HUGO

Jessica & Drew

Originality

• Originated off the coast of Africa• Cluster of thunderstorms

– Detected by Satellite Imagery on Sept 9th

– Tropical depression Sept 10th

– Tropical storm on Sept 11th – Hurricane on Sept 13th

When

• September 10-25th 1989• Hit U.S. Virgin Islands on Sept. 17• Hugo blew into Charleston, S.C., on the

evening of Sept. 21

Characteristics & Path

• Category 5• Max winds up to 160mph• Minimum Pressure 918mbHurricane’s Path• Tropical Depression- Cape Verde Islands• Hurricane- Leeward Islands• Turned W-NW and slowed due to low-pressure North of Puerto Rico

and weakened the storm– Struck Guadeloupe– Accelerated over Puerto Rico

• Turned N-NW due to upper cyclone off Georgia• Moved Inland

• Weakened to tropical storm over Charlotte NC and passed quickly over Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.• By 22nd it was an extra tropical storm.

Deaths/Injuries

• 109 Deaths • 100,000 homeless

• $10 Billion overall• $7 billion in 1989 in U.S.

damages – 16.3 billion (2006)

• Costliest Hurricane until Katrina in 2005.

Destruction

Caribbean National Forest•Puerto Rico

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• The Hurricane came as a surprise to most and caused mass destruction and chaos. Looting, Electricity loss, serious injury, homelessness, and deaths occurred throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Carolinas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_Y2LZbcno&NR=1

Thank You

Questions?

Sources

• http://www.usatoday.com/weather/huricane/whugo.htm

• http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/hugo1989.html