Landfall: South Carolina, most impacted states: South Carolina , North Carolina, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date (YMD):
1989-9-21
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Information Source:
National Climatic Data Center (http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/billionz.html#chron)
Comments:
Hurricane Hugo (category 4 hurricane) devastated South and North Carolina with ~ 20-foot storm surge and severe wind damage after hitting Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; over $9.0 (13.9) billion damage/costs (about $7.1 (10.9) billion in Carolinas); 86 deaths (57--U.S. mainland, 29--U.S. Islands).
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