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Rapid Reaction: Isaias Moved Fast but Hit Hard in Eastern NC
It was a stealthy storm arriving overnight, but there was no mistaking the damage from Hurricane Isaias. Before it ever made it here, it had...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/May2020_precip_summary-360x216.png)
Early-Season Tropical Storms Contribute to a Cool, Wet May
The early onset of hurricane season included two storms visiting North Carolina in May. They helped make it a wet month, as well as a...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NC_avg_temp_2019-360x216.png)
A Decade in Review: The 2010s
Over the next two weeks, we’ll close out this year and decade with a look back at how the 2010s played out weather-wise in North...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nov2019_precip_summary-360x216.png)
November Sees Cooler Weather and Drought Recovery
The beginning of November brought a change to a cooler weather pattern and regular rainfall that helped drought conditions dissipate. We also wrapped up the...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Hazel_Durham-360x216.jpg)
Was Hazel North Carolina’s Worst-Case Hurricane?
This is the final post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. No discussion about North Carolina’s...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ivan_landslide-360x216.jpg)
A Tropical Trio in September 2004 Tested the Mountain Terrain
This is the fifth post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. Long after their hurricane-force winds...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sfc_dewpoint_2020-10-25_7am-360x216.png)
How Howling Hugo Became the Western Piedmont’s Worst Hurricane
This is the fourth post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. Well inland from the tempest-tossed...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mountain_fog_Oct2020-360x216.jpg)