I was in Beaufort when Hugo came through. That was a scary night! It was my first hurricane.
The drive to Charleston after the storm looked like a big giant had gone through the forest with a mega chainsaw and cut the tops off all the trees. It was unbelievable!
I was in Charleston for that, at the shipyard. Yikes! Lots of stories, but scroll down on this URL http://www.cofc.edu/CGOinquiry/hurricanes.htm to check out before and after shots of the Atlantic House restaurant that was on Folly Beach.