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Hugo: Then and Now

Hugo: Then and Now

How S.C. would react to Hugo now

Two decades to the day after Hurricane Hugo tore into the state, ripping apart homes, tossing boats onto roadways, blasting through the Francis Marion National Forest and, ultimately, killing 26, consider how Hugo Redux might play out today.
Hugo: How it Changed S.C., our special report on Hugo's 20th anniversary

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Hugo: Then and Now

Business owners recall close call with Hugo

Terry and Bobbie Smoak have been selling Charleston- and Lowcountry-themed gifts at their Charleston Collection stores for 27 years. When Hugo hit, they had several stores in the Lowcountry, including downtown Charleston, Isle of Palms and Kiawah Island. They now operate one store, in West Ashley across from the Citadel Mall. In the hours before Hugo hit, Terry Smoak and his daughter, Ashley Smoak Corley, were photographed boarding up the stores against the wind and water.