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Tropical cyclones have affected North Carolina in every month between May and December; about 35 percent of the storms struck the state in September, and 80 percent affected the state between August and October, which coincides with the peak of the hurricane season.
New inlet created by Hurricane Isabel North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the Southeastern United States. Tropical cyclones — storms characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain—regularly affect the state. According to statistical hurricane research between 1886 and 1996 by the North Carolina ...
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.
The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina. The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
Here's what the Atlantic has seen so far during the explosive 2024 hurricane season, remaining names on the storm name list and more. A satellite image of Helene approaching the Florida coast on ...
The Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on Saturday, Nov. 30. It was a season that left its mark in the record books in many ways, including the earliest Category 5 on record and a ...
September 13, 1984 – Hurricane Diana strikes near Cape Fear with winds of about 100 mph (160 km/h) after weakening from peak winds of Category 4 status on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. Rainfall in the state peaks at 482 millimetres (19.0 in), and the hurricane causes three indirect fatalities and about $70 million in damage.
There is no time of year more likely for a tropical system to be spinning in the Atlantic than Sept. 10, which is the climatological peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Around 50% of all ...