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Camera Maker Canon Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Aperture f/7.1 Color Space Uncalibrated
Exposure Value 0 EV Exposure Program Manual
Exposure Time 1/160 sec Flash No Flash
Focal Length 30 mm ISO 100
Metering Mode Pattern Date/Time 2007:12:31 15:17:03
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Exposure Mode 1 Keywords landmark historic marker Storm of the Century September 21 1989 Hurricane Hugo four storm 1989 winds excess 140 mph massive 20 foot storm surge high tides ravaged swath 50 miles wide 200 miles long strongest storms East Coast Mount Pleasant Charleston County historical historical site historic attractions sign United States of America United States America US SC history historical marker famous highway popular place of interest tourist attraction tourist destination travel destination tour tourism tourist attraction destination American day daytime vertical education outdoors outside road roadside roadsign nobody no people signs and symbols text displayed letters display information travel South Carolina historic marker historic site outdoor sign with text
Caption "Storm of the Century" - At midnight of September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo, a category four storm, blew into Charleston County, Winds in excess of 140 mph, a massive 20 foot storm surge, and extraordinarily high tides ravaged the area. Hugo cut a swath 50 miles wide and 200 miles long across South Carolina, and was one of the strongest storms to hit the East Coast since Hurricane Hazel in 1954.