Sunday, September 9 2012 8:29 PM EDT2012-09-10 00:29:52 GMT
More than 20 years after Hurricane Hugo struck the Charleston area, the former mayor of Folly Beach is taking a look back on the storm that changed his city forever.More >>
Sunday, September 9 2012 8:29 PM EDT2012-09-10 00:29:01 GMT
While Hurricane Hugo made his presence known in the Charleston area of the Palmetto State, the storm still had enough steam to make his mark in the Midlands.More >>
Thursday, September 6 2012 3:34 PM EDT2012-09-06 19:34:58 GMT
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Twenty years ago on Sept 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo's winds blew their way into the history books of South Carolinians as the category 4 storm made landfall in Charleston. WhileMore >>
Twenty years ago on Sept 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo's winds blew their way into the history books of South Carolinians as the category 4 storm made landfall in Charleston.More >>
Thursday, September 6 2012 3:34 PM EDT2012-09-06 19:34:16 GMT
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WIS) - It's the 20th anniversary of the worst natural disaster in modern times in South Carolina. Hurricane Hugo, a Category 4 storm, smashed ashore at Charleston with its 135 mph windsMore >>
It's the 20th anniversary of the worst natural disaster in modern times in South Carolina. Hurricane Hugo, a Category 4 storm, smashed ashore at Charleston with its 135 mph winds 20 years ago on Monday. More >>
Thursday, September 6 2012 3:30 PM EDT2012-09-06 19:30:26 GMT
As we commemorate Hurricane Hugo's 20th anniversary, we wanted to introduce you to a special story. It seems in all the chaos of the storm, a child was brought into this world.More >>
Before A Storm
Review your family plan or create one.
Review your insurance coverage
Clear loose and/or clogged rain gutters and downspouts.
Keep trees and shrubbery trimmed of deadwood.
Learn safe routes inland.
Learn locations of official shelters.
Store plywood cut to windows, check existing shutters or purchase hurricane shutters. Find out about retrofitting your home.
Inventory Must-Have Supplies.
Check manufactured home tie downs.
When a Hurricane Watch is Issued
Check often for official bulletins on WCSC-TV or NOAA weather radio.
Activate your family plan. Protective measures should be initiated, especially those actions that require extra time (i.e. securing a boat, leaving a barrier island, etc.)
Fill gas tank in car. Moor small craft or move to safe shelter.
Secure lawn furniture and other loose material outdoors (or bring inside.)
Board or shutter windows to prevent shattering.
Wedge sliding glass doors to prevent their lifting from their tracks.
When a Hurricane Warning is Issued
Stay tuned to official bulletins on WCSC-TV or NOAA weather radio.
Use your family plan. Determine the safest place to be.
If not evacuating:
Know your safe room.
Move valuables to upper floors. Bring in pets.
Fill containers and/or bathtub with drinking water.
Turn up refrigerator to maximum cold and don't open unless necessary.
Use phone only for emergencies.
Stay indoors on the downwind side of house away from windows.
If evacuating:
Check with your city or county Office of Emergency Management or watch WCSC-TV to see if you need to evacuate. If you do, decide if your family can stay with friends or relatives outside evacuation zones who live in a hurricane-safe house.
Leave early, in daylight if possible to avoid traffic and darkness.
Shut off water and electricity at main stations.
Lock up house.
Drive carefully to nearest designated shelter using recommended evacuation routes.
Last Resort Evacuation
A shelter should be your last resort. Do not go until you hear from officials that the specific shelter has opened.
