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The following is a list of North Carolina weather records.North Carolina is located in the Southeastern United States.With the Appalachian Mountains in the western portions of the state, the Piedmont stretching nearly 300 miles across the central portions of the state, and the Coastal Plains and Atlantic Ocean in the eastern portions of the state, North Carolina has experienced many different ...
New inlet created by Hurricane Isabel North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the Southeastern United States. Tropical cyclones — storms characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain—regularly affect the state. According to statistical hurricane research between 1886 and 1996 by the North Carolina ...
In the north-west Pacific Ocean, there were 38 tropical cyclones during the year. Its strongest was Typhoon Soudelor in August, with 10 minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph). [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Soudelor struck the Northern Mariana Islands , Taiwan and southeastern China, resulting in 59 deaths and over US$4 billion in damage.
Members of IChurch from Hickory, N.C. pray with Bob Smith, center, a Trustee of the Old Fort United Methodist Church on Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Old Fort, N.C.
Disaster and accidents A chemical plant owned by the Shandong Binyuan Chemical Company explodes in the Chinese city of Dongying in the coastal Shandong province, killing at least one person with the extent of other injuries unknown. (AP via Asian Correspondent) (Voice of America) (Shanghaiist) The death toll from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at a Quincy, Illinois veterans home rises to at ...
A satellite view shows mud and debris near Old Fort Elementary School, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024.
[15] [16] In September 2010, Category 2 Hurricane Earl passed roughly 100 miles off the coast of North Carolina, bringing heavy rainfall, storm surge, and strong winds for much of the Outer Banks. Category 1 Hurricane Irene hit the Outer Banks in August 2011, making it the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane ...
The mapping from the Greer, S.C., office of the National Weather Service shows the snowfall totals of the previous 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. ©@NWSGSP | X