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A satellite view shows a closer view of the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024. / Credit: Maxar Technologies
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.
September 3, 2010 – Hurricane Earl passes just east of the Outer Banks, inundating portions of North Carolina Highway 12 with storm surge and producing hurricane-force wind gusts that severely damaged six houses. Moderate crop damage was reported further inland, and monetary damage in the state reached $2.5 million (2010 USD).
The most recent tropical cyclone to affect North Carolina was Hurricane Debby in August 2024, causing heavy rainfall, significant flooding, and multiple tornadoes across the state. The most recent tropical cyclone to make landfall in North Carolina was Tropical Storm Ophelia , making landfall near Emerald Isle as a high-end tropical storm with ...
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 27: People look at flood damage on September 27, 2024 in Boone, North Carolina. Heavy rains caused severe flooding in many parts of the mountains. Florida and ...
Flood waters wash over Guy Ford Road bridge on the Watauga River as Hurricane Helene approaches in the North Carolina mountains, in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, U.S. September 26, 2024.
The list of North Carolina hurricanes between 1950 and 1979 encompasses 79 tropical or subtropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of North Carolina. Collectively, cyclones in North Carolina during that time period resulted in 37 total fatalities during the period, as well as about $3 billion in damage in 2008 USD. A cyclone affected the ...
It also received $16.5 million for the project in 2022 from the state of North Carolina. Earlier this year, the water level was lowered in the lake to replace key infrastructure, according to the ...