title: Hurricane Hugo
text: Hurricane Hugo was a powerful Category 5 hurricane that struck Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, South Carolina and North Carolina in September of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season, killing 82 people and leaving 100,000 homeless. At the time, Hurricane Hugo left the most damage for a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, although other storms have since caused more destruction. Hugo is currently the tenth costliest hurricane in the United States.
  
  Retirement
  
  The name Hugo was retired. The name Humberto has been used every six years since 1995 instead.
  
  Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes
  Hurricanes in South Carolina
  Retired tropical cyclone names
  Hurricanes
  1989