21-22 September 1989. Hurricane Hugo (Figure 35) 



74. Hurricane Hugo made landfall at approximately 2200 EST on 

 21 September near the city of Charleston, SC , causing tremendous damage to the 

 beaches and coastal towns of South Carolina. Other communities far from the 

 coast were also damaged as the storm traveled well inland before turning 

 north. The FRF, which is approximately 565 km north of Charleston, received 

 only minimal effects from Hugo as the storm's inland path was well west of the 

 area. Waves with U mo exceeding 2 m began arriving at the FRF early on 

 21 September with the highest H^ (Gage 625) of 2.50 m (T p = 15.06 sec) 

 recorded several hours later at 1408 EST. Maximum onshore (from the 

 northeast) winds exceeded 12 m/sec late on 21 September. Due to the storm's 

 distance, the atmospheric pressure dropped only to 1,011.4 mb early on 22 

 September. There was no precipitation at the FRF. 



Atmospheric Pressure, mb Gage 616 



Figure 35. Data for 21-22 September 1989 storm 



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