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Between midnight and 9 a.m. Friday, Hilton Head Island Fire responded to 35 downed trees, two of which involved damage to buildings, according to spokesperson Joheida Fister.
From bridge closures to evacuation routes and emergency planning, Hilton Head Island's emergency managers share tips to prepare for an active hurricane season.
Only a week into the Atlantic hurricane season and weather experts caution that the six-month stretch will bring more named storms than last year. There is a “strong consensus” that the season will be ...
Hilton Head Fire Rescue responded to 33 Idalia-related calls as the storm pushed across the island and back into the Atlantic. Of those 33, 31 were “tree down related incidents.” Advertisement ...
Despite Hurricane Idalia making landfall near Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm, spinning across and arriving in South Carolina bringing record high tides bolstered by a blue super ...
During Hurricane Matthew in 2016, which hit as a Category 2, the island saw thousands of downed trees. During Irma in 2017, which struck Hilton Head as a tropical storm, the island saw major flooding.
Hilton Head Island: Hurricane Ian brought strong winds and rain but passed without causing much damage, according to local television station, WTOC11. There were some reports of downed trees.
Hurricane Ian is approaching HIlton Head Island, and town officials are beginning safety preparations ahead of expected high winds and heaviy rainfall.
Get live updates and the latest news as Hurricane Dorian moves away from Hilton Head and ... Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue ceased operations at 1:55 a.m ... The damage is “less than Matthew, ...
As the eye of Hurricane Dorian moved off the coast of Beaufort County on Wednesday evening, Hilton Head, Beaufort and Bluffton first-responders, leaders remember Hurricane Matthew and look at ...
As the eye of Hurricane Dorian moved off the coast of ... leaders remember Hurricane Matthew and look at damage so ... a 20-foot tree fell near Port Royal Plantation on Hilton Head Island, ...