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Is South Carolina ready for a Category 5 hurricane?
Original: Is SC ready for a Cat 5 hurricane? Here's how Charleston would prepare for a storm worse than Hugo.
South Carolina officials are examining how Charleston would handle a Category 5 hurricane, a storm stronger than Hugo, which devastated the state in 1989. The discussion focuses on evacuation plans, infrastructure readiness and how the city would prepare for and recover from a worst-case strike. It comes as the hurricane season puts renewed attention on coastal vulnerabilities.
Why now: Hurricane season is prompting questions about whether Charleston's defenses and evacuation plans could withstand a storm worse than Hugo.
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- Is SC ready for a Cat 5 hurricane? Here's how Charleston would prepare for a storm worse than Hugo. · Post and Courier
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