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Then and Now, Fran a Standard-Bearer for Hurricane Destruction
When you think of the ingredients for a damaging hurricane in North Carolina, a few things are likely to make the list: major hurricane-strength with...
Hurricane Bertha Kick-Started a Stormy Stretch in NC
The summer of 1996 was a wake-up call of sorts for North Carolina’s coastline. Prior to that, it had been ten years since the last...
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...
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: Storm of the Century Smashed Snowfall Records
This post is part of our year-long series about North Carolina’s weather extremes. An old adage says that March comes in like a lion and...
2014 Climate Review: By the Numbers
In the first part of our 2014 climate review for North Carolina, we look at some statewide statistics and extremes from the past year. Temperatures...
4 Factors that Made Hazel a Perfect Storm for NC
Before Fran, Floyd, Isabel, or Irene, there was Hazel. When Hurricane Hazel made landfall 60 years ago today, it set the standard for hurricane intensity...