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The destruction of Hurricane Helene will cost North Carolina an estimated $59.6 billion, according to a Dec. 13 state report. While Lewis’s $200 window repair was manageable, many homeowners ...
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
July 3–4, 2014 – Hurricane Arthur hits eastern North Carolina, in particular the Outer Banks, with 100 mph (160 km/h). May 7, 2015 – Tropical Storm Ana produced heavy rainfall and indirectly caused a fatality. July 13, 2015 – The precursor to Tropical Storm Claudette produced moderate rainfall across the state.
The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the time period was Hurricane Hazel, which struck the state as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. Hazel was both the costliest and deadliest cyclone during the period, causing over $1 billion in damage (2020 USD) and 19 deaths. [ 14 ]
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A drone view shows damage following Hurricane Helene, in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 29. More than 3,000 families are eligible for the program's extension, according to FEMA.
A Charlotte City councilman has described the “post apocalyptic” scenes in storm-ravaged North Carolina after Hurricane Helene carved its way through the Southeast.. Looking out across Lake ...
The list of North Carolina hurricanes from 1980 to 1999 encompasses approximately 68 tropical or subtropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of North Carolina. Collectively, cyclones in North Carolina during the time period resulted in around $10 billion in damage (2007 USD ), primarily from hurricanes Fran and Floyd .