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Track map of Hurricane Floyd. Floyd's origins are traced back to a westward-moving tropical wave that developed into a tropical depression on September 7, 1999, while centered 1,000 mi (1,600 km) east of the Lesser Antilles. The system moved west-northwestward, and intensified into a tropical storm on September 8.
In all, Hurricane Floyd caused 51 fatalities in North Carolina, much of them from freshwater flooding, as well as billions in damage. The storm surge from the large hurricane amounted to 9–10 ft (2.7–3.0 m) along the southeastern portion of the state. The hurricane also spawned numerous tornadoes, most of which caused only minor damage.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) worker with a flood victim from Floyd in Philadelphia Floyd's rain affecting Pennsylvania, and surrounding states. September 16, 1999 – Hurricane Floyd, which was a tropical storm by the time it reached Pennsylvania, caused 13 deaths and 10 inches (250 mm) of rain in the eastern part of the ...
In 1999, in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd, downtown Franklin was submerged under as much as 12 ft (3.7 m) of water as the Blackwater River swelled to a historic crest of 26.4 ft (8.0 m). [15] The resultant flooding caused the submersion of 182 business and 150 homes, located primarily in downtown. [16]
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In 2023, Floyd County was declared a disaster again for 14th time, starting in 2011. Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list Skip to main content
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 08:01, 31 January 2006: 350 × 269 (35 KB): Jdorje~commonswiki: his flood map shows a comparison of the flood data collected by AVHRR (pink pixels), Radarsat (red pixels), and Landsat 7 (green pixels).
A truck dumps a load of snow into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 8, 1996. When it comes to notorious winter weather events throughout history, only a select few are remembered ...