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Hurricane Floyd approaching North Carolina, where it would soon make landfall, on September 15, 1999; Floyd later caused the worst modern disaster in the state. [1]413 known tropical and subtropical cyclones have affected the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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 .
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).
Hugo in 1989 was the worst hurricane for my administration. It went through North Carolina east of the mountains with heavy rainfall and 60 mph gale-force winds, occasionally gusting to 100.
The hurricane hit Wilmington, North Carolina as a weakening hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (150 km/h) on September 13, and quickly weakened to a tropical storm over land. The high pressure system that built in after Diana looped weakened, allowing the storm to move to the north and east.
The death toll reached 103 in North Carolina, 232 in the South. Hurricane Helene is arguably the worst natural disaster in state history. Hurricanes Floyd in 1999 and Hazel in 1954 have their ...
Radar image of Hurricane Connie near North Carolina. August 20, 1950 – Hurricane Able brushes the Outer Banks with light winds and rough waves. [1] September 7, 1950 – Former Hurricane Easy weakens to tropical depression status over Georgia, bringing heavy rainfall to North Carolina which peaks at 9.14 inches (232 mm) in Yancey County. [2]
Here’s when history tells us to expect the worst. Chase Karacostas. August 8, 2022 at 5:00 AM ... Not a single hurricane reached South Carolina or North Carolina at full strength in 2021, and ...