Tropical Cyclones Affecting North Carolina Since 1586: An Historical Perspective

摘要

The report is a compilation of the tropical cyclones for which historicalinformation could be found that have struck North Carolina, had any effect on the state, or passed close enough offshore to have been a serious threat to the coastal area from 1586 through the 1997 hurricane season. The storms are ordered chronologically, earlist to latest. Each storm is titled with the date(s) it affected North Carolina, the storm name (for storms after 1950), the intensity of the storm (refer to appendix A), and the figure number for the track of the storm. The intensity of the storm or category of the hurricane is the intensity at the time th storm was influencing North Carolina. Also each storm has a brief description of where and what affect it had on North Carolina, if known. Where available, information on maximum (or near maximum) wind speed experienced in connection with the storm is given.