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With a death toll of 85, Hurricane Floyd was the deadliest United States hurricane since Hurricane Agnes in 1972. The storm was the third-costliest hurricane in the nation's history at the time, with monetary damage estimated at $6.5 billion (1999 USD); it ranked the 19th costliest as of 2017. [ 24 ]
On the latter day, Floyd peaked as a strong Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale. However, upon moving closer to the Bahamas, the storm fluctuated in intensity between a Category 3 and a Category 4 hurricane.
The closures will affect traffic at the Golden Glades Interchange, where six major highways converge near Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach. Traffic alert: 4 roads shut down this week at Golden ...
The effects of Hurricane Floyd in North Carolina was the costliest natural disaster in the state's history until it was surpassed by Hurricane Florence in 2018, and later by Hurricane Helene in 2024. After the storm, the name Floyd was retired and removed from the Atlantic hurricane naming list. The United States government provided North ...
Like Hurricane Floyd 25 years ago, it is going to cost billions to pay for recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Helene. How should NC fund the work?
NORTHWEST FLORIDA (WKRG) — The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Helene as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico. School districts in WKRG News 5’s coverage area of ...
The effects of Hurricane Floyd in Pennsylvania were concentrated in southeastern portions of the state, and included over a dozen deaths. Hurricane Floyd made landfall in North Carolina and, in a weakened state, impacted the Mid-Atlantic States with torrential rainfall. Over 10 in (250 mm) of rain in the state caused extensive and damaging ...
In addition to the I-40 damage, the storm left 14 state bridges on state routes closed, and five of those are "completely gone," TDOT Deputy Commissioner Will Reid said during a Sept. 29 news ...