Hurricane Hugo made landfall near Sullivan’s Island as a Category 4 hurricane with estimated maximum sustained winds of 140 mph around midnight on Sept. 22, 1989.

Hurricane Hugo also brought hurricane force winds over much of the state. Shaw Air Force Base recorded a wind gust of 109 mph, DNR said.

Tropical Storm Debby was a great example of this. And, of course, examining one of the strongest storms to ever hit the South Carolina coast, Hurricane Hugo, in 1989.

Hurricane Hugo made landfall near Sullivan’s Island as a Category 4 hurricane with estimated maximum sustained winds of 140 mph around midnight on Sept. 22, 1989.

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Object Details sculptor Baucom, Willie Notes Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1995. Summary Sculpture shows the local landscape before and after the onslaught of Hurricane Hugo. Damage ...