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Rapid Reaction: Surprisingly Strong Ophelia Surges In
Short-lived but not short on moisture, Tropical Storm Ophelia snuck up to the coast on Friday and made for a wet and windy start to...![An aerial photo of the inlet in Hatteras Island cut by Hurricane Isabel in 2003](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Isabel_inlet_Sep21-360x216.jpg)
Twenty Years Ago, Isabel Punched Above Its Weight
Hurricanes and the Outer Banks go together like cats and mice. It’s not exactly a productive pairing for one of them, but it’s also hard...![A photo of a flooded farm in Duplin County](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DuplinCo_farm_flooding-360x216.jpg)
Florence After Five: Inundated Ecosystems
This is the third in a four-part blog post series remembering Hurricane Florence for its five-year anniversary. More than 100 miles from the ocean, a...![A photo of Interstate 95 underwater in Lumberton after Hurricane Florence](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Lumberton_I95_underwater_exit17-360x216.jpg)
Florence After Five: Communities, Disconnected
This is the second in a four-part blog post series remembering Hurricane Florence for its five-year anniversary. During the days-long deluge from Hurricane Florence, even...![A satellite image of Hurricane Florence approaching North Carolina on September 12, 2018](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Florence_satellite_Sep12-360x216.jpg)
Florence After Five: An Anxious Arrival
This is the first in a four-part blog post series remembering Hurricane Florence for its five-year anniversary. Within arm’s reach on the desk of Steve...![A satellite image of Idalia over eastern North Carolina early on Thursday, August 31](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Idalia_satellite_2023-08-31_0450Z-360x216.jpg)
Rapid Reaction: Idalia Ends August on a Wet Note
The first tropical storm of the season to affect North Carolina lashed the southeastern part of the state with rain and wind, but apparently caused...![A photo of sunrise over the Pasquotank River on June 16](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PasqRiver_Jun16-360x216.jpg)
Smoke and Storms Fill the Skies in June
Cool and at times smoky conditions continued in June, while a week of showers and storms reversed the dry pattern we started the month with....![A photo of a rainbow over Sunset Beach, NC](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rainbow_SunsetBeach_Apr30-360x216.jpg)