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September 1989
From a 20 foot storm tide at the coast to hurri-
cane force wind gusts observed 200 miles inland,
Hugo dealt a severe impact to both South and
North Carolina.
Hurricane Hugo made landfall 90 miles south of
Myrtle Beach in Charleston on September 21,
1989. The coast was slammed with 85 miles per
hour winds, but the storm surge was more de-
structive. In some places, the Grand Strand was
struck with 12-foot-high walls of water as the
bulk of the protective sand dunes were washed
a away. Almost every business along the coast suf-
fered damage or was destroyed. Three piers in
the Myrtle Beach area disappeared and Spring-
maid Pier was reduced to only 150 feet in length.
Hugo caused 27 fatalities in South Carolina, left
nearly 100,000 homeless, and caused $10 billion
in damages.

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Storm surges sent water spilling into Myrtle Photo by Century 21 Thomas Real Estate
Beach's streets early Saturday afternoon, before
the storm's center arrived. Water from the storm
rushed through streets, making roadways look
more like rivers. The Atlantic Ocean reached high
tide about 1:30 p.m., coinciding with Matthew’s
arrival, destroying a pier, flooding streets, forcing
hundreds into shelters and triggering a tornado.
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By early evening, dozens of mature trees were
down and some across Kings Highway. North
Myrtle Beach firefighters continued to douse
hotspots at a beachside condominium in the
Cherry Grove community of North Myrtle Beach.
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