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Hurricane Hugo was a powerful tropical cyclone that inflicted widespread destruction across the northeastern Caribbean and the Southeastern United States in September 1989. . The eleventh tropical cyclone, eighth named storm, sixth hurricane, and second major hurricane [a] of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season, Hugo arose from a cluster of thunderstorms near Cape Verde on September 10, 1
Hugo was the strongest storm to traverse the northeastern Caribbean since Hurricane David in 1979. [3] [11] The Sea, Lake, and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) model estimated that storm surge from Hugo led to coastal water levels 3–4 ft (0.91–1.22 m) above normal tidal heights along Saint Croix and the eastern end of Puerto Rico. [26]
The 1989 Atlantic hurricane season was an average hurricane season with 11 named storms.The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. [1] [2] The first tropical cyclone, Tropical Depression One, developed on June 15, and dissipated two days later without any effects on land.
The death toll has eclipsed the 19 deaths caused by the state’s historic flooding in 2015, and the the 35 deaths caused by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, Gov. Henry McMaster said at a press conference ...
Hurricane Hugo, 1989. In September 1989, Hurricane Hugo made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, impacting the Caribbean, the southeastern U.S., and inland areas, including the Appalachian region ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has pictures of the Charleston, SC, WSR-57 radar image of the 1989 Hurricane Hugo. A WSR-57 dish, located on the roof of the National Hurricane Center (NHC), was blown away by Hurricane Andrew. The NHC report on Hurricane Andrew shows its last radar image, as well as images from nearby WSR-88D ...
Bad press surrounding a scandal and Hurricane Hugo damage in 1989 forced the sprawling religious-themed water park, theme park, and residential complex to close. It's now a post-apocalyptic ghost town
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