Tropicals & Tender Perennials: the sixth storm, 0 by 1cros3nails4gvn

1cros3nails4gvn wrote:
well it seems like rust will be the least of my problems in a few days, as Hanna will hit near me as nearly a category one or two. the last significant hurricane here that was a direct hit was "The Great Sea Island Storm of 1893". if this hurricane hits Hilton Head Island or Daufuskie Island (or anywhere else in Beaufort County), the effects would terrrible. Hilton Head could almost be cut in half by a major hurricane. most of the island is less than 9 feet above sea level. my house is only 14 feet above sea level and 12 miles inland from the ocean, but 1/2 mile from the marsh. if we get hit, some places would not ever be above water again. please keep us in your prayers that we will be spared major damage, because most of the buildings around here are around 30-40 years old. we are topographically very similar to FL; flat with many wetlands and swamps. if we do get hit, it would also be really bad on the economy because we depend on tourists from ohio, new york and pennsylvania, and we have taken a huge hit from the bad real estate market. many people would not be able to pay for repairs. i may be, and probably am over reacting, but we are just not used to having hits from hurricanes, because of our geographical position on this little inland curve of the coast line. we also have some of the highest tides on the east coast


there is less than 1/4 a mile of land above sea level between two marshes on Hilton Head.... i guess i am just asking for y'all to keep us in your thoughts and prayers because a hurricane here would be different than florida simply because we aren't as used to them.