Record #:

4160

Author(s):

Barnes, Jay

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 38 Issue 2, Spring 1999, p10-12, il

Subject(s):

Hurricanes