Narragansett, Rhode Island (WPRI) — Superstorm Sandy destroyed homes and businesses in Rhode Island ten years ago. This includes iconic South County restaurants.

The Coast Guard House has been damaged in a previous storm, and Sandy removes all the windows and tears open walls.

“My first thought was, ‘Okay, so what do we do,'” said co-owner Bo Leonard. “The second thing I thought of him was to put the staff and a lot of people out of work. But we all worked on a plan.”

In the video above, meteorologist TJ Del Santo takes a closer look at how changes made to the building’s structure prepare for future hurricanes.

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