Which hurricane devastated Charleston, South Carolina in 1989?
Correct answer: Hugo
Atomic Haze 303
As we continue to build on or near the coastline, storms will continue to get more and more costly.
shayla0529
That hurricane totally destroyed my island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands. It took forever to get it back to some kind of normalcy. I still remember hearing the howling of the wind as it took my bedroom roof off🙁..... it had devastating and scary motives...
DecemberQueen
We in North Carolina took a big hit from Hugo as well.. It was a tough time.. Thankfully we made it through, it could have been worse..
karlajordan8
i lived in n. chas for abt 5 yrs, hated to leave, even after hugo i still loved it there!
Player #9260680
I live in upstate SC. It was the scariest thing I’ve experienced to date. I hope never to have to go through anything like that again. But one interesting thing; it spawned tornados and one hit my uncle’s storage shed. My grandmother had a plastic plant sitting on top of a chest of drawers. The shed was demolished, but the chest of drawers was still standing including the plastic plant still sitting on top.
RankQuail5805
it did. born, raised and still here in Charleston
GrimSpace481
catdavidson666, where should we live? there are disasters everywhere . fire, volcano, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, famines
myangeldesiree
karlajordan8, I was in Summerville, loved it there, miss it so much
Pinky Champagne
I was there. Remember it well.
Player #9357902
we lived in Charlotte and it looked like a war zone afterwards. a cheap metal lawn chair was still leaning on the garage when it was over while all around was destroyed.
Ghgg
Hints really help
Annie
GrimSpace481, Ohio has some tornados but not e
Buddy
I moved near Charleston in January of 1990 and couldn’t believe how much damage was done and was still getting fixed. As of 2024 the big trees that were snapped like twigs are just now growing back to their former beauty.
Fran
Jak, and caused all major insurance companies to not write policies to this day
Jak
For perspective Andrew caused $26B and Katrina up to $145B in damages.
steffi444
GrimSpace481, been pondering that question too.
me
DecemberQueen, I'm from NC also. I remember this well. it came far inland. we were out of school for over a week.
Lionessa
Player Gigi #28446253, I traded earthquake-country for Tornado Alley, and, you're right--there's a lot more fear a lot more often with tornadoes.
CharlieK9
I lived in Mt.Pleasant then, and I remember going out and looking around during the eye. We were so lucky not to have more damage. Every nail holding our roof down was pulled half way out.
Tur D'ferguson
Player #4197678, sooooo, you were on the other side of the world? ok
Tur D'ferguson
DecemberQueen, I was stationed at Ft. Bragg in '89. You are right.
Player #37377890
Lived through this when I was 13... scary!!
barbie
DecemberQueen, I'm from n.c. also. Remember it very well. Scary!!
Player Gigi #28446253
Guillermo, I would never live on the east coast or the Midwest. You deal with horrific storms, hurricanes and tornadoes every year. i live on the west coast and have lived through several earthquakes, but not regularly every year. Give me an occasional shake over an annual blow!
Guillermo
Atomic Haze 303, so qhat do you suggest? beaches be declared off limits? of COURSE people want to go to and live there
Player #11860662
I am Va. Bch Va.,I remember it well.we had high winds and rain it did some damage to our Coast
Player #21374632
DecemberQueen, I lived through Hugo too, losing shingles off my roof and a big willow tree in my back yard, i was so fortunate , North Carolina coast here, so much damage is done by tornadoes that are spawned by the hurricane far inland, ,all around Charlotte and through the woods of the Pee Dee river hills,Anson and Richmond county, but beautiful Charleston devastation, ,
Player #14993519.
DecemberQueen, Yes,,North Carolina here, go through rough storms a lot but just clean up afterwards,,Carolina Beach here ,,got fresh fish today,,,mmmm good, Love seafood,,
Player #9400298 lilt
shayla0529, God bless you.
Player #9049027
Atomic Haze 303, Conway still here trickey love all
Renee
shayla0529,
sorry to hear that ☹
RojoNavigator
I was living near Aiken SC at that time.
DETTE
I also use to live there
Sebby
shayla0529, hi cruzan friend. All left of our old house was concrete steps :(
Toots
RankQuail5805, love it there. I wish i could live there.
RabidHermit2284
Pinky Champagne, my cousins house was completely destroyed in that hurricane