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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Hugo (1989)
10 September 1989 · North Atlantic · Category 5
Hurricane Hugo formed in the North Atlantic basin on 10 September 1989 and lasted 15 days. Its sustained winds reached 259 km/h, Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 918 hPa. It made landfall in the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 10 September 1989
- Dissipated
- 25 September 1989
- Duration
- 15 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 259 km/h (140 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 5
- Minimum Pressure
- 918 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 4United States of America222 km/h
- TSCanada74 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Gabrielle232 km/h
- Cat. 2Hurricane Dean167 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Felix139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Jerry139 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Chantal130 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Karen93 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Allison83 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth