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Farmers Felt Floyd’s Full Force, Beginning in Onslow County
Perhaps the most famous pictures taken during Hurricane Floyd were not of people but of pigs. Aerial shots showed hog farms flooded by the storm,...
Floyd’s Flooding Overwhelmed Eastern North Carolina
This is the third post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. Out of almost 150 years...
Dennis Menaced the Coast and Set the Stage for Floyd
This is the second post in our “Stormy Summer” series looking back at some memorable hurricane anniversaries occurring in 2019. Before the tropical terror that...
Rapid Reaction: Dorian Drenches and Damages the Coast
After a day-long trip up our coastline, Hurricane Dorian departed North Carolina with a brief landfall at Cape Hatteras and a trail of damage left...
The Dog Days are Done, But Dorian Approaches
August ended with near-normal temperatures and precipitation across the state, on average, but all eyes are on Hurricane Dorian as it threatens the coast this...
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,...
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...