Hurricane Hugo

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One Man’s Burden

If ever Sullivan’s Island Police Sgt. David J. Price could erase a period of his life, he would most certainly eliminate the last two weeks of September and the first two weeks of October, 1989. During those four weeks, Price … Continue reading

Night of Wind and Water

“I would like to have been somewhere where I could have seen it,” says a Lowcountry resident who lost everything to Hugo. It’s a reaction shared by many, and is perhaps a desire to understand more fully the source this … Continue reading

Hugo’s Youngest Survivor

For the Dixon family of Charlotte, N.C., Hurricane Hugo proved that every cloud does indeed have a silver lining. At 1 AM Friday morning September 22, Jane Dixon was keeping one eye on the escalating storm and the other on … Continue reading

Nightmare in McClellanville

“We made it Evangeline. The worst is over.” These were the words that Thomas Williams spoke to his wife as he looked out the back door of his McClellanville home during the calm of Hugo’s eye. The view before him … Continue reading

Isle in the Eye

It was 8 a.m., Sept. 25, four days beyond Hugo. After an all night drive from Atlanta, my son’s evacuation home, I boarded the harbor-tour boat at Patriot’s Point for a return to the devastated Isle of Palms. In a … Continue reading

Hurricane Hugo Series: Isle in the Eye

It was 8 a.m., Sept. 25, four days beyond Hugo. After an all night drive from Atlanta, my son’s evacuation home, I boarded the harbor-tour boat at Patriot’s Point for a return to the devastated Isle of Palms. In a … Continue reading

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