“We were conditioned to believe there would never be a hurricane like this, that would come this far inland...but now we know it can happen,” he said. Hugo directly killed 67 people in its path.

Hurricane Hugo was steered by strong high pressure off the coast of New England and a low-pressure system in the Gulf States. This created a direct path to the Carolinas. The storm reorganized and ...

Despite the intense ride, Ian did not top the list as the bumpiest flight - that distinction went to Hurricane Hugo in 1989 - when the pilot’s seat recorded a bumpiness value of 7.86 meters per ...

a 1989 mission into Hurricane Hugo, where the P-3 Orion aircraft endured accelerations peaking at 7.86 meters per second squared—about 25 feet per second of jolt. That’s over double what would ...

Despite the intense ride, Ian did not top the list as the bumpiest flight - that distinction went to Hurricane Hugo in 1989 - when the pilot’s seat recorded a bumpiness value of 7.86 meters per ...