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40659
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Though focusing on the isolating impact of a recent hurricane on Ocracoke, the state's experience with Hurricane Dorian taught the author any area might become solitary in the midst of floodwaters. It also prompted her to pose the question to all North Carolina communities, townships, and neighborhoods: do you have a survival plan in place, in the event of weather-generated isolation from local, regional, and state resources?
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Hurricanes; Hurricanes--community disaster preparedness; Hurricane Dorian, 2019; Hurricanes--Ocracoke Island; Hyde County--Ocracoke; Hyde County--Tideland Electric Membership Corporation; Hurricane Floyd, 1999; Mudslides--Western North Carolina; Disaster response training--hurricanes ; Hurricane Dorian--impact--Ocracoke
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34831
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In 2018, a monster storm hit North Carolina called Hurricane Florence. This article documents the experience of author Philip Gerard from the preparation through the storm, the aftermath and to the future.
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40563
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A Category 1 hurricane by the time it made landfall, Florence wreaked water-related havoc as it crawled through Coastal and Eastern North Carolina. At speeds as slow as 2mph, Florence created 1,000-year rain events in towns such as Mount Olive, dumped nearly three feet of rain in Elizabethtown, and generated a surge exceeding seven feet in Jacksonville.
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27628
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Hurricane Matthew’s outer bands hit Eastern North Carolina on October 8th, but the damage from that storm will take months and even years to recover from. The Cape Fear, Lumber, Neuse, and Tar Rivers saw record-breaking flood levels and coastal communities experienced immense storm surges. Many people were displaced, but fortunately FEMA funds will assist with the efforts to find homes for those affected.
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23685
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This hurricane, which was before forecasts, weather reports and names, hit eastern North Carolina with a devastating blow and virtually washed Washington, NC off the map. The storm hit Greenville after midnight on Sept. 2nd and never abated until after 10:00 that morning. The storm left widespread damage and flooding across Greenville. News coming in from every section out from Greenville unanimously proclaimed the storm the worst ever known in these parts. Bridges were washed out and the flooding of fields and loss of livestock was said to be appalling. In Farmville, NC, a warehouse collapsed, killing two boys inside.
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8044
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Hurricanes striking North Carolina have not devastated large population centers as Hurricane Katrina did in New Orleans. Still, the state has had its share of disasters from Fran, Floyd, Bonnie, Dennis, and Isabel. Katrina exposed serious deficiencies in hurricane response at the Federal level. This in turn places more responsibility on county and state emergency managers. Secret discusses what needs to be done and what state and local officials are doing to stay ahead of the coming storms.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 23 Issue 25, June 2006,
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Emergency officials are always searching for glitches in their disaster plans. Drills are rarely sufficient and sooner or later, planners must experience the real thing to find inevitable kinks in their systems. And that is what Hurricane Floyd did--it exposed flaws in hurricane preparedness that North Carolina is working to fix.
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16964
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The 2004 hurricane season was particularly devastating for the Atlantic United States, and North Carolina was no exception. This article discusses the impacts of seven tropical storm systems on North Carolina, looking particularly at precipitation.
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5737
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Since the late 19th-century, over 60 hurricane strikes have been recorded in North Carolina. Barnes describes five memorable ones: the hurricane of 1879; San Ciriaco, August 16-18, 1899; Hurricane Hazel, October 15, 1954; Hurricane Fran, September 5-6, 1996; Hurricane Floyd, September 16, 1999.
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Some homes survive the powerful winds and water of a hurricane; others do not. Green discusses how homes can be improved through building techniques, including new designs for plywood shutters and strong rooms.
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34322
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Following record rainfall along the North Carolina coast caused by three sequential hurricanes (Dennis, Floyd and Irene) in fall of 1999, scientists began analyzing the impacts of the freshwater inputs to Pamlico Sound and speculating about the ecological consequences. They found that after the three storms passed over the watershed, nutrient-laden floodwaters displaced a large volume of Pamlico Sound and stimulated phytoplankton growth in the system. Weather experts predict that climate change and an increase in hurricane activity could seriously disrupt ecosystems critical for fishery resources, economic development, and habitability of the coastal zone.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 327, Jan/Feb 2001,
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4726
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A hurricane is a force to respect and pay attention to for residents of Ocracoke Island, which lies far from the mainland and barely above sea level. Yocum, an Ocracoke Island resident, describes the islanders' reactions to the formation of a storm, preparations for it, and the eventual arrival of the hurricane.
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15969
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Damage from Hurricanes Dennis and Floyd included not only structural damage, but as a result of these storms, pollutants from various facilities were flushed into rivers, streams, and sounds.
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Before weather forecasts, and before hurricanes were named, a major hurricane hit the Greenville area. Said to be the worst storm to ever visit this area, the storm virtually wiped Washington, NC off the map. The storm in Greenville hit on evening of Sept. 10th and left twisted and toppled trees, torn down telephone lines and smoke stacks, flooded streets, a wrecked ferris wheel, and damaged roofs by the next morning.
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Before Hurricane Fran, Hazel was one of the most powerful storms to strike the state. The beaches of Brunswick County were hardest hit. Huge waves driven by 150 mph winds swept away hundreds of buildings. At Long Beach only 5 of 357 buildings survived. In the ensuing years Hazel was the benchmark against which other storms were measured.
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