Hazel was a Category 4 hurricane when it struck North Carolina, and its winds were estimated to be 125 mph at Wrightsville Beach and 140 mph at Oak Island. The storm was the most powerful ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The last time the midsection of the East Coast stared down a hurricane like this, Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House and Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were newlyweds ...

65 years ago Tuesday, Hurricane Hazel was etched in North Carolina lore forever. Hazel began in the Carribean Sea and strengthened to a category 4 storm. It crossed over Haiti and caused massive ...

Hurricane Hazel's storm surge impacting Morehead City on October 15th, 1954 (Russell James). Hurricane Hazel was one of the most powerful and destructive storms to strike Eastern North Carolina ...

On Oct. 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel made landfall near the North Carolina/South Carolina border. The storm remains the only Category 4 hurricane to ever hit the Carolinas.

That was Hurricane Hazel in 1954. Hurricane Hugo made landfall in South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane in 1989. Look back at Hazel, Hugo and other historic storms from North Carolina's history ...

Hazel produced an 18-foot storm surge just over the state line in North Carolina, Piotrowski said, making it the second-highest storm surge on record for the East Coast.

Vault Visit | Hurricane Hazel hits North Carolina It was a category four storm when it hit the coast in 1954. To stream WFMY News 2 on your phone, you need the WFMY News 2 app.

More than 60 years ago, North Carolina was preparing for an even more dangerous storm: Hurricane Hazel. The devastating 1954 hurricane is the only recorded Category 4 storm to hit the state.

when a hurricane makes landfall in north carolina, it doesn’t have to be a category 4 or 5 to be historic. MANY OF THESE STORMS ON OUR LIST MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 1 OR 2. STICK AROUND.

Hold on to your bread and milk, Hurricane Hazel was HUGE! The most powerful hurricane in North Carolina: The history and aftermath of the largest hurricane in NC history spotlight ...