour through their neighborhood trying to find a way around the carnage, but all the streets were similarly blocked....
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Hurricane Hugo Series: Night of Wind and Water |
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As the fiercest storm in modern history made landfall on the Isle of Palms, two young Medical University of South Carolina students were there, and lived to tell about it.
The point in time most vivid to one of them, Michael A. Pulliam, was acceptance of the belief that he would die. He and friend Kevin Williams were swept from a second floor of the house on the front beach and were propelled through twelve-foot white-water currents...
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Hurricane Hugo Series: One Man's Burden
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Thursday morning, Price and his fellow officers were positioned by the Ben Sawyer Bridge, informing travelers that they would not be allowed on the island. He later patrolled the area and convinced local surfers to depart the Station 22 beach, which was enjoying Hugo’s lone benefit – great waves for surfing. During his rounds, Price occasionally...
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