Hugo was a Cat 5 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from September 10 to September 25, 1989 (16 days). It reached peak winds of 161 mph (140 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 918 mb. The storm made 5 landfalls during its lifetime.
| Time (UTC) | Status | Lat | Lon | Winds (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-09-10 12:00 | TD | 13.20 | -20.00 | 25 | 1010 | |
| 1989-09-10 18:00 | TD | 13.30 | -21.80 | 25 | 1010 | |
| 1989-09-11 00:00 | TD | 13.20 | -23.70 | 30 | 1009 | |
| 1989-09-11 06:00 | TD | 13.00 | -25.50 | 30 | 1007 | |
| 1989-09-11 12:00 | TD | 12.80 | -27.30 | 30 | 1005 | |
| 1989-09-11 18:00 | TS | 12.50 | -29.20 | 35 | 1003 | |
| 1989-09-12 00:00 | TS | 12.50 | -31.00 | 40 | 1002 | |
| 1989-09-12 06:00 | TS | 12.50 | -32.90 | 45 | 1000 | |
| 1989-09-12 12:00 | TS | 12.50 | -34.80 | 45 | 998 | |
| 1989-09-12 18:00 | TS | 12.60 | -36.70 | 50 | 996 | |
| 1989-09-13 00:00 | TS | 12.60 | -38.20 | 55 | 994 | |
| 1989-09-13 06:00 | TS | 12.70 | -40.00 | 55 | 992 | |
| 1989-09-13 12:00 | TS | 12.80 | -41.80 | 60 | 990 | |
| 1989-09-13 18:00 | HU | 12.80 | -43.50 | 65 | 987 | |
| 1989-09-14 00:00 | HU | 12.90 | -44.90 | 70 | 984 | |
| 1989-09-14 06:00 | HU | 13.00 | -46.30 | 80 | 980 | |
| 1989-09-14 12:00 | HU | 13.20 | -47.80 | 85 | 975 | |
| 1989-09-14 18:00 | HU | 13.60 | -49.10 | 90 | 970 | |
| 1989-09-15 00:00 | HU | 13.80 | -50.50 | 100 | 962 | |
| 1989-09-15 06:00 | HU | 14.00 | -51.90 | 110 | 957 | |
| 1989-09-15 12:00 | HU | 14.20 | -53.30 | 125 | 940 | |
| 1989-09-15 18:00 | HU | 14.60 | -54.60 | 140 | 918 | |
| 1989-09-16 00:00 | HU | 14.80 | -56.10 | 135 | 923 | |
| 1989-09-16 06:00 | HU | 15.10 | -57.30 | 130 | 927 | |
| 1989-09-16 12:00 | HU | 15.40 | -58.40 | 120 | 940 | |
| 1989-09-16 18:00 | HU | 15.80 | -59.40 | 120 | 941 | |
| 1989-09-17 00:00 | HU | 16.10 | -60.40 | 120 | 941 | |
| 1989-09-17 05:00 | HU | 16.30 | -61.30 | 120 | 941 | Landfall |
| 1989-09-17 06:00 | HU | 16.40 | -61.50 | 120 | 943 | |
| 1989-09-17 12:00 | HU | 16.60 | -62.50 | 125 | 949 | |
| 1989-09-17 18:00 | HU | 16.90 | -63.50 | 125 | 945 | |
| 1989-09-18 00:00 | HU | 17.20 | -64.10 | 130 | 934 | |
| 1989-09-18 06:00 | HU | 17.70 | -64.80 | 120 | 940 | Landfall |
| 1989-09-18 12:00 | HU | 18.20 | -65.50 | 110 | 945 | Landfall |
| 1989-09-18 13:00 | HU | 18.30 | -65.60 | 110 | 946 | Landfall |
| 1989-09-18 18:00 | HU | 19.10 | -66.40 | 105 | 958 | |
| 1989-09-19 00:00 | HU | 19.70 | -66.80 | 100 | 959 | |
| 1989-09-19 06:00 | HU | 20.70 | -67.30 | 90 | 962 | |
| 1989-09-19 12:00 | HU | 21.60 | -68.00 | 90 | 964 | |
| 1989-09-19 18:00 | HU | 22.60 | -68.60 | 90 | 966 | |
| 1989-09-20 00:00 | HU | 23.50 | -69.30 | 90 | 957 | |
| 1989-09-20 06:00 | HU | 24.40 | -70.10 | 90 | 957 | |
| 1989-09-20 12:00 | HU | 25.20 | -71.00 | 95 | 958 | |
| 1989-09-20 18:00 | HU | 26.30 | -72.20 | 95 | 953 | |
| 1989-09-21 00:00 | HU | 27.20 | -73.40 | 100 | 950 | |
| 1989-09-21 06:00 | HU | 28.00 | -74.90 | 100 | 950 | |
| 1989-09-21 12:00 | HU | 29.00 | -76.10 | 110 | 948 | |
| 1989-09-21 18:00 | HU | 30.20 | -77.50 | 120 | 944 | |
| 1989-09-22 00:00 | HU | 31.70 | -78.80 | 120 | 935 | |
| 1989-09-22 04:00 | HU | 32.80 | -79.80 | 120 | 934 | Landfall |
| 1989-09-22 06:00 | HU | 33.50 | -80.30 | 85 | 952 | |
| 1989-09-22 12:00 | TS | 35.90 | -81.70 | 55 | 975 | |
| 1989-09-22 18:00 | TS | 38.50 | -81.80 | 40 | 987 | |
| 1989-09-23 00:00 | EX | 42.20 | -80.20 | 35 | 988 | |
| 1989-09-23 06:00 | EX | 46.00 | -74.50 | 40 | 990 | |
| 1989-09-23 12:00 | EX | 49.00 | -69.00 | 40 | 992 | |
| 1989-09-23 18:00 | EX | 51.00 | -65.00 | 40 | 993 | |
| 1989-09-24 00:00 | EX | 52.00 | -62.00 | 40 | 994 | |
| 1989-09-24 06:00 | EX | 52.50 | -60.50 | 40 | 993 | |
| 1989-09-24 12:00 | EX | 53.00 | -59.50 | 40 | 991 | |
| 1989-09-24 18:00 | EX | 53.50 | -58.50 | 40 | 989 | |
| 1989-09-25 00:00 | EX | 54.00 | -57.00 | 40 | 983 | |
| 1989-09-25 06:00 | EX | 56.00 | -52.00 | 40 | 979 | |
| 1989-09-25 12:00 | EX | 58.00 | -46.00 | 40 | 974 |
Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.