Event Details
Disaster Type
Tropical Cyclone
Start Date
Sept. 21, 1989
End Date
Sept. 22, 1989
Cost
$3.00B
Deaths
28
Affected States
Affected States
Unaffected States
Description
Category 4 hurricane devastates South and North Carolina with ~20 foot storm surge and severe wind damage after hitting Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands