1. HUGO Jessica & Drew

2. Originality Originated off the coast of Africa Cluster of thunderstorms – Detected by Satellite Imagery on Sept 9 th – Tropical depression Sept 10 th – Tropical storm on Sept 11 th – Hurricane on Sept 13 th

3. When September 10-25 th 1989 Hit U.S. Virgin Islands on Sept. 17 Hugo blew into Charleston, S.C., on the evening of Sept. 21

4. Characteristics & Path Category 5 Max winds up to 160mph Minimum Pressure 918mb Hurricane’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 22 nd it was an extra tropical storm.

7. 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.

8. Destruction Caribbean National Forest Puerto Rico →

9. 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

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11. Sources http://www.usatoday.com/weather/huricane/ whugo.htm http://www.usatoday.com/weather/huricane/ whugo.htm http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/ hugo1989.html http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/ hugo1989.html