CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Hurricane Hugo, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall 35 years ago just north of Charleston near Sullivan’s Island. For people who lived in the Lowcountry, it was a night ...

These are some of the major hurricanes that have hit South Carolina over the years and what hurricane categories mean.

On Sept. 13, Hugo became a hurricane, intensifying until it reached its peak as a Category 5 hurricane on Sept. 15. Two days later, the storm made its first landfall in Guadeloupe, causing over ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – September 21, 1989… Powerful category four Hurricane Hugo began lashing the South Carolina coast. The storm made landfall just north of Charleston around midnight the ...

Hugo was downgraded to a Category 4 as it closed in on the Leeward Islands. It made landfall in Guadalupe and Montserrat with winds of 140 mph. The landfall in Guadalupe occurred on Sept. 17 at 1 a.m.

When Hugo made landfall in South Carolina, it was a category 4 storm and had 135-140 mph winds sustained. Hugo produced 20 feet of storm surge in Bulls Bay, S.C., which is still the highest storm ...

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 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, a Category 4 storm, caused widespread destruction in North Carolina in 1989, leaving a lasting impact on the state.

Hurricane Hugo of 1989 is the storm others are compared to in Charleston and elsewhere in SC. ... Hugo would make landfall in South Carolina near Sullivan's Island late Sept. 21 into Sept. 22, ...