Word: hugo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands--Hundreds of heavily armed military police and FBI agents arrived yesterday at St. Croix to help stop looting that has plagued the island since it was ravaged by Hurricane Hugo...
...Hugo's center was 600 milessoutheast of Savannah, Ga. Its coordinates were27.0 north latitude and 73.0 west longitude and itwas moving northwest at 17 mph, up from 12 mphearlier...
Little strengthening was expected for Hugo,whose wind speed had at one time dropped to 105mph...
Forecasters said Hugo's path made residentsfrom Savannah, Ga., to Charleston, S.C., mostlikely to be in harm's way, but they were delayingissuing hurricane warnings until they could makebetter projections...
...Navy sent its Charleston-based ships to seato avoid Hugo, while crews were called yesterdayto their ships at Mayport Naval Station nearJacksonville for a possible move...