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Fran also destroyed the basketball gym on the campus of St. Andrews College in Laurinburg, North Carolina as well as 3 piers in Surf City. Rainfall from Hurricane Fran in the United States. Total damage in North Carolina amounted to over $2.4 billion. [24] This was the second hurricane to make landfall on North Carolina that year.
September 3, 2010 – Hurricane Earl passes just east of the Outer Banks, inundating portions of North Carolina Highway 12 with storm surge and producing hurricane-force wind gusts that severely damaged six houses. Moderate crop damage was reported further inland, and monetary damage in the state reached $2.5 million (2010 USD).
The strongest hurricane to hit the state during this time period was Hurricane Fran in 1996, which struck near Wilmington as a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; Hurricane Emily in 1993 brushed the Outer Banks, also as a Category 3 hurricane. [2]
As Hurricane Dorian pushes through the North Carolina coast, many are remembering the 23rd anniversary of Hurricane Fran, which made landfall near Cape Fear around 8:30 p.m.
Several tornadoes were reported Wednesday and Wednesday night in eastern North Carolina. ... In 1996, Hurricane Fran's heavy rain caused rivers and streams to overflow their banks, resulting in ...
According to the same report, North Carolina incurred approximately $59.6 billion of damages and needs. Of this, about $44.4 billion is attributable to direct damage, $9.4 billion to indirect or ...
The list of North Carolina hurricanes from 1980 to 1999 encompasses approximately 68 tropical or subtropical cyclones that affected the U.S. state of North Carolina. Collectively, cyclones in North Carolina during the time period resulted in around $10 billion in damage (2007 USD ), primarily from hurricanes Fran and Floyd .
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