Winds averaged 50 mph and gusted near 70 mph across Dillon County during the evening as Hurricane Fran passed north off the coast. Combined with 6 inches or rain, widespread damage to trees, structures and agriculture resulted in more debris than was caused by Hugo in 1989.
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The episode as NWS ILM wrote it up.
Winds averaged 50 mph and gusted near 70 mph across Dillon County during the evening as Hurricane Fran passed north off the coast. Combined with 6 inches or rain, widespread damage to trees, structures and agriculture resulted in more debris than was caused by Hugo in 1989. Dollar damage to homes was over $1 million. Evacuation shelters housed 800 people overnight, served 2500 meals.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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