As of December 2010, the SC Safe Home program had provided approximately $6.1 million in grants to 1,429 homeowners in Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Marion and Williamsburg counties. Qualified Improvements for the SC Safe Home program: • Roof/deck attachment; • Secondary … [Read more...]
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
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Category 1: Winds 74-95 miles per hour • primarily affects shrubbery, tree foliage and unanchored mobile homes. Category 2: Winds 96-110 miles per hour • considerable damage to shrubbery and tree foliage • some trees blown down • major damage to exposed mobile homes • no major damage to buildings • some damage to roofing materials … [Read more...]
