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Several days after TS Bertha, SC marks hurricane prep week

By Associated Press

Hurricane Irma vs. Hurricane Andrew FILE- This Aug. 24, 1992 file image provided by NOAA shows a NOAA GOES-7 thermal infrared geostationary satellite image of Hurricane Andrew approaching landfall south of Miami. For an entire generation in South Florida, Hurricane Andrew was the monster storm that reshaped a region. Irma is likely to blow that out of the water. Bigger and with a 90-degree different path of potential destruction, Irma is forecast to hit lots more people and buildings than 1992’s Andrew, said experts, including veterans of Andrew.

By Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s hurricane preparedness week is getting ready to start and the state has already been hit by a tropical storm.

Gov. Henry McMaster signed a proclamation declaring Sunday through next Saturday as South Carolina Hurricane Preparedness Week.

Hurricane season begins on Monday. But South Carolina got an early taste of tropical weather with Tropical Storm Bertha on Wednesday.

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Bertha formed, made landfall within two hours near Mount Pleasant with 50 mph maximum sustained winds and was downgraded before sundown, bringing a poor beach day of rain and gusty winds, but no major problems.

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