WEBHurricane Hugo was a powerful tropical cyclone that inflicted widespread destruction across the northeastern Caribbean and the Southeastern United States in September 1989.
WEBSep 16, 2014 · Hugo attained hurricane strength on September 14th, then turned west-northwestward early on September 15th as it quickly strengthened into a rare category five hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph and a central pressure of 918 millibars (27.11 inches Hg).
WEBHugo made landfall just north of Charleston, SC at Sullivan's Island around midnight September 22, 1989 as a Category 4 storm with estimated maximum sustained winds of 135-140 mph and a minimum central pressure of 27.58 inches Hg (934 mb).
WEBSep 21, 2024 · Hugo formed near the Cape Verde Islands on September 9, 1989. Strengthening over time, the storm would be upgraded to a strong Category 5 hurricane as it trekked across the Atlantic but wavered...
WEBHurricane Hugo was the strongest and most destructive storm of the 1989 Atlantic Hurricane Season, killing over 100, and affecting nearly 100,000 buildings a...