Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Add it up Add It Up: The coast is clear
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Number of major hurricanes to hit Georgia’s coast during the 19th century: 5
Number of major hurricanes to hit Georgia’s coast since 1900: 0
Number of Category 1 or 2 hurricanes to hit Georgia’s coast since 1900: 4
Years since last hurricane made landfall in Georgia: 29
People who used I-16 between Savannah and Macon to flee Hurricane Floyd in 1999: 2.5 million
Gallons of drinking water National Hurricane Center says family of four needs for a three-day evacuation: 12
Estimated damage caused by Floyd, which hit North Carolina as a Category 2 storm: $6 billion
Number of coastal Georgians who evacuated their homes in 1999 for Hurricane Floyd: 350,000
Population of coastal Georgia in 2000: 558,350
Projected population coastal Georgia in 2030: 844,161
Sources: Associated Press, Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center, Georgia Emergency Management Agency
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