Hurricane Stats? (Charleston, Greenville, Rock Hill: mobile home, schools, university)

[Bound4NC]

I have done some small searching and can't seem to find some stats. I am looking at how often the Fort Mill, SC gets hit with the hurricanes. Can someone help?

Thanks

[Marks]

Originally Posted by Bound4NC

I have done some small searching and can't seem to find some stats. I am looking at how often the Fort Mill, SC gets hit with the hurricanes. Can someone help?

Thanks

Bound4NC,

Read the thread "Want get out out OF HERE" there was several posts on this topic. Besides for the Fort Mill area you don't needs stats, because there is none. That area will never get hit, to far inland. It's very safe to say inland NC or SC will never have a hurricane

Thanks

Mark

[Bound4NC]

It will not get hit, but, there is smaller winds, rain from it though right? It's hard to type what I want to say, but, say if it's a Cat 4, then Fort Mill would feel a Cat 1? I am sure there is rains and winds that still reach there right?

Understand?

[anonymous]

Bound4NC,
I wouldn't say that Fort Mill (Charlotte) won't ever get hit. It's been hit before (see below). The best analogy I can think of, is someone not moving to New York or D.C. because they are scared of terrorist attacks.

Hurricanes are bad, don't get me wrong - but the weather channel and CNN, etc. seem to have everyone (not from here) freaked out about hurricanes. Before Katrina, nobody nationally seemed concerned about them. Many people don't realize that the city of N.O. and the state of Louisiana were negligent in securing New Orleans in the event of a major hurricane. It was no secret that New Orleans would flood. The big stink was over the Fed's slow response afterward.

I understand you want to be informed, and you want to be safe. And I can't blame you. But you have to understand that in Charlotte, you're nowhere near the coast. A Cat 5 in Charleston would probably be a Cat 1 by Charlotte.

Worst-case scenario for said area was actually in Hugo: (from Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hugo

"The storm made landfall in South Carolina on the evening of September 21 as a strong Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale."

"The storm sped northward, with the center passing over Moncks Corner and close to Sumter. After landfall, Hugo weakened into a tropical storm while passing near Charlotte, North Carolina. The storm continued north as an extratropical low, finally tracking over the eastern Great Lakes and parts of eastern Canada."

"By the time it reached Charlotte, North Carolina, Hugo was still a Category 1 hurricane and was still strong enough to topple many trees across roads and houses leaving many without power, closing schools for as long as two weeks, and spawning several tornadoes. The storm took Charlotte by surprise; the city is 200 miles (320 km) inland and is frequently a stopover for people fleeing from the coast."

And to give you a better idea of what the categories really mean:
Cat 1:No real damage to building structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery, and trees.

Cat 2:Some roofing material, door, and window damage. Considerable damage to vegetation, mobile homes, etc.

Cat 3:Some structural damage to small residences and utility buildings, with a minor amount of curtainwall failures. Mobile homes are destroyed. Flooding near the coast destroys smaller structures with larger structures damaged by floating debris. Terrain may be flooded well inland.

Cat 4: More extensive curtainwall failures with some complete roof structure failure on small residences. Major erosion of beach areas. Terrain may be flooded well inland.

Cat 5: Complete roof failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away. Flooding causes major damage to lower floors of all structures near the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas may be required.

Hope this is helpful. Good luck in your decision!
-Matt

[Bound4NC]

That was VERY helpful. I feel better. I have kids and I have to research (that part is me) everything to "feel" good about it. Thanks though. I am back on track.

[Crash]

I read somewhere that Charleston is due for another earthquake in the next decade.

Hopefully that is faulse info.

[Richard N. Côté]

Originally Posted by Crash

I read somewhere that Charleston is due for another earthquake in the next decade.

Hopefully that is faulse info.

Reply (December 28, 2006)

South Carolina, and particularly the Charleston area, has a long history of earthquakes, a number of which have been violent. The most catastrophic earthquake ever to strike the East Coast was the "Great Charleston Earthquake of August 31, 1886." It would have registeded 7.3 on the Richter scale -- the size of a major California earthquake. The quake killed at least 124 people, seriously injured at least 140 more, and severly damaged or destroyed 67% of the city's masonry structures. The Charleston area typically experiences between 8 to 12 earthquakes every year, most of which are very small. Seven other earthquakes of catastrophic (magnitude 7.0+) have struck the area in the past. The average time cycle between earthquakes of this magnitude is 500 to 550 years. For an accurate and up-to-date description of South Carolina earthquakes and earthquake preparedness, visit www.scearthquakes.com (broken link). To read about the devastating effects of the 1886 Charleston earthquake, you may read my recent book, City of Heroes: The Great Charleston Earthquake of 1886, available at www.Amazon.com or from Corinthian Books (www.corinthianbooks.com) (broken link).

[p2y2r7o]

I'm at Winthrop University right now in Rock Hill, which is close to Fort Mill. I haven't been up there when a hurricane has hit the coast, but I will say that it seems to be windy and rainy a lot there already.

The strangest thing ever happened in Greenville either earlier this year or last year, I can't remember. We had an earthquake! I was sitting at the computer and I felt the house shake (very slightly). I thought I had gone crazy or something but then at school the next day learned that it was a very small earthquake.

[holdenlecroy]

There has actually been a total of four Hurricane to hit the city of Rock Hill or York County, SC. The strongest one was Hurricane Hugo of 1989. There has only been one Major hurricane Cat 3+ to hit Rock Hill and of coarse that was Hurricane Hugo...More information is available here RHAW - Hurricane Central

[holdenlecroy]

There has actually been a total of four Hurricane to hit the city of Rock Hill or York County, SC. The strongest one was Hurricane Hugo of 1989. There has only been one Major hurricane Cat 3+ to hit Rock Hill and of coarse that was Hurricane Hugo...More information is available here on rhaw.webs.com