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North Carolina's Hurricane History charts the more than fifty great storms that have battered the Tar Heel State from the colonial era through Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, two of the costliest hurricanes on record. Drawing on news reports, National Weather... Read Full Overview

Extending far out into the Atlantic, the coast of North Carolina has been battered by countless hurricanes through the centuries. Many have overwashed the state's barrier islands and wrecked coastal communities. Great hurricanes like Hazel in 1954 and Hugo in 1989 have left legacies... Read Full Overview

Newly revised and updated, North Carolina's Hurricane History
is a richly illustrated record of more than fifty hurricanes
known to have struck the Tar Heel state from the days of the
first European explorers through hurricanes Bertha and Fran in
1996. Jay... Read Full Overview

Now in its third edition, North Carolina's Hurricane History is a popular illustrated history of the more than fifty great storms that have battered the Tar Heel state from the days of the first European explorers through 1999's devastating hurricane Floyd, which caused... Read Full Overview

Newly revised and updated, North Carolina's Hurricane History
is a richly illustrated record of more than fifty hurricanes
known to have struck the Tar Heel state from the days of the
first European explorers through hurricanes Bertha and Fran in
1996. Jay... Read Full Overview

Now in its third edition, North Carolina's Hurricane History is a popular illustrated history of the more than fifty great storms that have battered the Tar Heel state from the days of the first European explorers through 1999's devastating hurricane Floyd, which caused $6 billion... Read Full Overview

Extending far out into the Atlantic, the coast of North Carolina has been battered by countless hurricanes through the centuries. Many have overwashed the state's barrier islands and wrecked coastal communities. Great hurricanes like Hazel in 1954 and Hugo in 1989 have left legacies... Read Full Overview