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Image: Hurricane Hugo's path in the Caribbean

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Description: Track map of Hurricane Hugo of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the Saffir–Simpson scale (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below. Saffir–Simpson scale Tropical depression ≤38 mph ≤62 km/h Category 3 111–129 mph 178–208 km/h Tropical storm 39–73 mph 63–118 km/h Category 4 130–156 mph 209–251 km/h Category 1 74–95 mph 119–153 km/h Category 5 ≥157 mph ≥252 km/h Category 2 96–110 mph 154–177 km/h Unknown Storm type Tropical cyclone Subtropical cyclone Extratropical cyclone / Remnant low / Tropical disturbance / Monsoon depression
Title: Hurricane Hugo's path in the Caribbean
Credit: Created by Cyclonebiskit using WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Tracks. The background image is from NASA. Tracking data is from
Author: Cyclonebiskit
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