Ravaged Carolina Coast Struck by 7-Foot Tides
<i> Associated Press</i>
CHARLESTON, S. C. —
A higher-than-normal tide of 7 feet washed against South Carolina’s hurricane-scarred shoreline Tuesday, the second abnormal high tide in as many months, but did little damage to the 187-mile coast.
“Winds were just about calm yesterday and today. There was no wave action and no serious erosion,” National Weather Service meteorologist Bob Simpson said.
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