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Remembering Hugo

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Remembering Hugo
Hugo tore over our barrier islands, battering houses and scattering debris through the streets. Four days later, IOP residents were ferried from Patriots Point to the Wild Dunes marina and given three hours to survey the damage and collect what, if anything, remained in their homes.
Remembering Hugo
Little trace was left of some of Folly Beach’s oceanfront homes.
Remembering Hugo
Remembering Hugo
Rising tides and swollen seas lifted vessels from docks and marinas and carried them inland. Lockwood Drive was left looking like a boat salvage yard.
Boats moored at the IOP Marina were thrown across the channel and dumped on Goat Island.
orn from its approaches, the 40-ton swing span of the Ben Sawyer Bridge lay dangling in the water. The collapse led to a review of island evacuation options and, in 1993, the opening of the Isle of Palms connector.
Born off the Cape Verde Islands, the ominous storm stalked the East Coast for more than two weeks before making landfall.
Its sheer force toppled centuries-old live oaks throughout downtown.
Championed for his leadership during the disaster, Mayor Joe Riley addressed the recovering city.

Photographs courtesy of NOAA, CHannel 2, AP Photo, and Charleston Police Deaprtment

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