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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]
September 23, 1975: Eloise did not make a direct landfall, but still reached Alabama at hurricane strength after making landfall in Florida. Even so, 7.67 inches of rain was recorded in Alabama. [7] [2] [3] July 19, 1977: An unnumbered tropical depression made landfall east of Mobile before dissipating. [2]
It was the first Category 5 storm to make landfall on mainland U.S. since Andrew 26 years earlier. Mary Battles, left, and Shenike Bishop rest in a bus stop damaged by Hurricane Michael on Oct. 20 ...
Nineteen of the storms made landfall at least once while at Category 5 intensity; [6] 2007 and 2017 are the only years in which two storms made landfall at this intensity. [6] All but five landfalling systems (the 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane, Carol, Esther, Mitch and Isabel) did so at major hurricane strength.
Landfall: Landfall does not mean that a hurricane has “hit land.” It means that the hurricane’s eye, or it’s center, has passed over land. The outer bands of the storm that carry heavy ...
Though it weakened slightly before its eventual landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, Hurricane Gilbert maintained a pressure of 900 mbar (hPa; 26.58 inHg) at landfall, making its landfall the second strongest, tied with Camille. Similarly, Hurricane Dean made landfall on the peninsula, though it did so at peak intensity and with a higher ...
Most linemen in the Carolinas refer to Hurricane Hugo from 1989 as one of the most challenging restorations of their careers. Caison said he had veteran linemen of more than 30 years say Helene ...