On the 17th Sept 1989 Hurricane Hugo impactsed St. Kitts & Nevis. Hugo, another classic Cape-Verde type hurricane, left a path of death and destructon across the islands of the northeastern Caribbean and over portions of the Carolinas. 1 death occurred. Hurricane Hugo caused $450 Million for islands in the Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Monserrat and St. Kitts and Nevis. The government of St.