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North Carolina has faced catastrophic flooding from hurricanes, with inland water damage often surpassing the destruction ...
In 1999, Hurricane Floyd ripped through Eastern North Carolina, devastating much of the area in its wake. Fifteen years later, current and former county officials, along with residents, look back ...
Initially, Floyd threatened Florida but curved northward, sparing the state a direct hit. Instead, it made landfall in North Carolina on September 16 as a Category 2 hurricane, with winds near 105 ...
SNEED: Michael Sneed offers another look at her 1999 column on Hurricane Floyd, which hit during her visit to North Carolina. Sneed looks back at when Hurricane Floyd ripped N.C. while she was ...
Floyd became North Carolina’s deadliest hurricane of the 20th century, claiming 52 lives. Many victims died in their cars, trying to navigate flooded roads, while others perished in their homes ...
In Eastern North Carolina, flooding caused by Floyd killed an estimated 21,500 hogs, 753,000 turkeys, 2.1 million chickens and 619 cattle. Floyd destroyed 7,000 homes, left 17,000 homes ...
Floyd became North Carolina’s deadliest hurricane of the 20th century, claiming 52 lives. Many victims died in their cars, trying to navigate flooded roads, while others perished in their homes ...
Hurricane Floyd forced North Carolina to make changes. As NPR's Dan Charles reports, that included the state's decision to buy out some of the farmers operating in flood plains and shut them down ...
North Carolina residents worry when we get to “F” in the list of hurricane names because of devastating storms: Fran, Floyd, Florence.
North Carolina residents worry when we get to “F” in the list of hurricane names because of devastating storms: Fran, Floyd, Florence.