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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]
August 19, 1991 – Hurricane Bob brushes the Outer Banks with gusty winds and a light storm surge, causing one death and $4 million in damage (1991 USD, $7 million 2007 USD). [ 26 ] October 28, 1991 – A subtropical storm becomes Hurricane Grace , and its interaction with a high-pressure system produces heavy surf and gale-force winds along ...
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 ...
Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a major hurricane with 125 mph winds and sweeping storm surge on Wednesday morning — leaving behind flooding, wind damage and power outages.
Hurricane Bonnie was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in North Carolina, inflicting severe crop damage.The second named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season, Bonnie developed from a tropical wave that emerged off the coast of Africa on August 14.
Damage and debris are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Steinhatchee, Fla, on, Sept. 27, 2024, the day after the storm made landfall in the Big Bend region of the state. Perry resident ...
Damage was greatest along the Outer Banks, where thousands of homes were damaged or even destroyed. The worst of the effects of Isabel occurred in Virginia, especially in the Hampton Roads area and along the shores of rivers as far west and north as Richmond and Baltimore. Virginia reported the most deaths and damage from the hurricane.