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217 - Hurricane Hugo Anniversary Special: Rob Fowler, Bill Sharpe, Bill Walsh
217 - Hurricane Hugo Anniversary Special: Rob Fowler, Bill Sharpe, Bill Walsh
On September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo barreled toward Charleston as a powerful Category 4 storm. Just after midnight, the eye passed directly over the Peninsula and slammed the coast with sustained winds of 135 mph with a storm surge as high as 20 feet in some areas. The damage to the city was estimated to be $7 billion, making it, at the time, the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. It remains one of the defining nights in Charleston's history. This episode is geared toward Charlestonians, ...