Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 packed 121 mph winds, 16-foot storm surge, 2,000 deaths. Michael DeWitt. Bluffton Today. When fall creeps into the South, the days wane, and the coastal breezes blow ...

The Sea Islands Hurricane, packing estimated 121 mph winds and a 16-foot storm surge (a Category 3 by today’s scales), struck the Southeast coastlines in an explosive blitzkrieg of saltwater and ...

When fall creeps into the South, the days wane, and the coastal breezes blow, the locals know what’s coming: monsters are storming in from the Atlantic and it’s time to prepare. Hurricane season can ...

Sea Islands Hurricane of 1893 packed 121 mph winds, 16-foot storm surge, 2,000 deaths. Michael DeWitt. Bluffton Today. When fall creeps into the South, the days wane, and the coastal breezes blow, the ...