this bastid Hugo hit us with 100+ mph winds and spawned many tornados. Im here in Charlotte NC too which is well inland for anything really big to hit, but still we got the crap knocked outta us in 1989
I was 8 or 9 when that happened, i remember hiding down in the downstairs bathroom for like an hour, then the eye passed us and we walked outside, very calm no wind, trees down everywhere, bout 10mins later the winds starting picking up again so we went back inside, then wham 100mph winds again, it was crazy