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Hurricane Florence. Hurricane Florence was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that caused catastrophic damage in the Carolinas in September 2018, primarily as a result of freshwater flooding due to torrential rain. The sixth named storm, third hurricane, and the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Florence ...
October 26–30, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy passed by the state, dropping heavy rains and making storm surge. July 3–4, 2014 – Hurricane Arthur hits eastern North Carolina, in particular the Outer Banks, with 100 mph (160 km/h). May 7, 2015 – Tropical Storm Ana produced heavy rainfall and indirectly caused a fatality.
Floyd dropped 18.30 inches of rain on Southport in 1999, while Florence’s 31.26 inches of rain over four days in 2018 were more intense than even the so-called 1,000-year storm.
Joyner recalled when Mt. Carmel lost its steeple during Hurricane Florence and sustained significant water damage, Steck was the first one to "drop a thousand dollars." ... Southport NC resident ...
In Southport, North Carolina, which received some 23 inches in 48 hours, the realities of the storm played out in real-time. During AccuWeather's live broadcast, ve.
The hurricane slowed to a crawl by September 13 as it approached North Carolina. Torrential rains began affecting the state on this day and persisted through September 17. Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach on September 14 with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h). With the system remaining close to the coastline it weakened slowly ...
Of the $542.6 million received for Hurricane Florence, just over $434 million has been disbursed. NCORR has until Aug. 17, 2026, to spend these funds and anticipates spending them by the fall of ...
1980–1984. Hurricane Diana just offshore. August 27, 1980 – Northeasterly winds from Hurricane Charley contribute to six deaths from strong rip currents. [1] June 7, 1981 – The remnants of a tropical depression bring light precipitation to the state. [2] July 1, 1981 – Tropical Storm Bret moves ashore on Virginia, with its outer ...