Events from the year 1989 in the British Virgin Islands.
Incumbents Governor: Mark Herdman Chief Minister: H. Lavity Stoutt
September 18 September 1989 - Hurricane Hugo strikes leaving widespread damage. It is the first time hurricane-force winds hit the Territory since 1932.Various hurricanes had technically struck the Territory in the intervening period - for example, Hurricane Klaus in 1984 - but in all cases the centre of the storm was sufficiently far away that the British Virgin Islands only felt Tropical Storm force winds.
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