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More than 1,000 flights at Charlotte’s airport have been disrupted during the past two days, as Hurricane Helene drenches the region and thwarts travelers’ plans.
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 National Hurricane Center is currently tracking five ... is currently described by the NHC as a "non-tropical area of low pressure" and is located a few hundred miles east of North Carolina.
Hurricane Helene tracker: Storm strengthens to Category 4, forecast to make landfall in Florida as Category 4 with 'catastrophic' winds and storm surge ... and southern North Carolina. pic.twitter ...
The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the time period was Hurricane Hazel, which struck the state as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale. Hazel was both the costliest and deadliest cyclone during the period, causing over $1 billion in damage (2020 USD) and 19 deaths. [ 14 ]
∎ Asheville, North Carolina, more than 400 miles from the landfall location, got 8.34 inches of rain over 26 hours from Wednesday until 4 p.m. Thursday, according to National Weather Service data.
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 .
NC Gov. Roy Cooper declares state of emergency, activates National Guard. City of Charlotte expects downed trees. Hurricane Helene could dump heavy rains on Charlotte area, Carolinas’ mountains ...