Sunday marks 35 years since Hurricane Hugo hit the Carolinas

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sunday, Sept. 22 isn’t just the first day of fall, it’s one of the most notorious weather anniversaries in the Carolinas: This Sunday marks 35 years since Hurricane Hugo slammed into the Carolinas.

Today in 1989, the storm made landfall near Charleston and moved into Charlotte as a Category One hurricane with 90-mph winds.

WCNC Charlotte’s own Larry Sprinkle was live on-air when the ceiling in the studio actually caved in. 

Sprinkle and Meteorologist Brad Panovich remember Hugo’s impact.