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Digitized Charleston WSR-57 radar image of Hugo with superimposed windsReal-time winds measured onboard NOAA research aircraft flying into HugoWind velocity transmitted to NHC through a satellite link as eyewall hit coastSustained winds of 155 mph at 10,000 feet and 135 mph at surfaceHigher gusts were estimated in area of landfall (Image credit: Dr. Frank Marks)