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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
The list of North Carolina hurricanes from 1980 to 1999 encompasses approximately 68 tropical or subtropical cyclones that affected the US state of North Carolina. Collectively, cyclones in North Carolina during the time period resulted in around $10 billion in damage (2007 USD ), primarily from hurricanes Fran and Floyd .
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 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 ...
At least 36 have been killed in South Carolina as of Tuesday morning, surpassing the 35 people who were killed in 1989 when Hurricane Hugo made landfall in Charleston as a Category 4 storm, the AP ...
Landslide and floods from the hurricane disrupted the habitats of the stinging insects. Now there’s a surge in allergy meds requests. Helene wrecked their Western NC towns and homes.
Hurricane Hugo (1989) – a powerful and damaging Category 5 hurricane that affected the Northeastern Caribbean Sea and the Southeastern United States. The name Hugo was retired after the 1989 season and was replaced with Humberto. In Europe: Storm Hugo (2018) – a large extratropical system that affected Portugal.
OLD FORT, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 29: Damage and residual flooding from Mill Creek is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 29, 2024 in Old Fort, North Carolina.