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Hurricane Floyd was a very powerful tropical cyclone which struck the Bahamas and the East Coast of the United States. It was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season.
Ultimately, Floyd remained well offshore and thus wrought relatively minor impacts in Florida. The hurricane produced sustained winds up to 56 mph (90 km/h) and gusts up to 69 mph (111 km/h). Beach erosion affected much of the state's Atlantic coast, though the worst impacts from Floyd occurred in Brevard and Volusia counties. In both counties ...
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?
Sept. 16, 1999: The Raritan River Flood and Hurricane Floyd’s Legacy. On Sept. 16, 1999, the remnants of Hurricane Floyd collided with a stalled front, dumping more than 8 inches of rain across ...
Whether it was Hurricane Floyd in 1999, Hurricane Matthew in 2016, or Florence in 2018, flooding has again and again shown itself to be the biggest potential threat associated with large tropical ...
Hurricane Floyd in 1999 was the costliest natural disaster in New Jersey's history, until it was surpassed by Hurricane Irene in 2011. Damage in the state totaled $250 million (1999 USD), much of it in Somerset and Bergen counties. Seven people died in New Jersey during Floyd's passage – six due to drowning, and one in a traffic accident.
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 ...