13 Facts About Hurricane Hugo

Hurricane Hugo was a powerful Cape Verde tropical cyclone that inflicted widespread damage across the northeastern Caribbean and the Southeastern United States in September 1989.

At its peak strength east of the Lesser Antilles, Hugo was classified as a Category 5 hurricane—the highest rating on the Saffir–Simpson scale.

At the time, Hurricane Hugo was the easternmost Category 5 on record in the Atlantic.

Along the coast of South Carolina, Hugo set new records for storm surge heights along the U S East Coast, reaching 20.

American troops were deployed in Saint Croix to quell pervasive looting that began amid Hurricane Hugo's devastation—this was the first deployment of the American military in response to a domestic crisis since 1968.

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Hurricane Hugo moved near the Virgin Islands and made two landfalls in Puerto Rico as it egressed the Caribbean, causing considerable destruction.

Two people drowned in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Hugo's passage according to reports from the National Research Council and NHC.

Hurricane Hugo's surge spilled over The Battery and overtook the first floors of homes in downtown Charleston.

Hurricane Hugo was widely considered the most significant forest disaster in South Carolina history.

Parts of Southwest Virginia were impacted by the core of strong winds associated with Hurricane Hugo, which passed through the state as a tropical storm.

Remnants of Hurricane Hugo tracked northeastward and entered the Canadian province of Quebec.

Hurricane Hugo offered free bus service for a week and distributed dry ice to the public.

Devastation caused by Hugo led to the name's retirement from the World Meteorological Organization's cyclic list of Atlantic hurricane names in 1990; it was replaced by Humberto when the naming list for 1989 was used in 1995.