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It was one of more than 2,000 landslides in western North Carolina. ... Bauer uses specialized maps to identify areas that glow in bright purple on her rugged laptop. ... The zones make up 13.3% ...
The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663–1943. Raleigh: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1950. Reprint, Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1987. ISBN 0-86526-032-X; Powell, William S. The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1968. Reprint ...
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.
Costliest landslide in United States history; damage estimated at $200–400 million (1983 dollars). Landslide formed lake over 160 feet (49 m) deep before draining. [117] 5 Oct 1985 Portugués Urbano district, Ponce, Puerto Rico: Mameyes landslide: 129 120 houses destroyed, greatest death toll in North American history from a single landslide ...
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 1985. [75] [76] This is the same list used for the 1979 season except for Danny and Fabian, [77] [78] which replaced David and Frederic. [79] Both new names were used for the first time in 1985, as were Isabel, Juan, and Kate.
Using laser scans and GPS cameras, accurate down to one inch, the U.S. Geological Survey has so far mapped more than 600 landslides caused by Hurricane Helene.
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The list of North Carolina hurricanes before 1900 encompasses 139 tropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of North Carolina. Collectively, cyclones in North Carolina during the time period resulted in over 775 direct fatalities during the period.