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Stormy Summer 2019: Series Overview
Throughout August and September 2019, we’ll remember the anniversaries of hurricanes that struck North Carolina 20 years ago, 30 years ago… and all the way...
Few Traces Remain from “Wild and Terrific” 19th-Century Hurricanes
This is the first post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. More than 100 years ago,...
CoCoRaHS Reports Offered Unique Insights into Florence
During significant weather events, on-the-ground observations often provide us with the best indications of local conditions and impacts, but we don’t just get this information...
A Cold, Wet November Offers a Possible Winter Preview
November in North Carolina was another wet month accompanied by the arrival of wintry temperatures and the ending of the Atlantic hurricane season, which was...
Michael Ushers in Fall in North Carolina
We nearly felt all four seasons during October, including a warm start, a mid-month tropical storm, the eventual arrival of fall, and the first frost...
Rapid Reaction: Michael Whips Up Winds and Widespread Damage
Less than a month removed from Florence, North Carolina has now weathered another hit from a hurricane. This time, though, it was the Piedmont —...
Rapid Reaction: Record Rainfall and Flooding Follow Florence
It was a storm that briefly appeared set to threaten all of North Carolina’s records for landfalling hurricane intensity. In the end, Florence was weaker...