Hurricane Hugo still holds record for highest East Coast storm surge ever recorded 35 years later
Hugo originated as a cluster of storms off the coast of Africa on September 10th, 1989. The storm became a hurricane just three days later on September 13th. The storm did become a category 5 storm east of the Leeward Islands on September 15 but weakened into a category 4 storm when making landfall across the U.
35 years ago: Remembering Hurricane Hugo
CHARLOTTE ( QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Hugo originated as a cluster of storms off the coast of Africa on September 10th, 1989. The storm became a hurricane just three days later on September 13th.
Remembering Hurricane Hugo 35 years later: Would South Carolina be ready today?
Hurricane Hugo is the storm all others are compared to in South Carolina. On its 35th anniversary, here's what people recall about the Category 4 disaster.
LOCAL HISTORY: 35 years ago, Hurricane Hugo made landfall in South Carolina
This weekend marks 35 years since Hurricane Hugo battered the South Carolina coast in 1989. In September 1989, Hugo formed from a cluster of storms off the coast of Cape Verde in Africa. Hugo became a tropical depression and grew into Tropical Storm Hugo as it moved west across the Atlantic Ocean.
35 years later, Hurricane Hugo remains last major storm to make landfall along South Carolina’s coast
Powerful category four Hurricane Hugo began lashing the South Carolina coast. The storm made landfall just north of Charleston around midnight the following morning. With 140 mph sustained winds, the storm produced significant wind and storm surge damage along the coast and caused roughly $7 billion in damage
35 year anniversary of Hurricane Hugo's landfall
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