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NC Extremes: 2007’s Drought Emerged Quickly, Affected Millions in NC
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. In some of the extreme weather events we’ve covered this year, there...
NC Extremes: Damaging Hurricanes From Slopes to Shores
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. In September, our NC Extremes post highlighted the strongest hurricanes to affect...
Rapid Reaction: Persistent Rains Soak the Carolinas
Our recent spell of drenching rainfall is finally winding down, leaving flooding in parts of North Carolina and an historical watermark as one of the...
NC Extremes: Strong Hurricanes Are No Strangers to NC’s Coast
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. Hurricanes are among the most extreme weather events North Carolina routinely receives....
NC Extremes: Our History of Record Heat
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. The heat and humidity of a North Carolina summer can be uncomfortable...
NC Extremes: Flood of 1916 Wiped Out Railways, Records
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. One of our state’s most notable floods wreaked havoc on western North...
Rapid Reaction: The Return of Drought
If you caught the news this morning, you may have heard about the appearance of drought in North Carolina for the first time in over...