Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept-Oct 2018

68 www.VoteBestOfMP.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ClemsonCarolinaTickets.com feature would pass down to their children. The process of documenting Hugo and telling the stories of survivors and the popularity of our historic document encouraged me to take up hurricane chasing. And, over time, I became up-close and personal with other hurricanes, as well as their survivors: Hurricane Bob, which hit Cape Cod and New England in August 1991; Hurricane Andrew, which battered South Florida in August 1992; Hurricane Bertha, which blasted Wilmington, North Carolina, in July 1996; Hurricane Fran, which also hit Wilmington in August 1996; and Hurricane Georges, which struck South Florida and Key West in September 1998. With Hurricane Andrew, which is a story for another time, I became close to Florida’s Division of Emergency Management. For several years, our little South Carolina company published the program for the Governor’s Hurricane Conference, the largest hurricane conference in the nation. Documenting Hurricane Hugo and Hurricane Andrew were my most adventurous publishing undertakings and put every aspect of my craft to the test. I learned that even in the harshest of weather conditions and amid utmost destruction, communities still strive to pull together – and they still need to tell their stories. Even years after the storms, I continue to tell my readers about the hurricane stories and adventures in Mount Pleasant Magazine. To hear about my adventures during Hurricane Andrew and the effect it had on South Florida, visit hurricanemagazines.com/Andrew. Bill Macchio, right, with Bill Gray, former hurricane forecaster with the University of Colorado and guest speaker at the Governor’s Hurricane Confeerence. Read More Online at: www.HugoMagazine.com HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE Hurricane Rated Impact Replacement Windows • Colonial Hurrican Shutters • Aluminum Roll Down Shutters • Storm Panels • Fabric Roll Down Shutters • Fabric & Slide In Shield Storm Panels • Bahama Hurricane Shutters Muhler sells and services only top quality hurricane protection, new and replacement hurricane rated windows, doors, sunrooms and porch conversions! 630 Skylark Drive | Charleston, SC 29401 843.572.9727 | 800.899.5712 | muhler.com are you ready?