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Upon making landfall along the Outer Banks, the hurricane produced strong waves of 15 to 25 feet (4.6 to 7.6 m) in height and a storm surge of about 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 m). [3] Storm tides along the coast peaked at 7.7 feet (2.3 m) in Cape Hatteras , though the total could be higher there due to the tide gauge being destroyed by the ...
July 14, 2002 – Tropical Storm Arthur forms just offshore and drops light rainfall near the coast. [4] September 10, 2002 – Tropical Storm Gustav strikes the Outer Banks with a 6-foot (1.8 m) storm surge, ocean swells up to 15 ft (4.6 m) ocean swells, and wind gusts up to 78 mph (126 km/h), causing about $100,000 in damage. [7] [8]
In the wake of the storm, Governor Roy Cooper and State House Speaker Tim Moore toured the damage in the Outer Banks, and also throughout Carteret County. [170] On September 14, the Governor sought a disaster declaration for the state; [ 171 ] an additional request for federal assistance was sent one week later. [ 172 ]
With storm weather on the way, the bugs and animals to watch out for in South Carolina during and after Tropical Storm Debby are roaches, snakes, spiders, rodents, opossums, fire ants and mosquitoes.
The outer bands of Milton spawned tornadoes more than 100 miles from where the hurricane made landfall in Florida's west coast, considerably expanding the range of its damage.
Hurricane Helene made landfall about 11:10 p.m. ET Sept. 26 near Perry, Florida, after forming as a tropical storm Sept. 24 and strengthening to a Category 4 storm in the Gulf of Mexico, according ...
[15] [16] In September 2010, Category 2 Hurricane Earl passed roughly 100 miles off the coast of North Carolina, bringing heavy rainfall, storm surge, and strong winds for much of the Outer Banks. Category 1 Hurricane Irene hit the Outer Banks in August 2011, making it the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane ...
Residents along parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks are living on edge as the frenzied ocean pushes ever closer to people's homes following a potent coastal storm that wreaked havoc much of this ...