1. Which hurricane did you choose?

I chose hurricane Hugo which came in 1989.

2. What category was it on the Saffir-Simpson scale?

Hugo was a category five hurricane on the water but it became a category five hurricane when it reached land.

3. Tell its story.

Hurricanr Hugo started out as a tropical depression off the coast of Africa on September 9th. By September 13th it had become a hurricane. It developed into a caticory five by the 15th. The storm passed over Puerto Rico on the 19th and South Carolina on the 22nd. Hugo continued to move all the way up to southeastern Canada on September 23rd.

4. How many lives were lost? How much damage did it cause ($)?

It cost $7 billion of damage in the U.S. and $1 billion of damage in Puerto Rico. Hugo caused 21 deaths.