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August 3–4, 2020 – Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on the coast of North Carolina. Four people are killed in the state, with a large and destructive EF3 tornado causing half the fatalities. October 29-30, 2020 - Hurricane Zeta damaged hundreds of homes, uprooted trees, and caused flash flooding in certain areas in the state.
Hurricane Rita (2005) – Category 5 hurricane which struck the Gulf Coast of the United States at Category 3 intensity just a month after Katrina impacted Louisiana. Hurricane Harvey (2017) – Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in Texas and is the wettest cyclone in U.S. history; tied with Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record
[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 ...
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast -- leaving its mark as one of the strongest storms to ever impact the U.S. coast. Devastation ranged from Louisiana to Alabama to ...
The eye of Hurricane Katrina as viewed from a NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion on August 28. Late on August 28, another eyewall replacement cycle began as Katrina turned due north toward Louisiana. However, an increase in wind shear and entrainment of dry air interrupted this cycle. As the inner eyewall collapsed, the outer one failed to consolidate ...
North Carolina, like Georgia and Alabama, activated hundreds of its own National Guard, and the governors of Maryland, and at least 17 other states sent Guard units of their own. Three federal ...
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, causing severe flooding damage to cities from New Orleans to Biloxi. New Orleans faced catastrophic flooding, leaving much of the city ...
During the same month, Hurricane Dennis produced heavy rainfall across Florida's Miami metropolitan area and in parts of southeastern North Carolina, killing three people and leaving about $28.5 million in damage. Tropical Depression Two, Tropical Storm Bret, and Hurricane Katrina also resulted in fatalities. Collectively, the Atlantic tropical ...