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Sep 9, 2022 · At the time, Hugo was the strongest storm to strike the U.S. in the previous 20-year period and was the nation's costliest hurricane on record in terms of monetary losses (~$7 billion in damage). It is estimated that there were 49 deaths directly related to the storm, 26 of which occurred in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
description: Hurricane Hugo was one of the costliest and most intense hurricanes to strike the United States. After causing extreme damage in the Caribbean it made landfall in South Carolina on September 21, 1989 as a Category Four storm.
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Hugo produced tremendous wind and storm surge damage along the coast as well as significant wind damage well inland with hurricane force wind gusts all the way into western North Carolina. In fact, Hugo produced the highest storm tide heights ever recorded along the U.S. East Coast.
Sep 22, 2023 · In total, Hugo caused roughly $7 billion in damage and killed an estimated 49 people. Thirty-four years ago this week, Category 4 Hurricane Hugo barrled into the South Carolina coast with 135...
Sep 22, 2019 · Hugo was a Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds well over 130 mph when it hit Isle of Palms. The storm also devastated the Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe, St. Croix, and Puerto Rico.
Sep 23, 2019 · When it slammed into South Carolina just minutes before midnight on Sept. 21, 1989, Hugo's 135 mph winds made it the strongest storm to hit the U.S. in 20 years and its $9.5 billion of damage...
Sep 25, 2019 · Hurricane Hugo was the most devastating hurricane to affect South Carolina in the 20th century. After developing in the far eastern Atlantic and causing major damage in the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, Hurricane Hugo (Category 4) made landfall near Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, at 11 p.m. on Sept. 21, 1989.
