LOCAL HISTORY: 35 years ago, Hurricane Hugo battered the South Carolina coast
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
FIRST ALERT: Hurricane Hugo, 35 years ago
Tonight marks 35 years since Hurricane Hugo devastated much of South Carolina. HOW IT ALL STARTED: Hugo originated from a cluster of storms that moved off the African coast on Sept. 9, 1989. By the morning of Sept.
Remembering Hurricane Hugo 35 years later
At the time, it had been more than 30 years since the destruction from Hurricane Hazel, and now came a new monster to the Carolinas. What later would become Hurricane Hugo first originated as a tropical wave off the coast on Sept.
The aftermath of Hurricane Hugo looms large 35 years later
After Hurricane Hugo blew through Charlotte, thousands of downed trees covered homes and roadways, 85 percent of households were out of power and much of the city was inaccessible.
35 years later, Hurricane Hugo’s landfall not forgotten
For people who lived in the Lowcountry on Sept. 21, 1989, when Hurricane Hugo made landfall, it was a night they will never forget.
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