List of North Carolina hurricanes (1980–1999) explained

The list of North Carolina hurricanes from 1980 to 1999 encompasses approximately 68 tropical or subtropical cyclones that affected the US 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. Additionally, tropical cyclones in North Carolina were responsible for about 56 direct fatalities and at least 47 indirect casualties during the period. Eight cyclones affected the state in the 1985 season, which was the year with the most tropical cyclones impacting the state. Every year included at least one tropical cyclone affecting the state. All but two storms were North Atlantic hurricanes; the exceptions were Eastern Pacific hurricanes Tico in 1983 and Roslyn in 1986.

The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the 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. The deadliest hurricane during the period was Hurricane Floyd in 1999, which caused 35 fatalities and record-breaking flooding in the eastern portion of the state. Cyclones affected the state in each month of the hurricane season from June to November, primarily in September.

1980–1984

1985–1989

1990–1994

1995–1999

Deadly storms

Total deaths
Name Year Number of deaths
Direct Indirect
1985 0 1
1985 1 0
Andrew 1986 1 0
Charley 1986 0 1
1991 0 1
1995 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 1
1993 2 0
1995 1 1
1996 1 1
1997 2 0
1984 0 3
1995 3 0
1990 2 2
Charley 1980 0 6
1989 1 6
1996 6 8
1999 35 16

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Steven Eames. August 27, 1980. Two More Bodies Recovered From Outer Banks. Associated Press.
  2. Web site: David Roth. 2008. Rainfall Summary for Tropical Depression Two (1981). Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. May 18, 2008. September 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922011816/http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/td2of1981.html. live.
  3. Web site: David Roth. 2007. Rainfall Summary for Tropical Storm Bret (1981). Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. December 4, 2007.
  4. News: Craig Webb. August 20, 1981. Dennis hits Outer Banks. United Press International.
  5. Web site: Miles B. Lawrence & Joseph M. Pelissier . 1982 . Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1981 . National Hurricane Center . December 4, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071127171506/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1981.pdf . November 27, 2007 .
  6. Web site: National Hurricane Center . 1982 . Subtropical Storm One Preliminary Report Page 2 . December 5, 2007 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191724/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1982-prelim/subtrop/prelim02.gif . live .
  7. Web site: David Roth. 2007. Rainfall Summary for Tropical Storm Dean (1983). Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. December 5, 2007. February 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216155836/http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/dean1983.html. live.
  8. Web site: David Roth. 2007. Rainfall Summary for Hurricane Tico (1983). Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. December 5, 2007. September 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922072339/http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/tico1983.html. live.
  9. National Hurricane Center. 1984. Hurricane Diana. 3. June 9, 2012. Preliminary Report.
  10. News: Associated Press. December 2, 1984. Florida's Worst Storm Was Not a Hurricane.
  11. News: Associated Press. October 14, 1984. Domestic News: Hurricane Josephine.
  12. Web site: David Roth. 2008. Rainfall Summary for 1984 Tropical Depression. Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. May 11, 2008. October 5, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081005044526/http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/oct1984td.html. live.
  13. Web site: Miles B. Lawrence. 1985. Hurricane Bob Preliminary Report Page 2. National Hurricane Center. December 7, 2007. October 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018094519/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/bob/prelim02.gif. live.
  14. Web site: Miles B. Lawrence. 1985. Hurricane Gloria Preliminary Report Page 3. National Hurricane Center. December 7, 2007. October 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029213003/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1985-prelim/gloria/prelim03.gif. live.
  15. News: United Press International. November 1, 1985. Domestic News: Tropical Storm Juan.
  16. Web site: Miles B. Lawrence . 1986 . Tropical Storm Andrew Preliminary Report . National Hurricane Center . December 7, 2007 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215200/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1986-prelim/andrew/prelim01.gif . live .
  17. Web site: National Hurricane Center . 1986 . Hurricane Charley Preliminary Report Page Two . December 7, 2007 . October 20, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020195528/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1986-prelim/charley/prelim02.gif . live .
  18. Web site: NOAA Coastal Services Center . 1999 . Hurricane Hugo in North Carolina . December 8, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070607230813/http://csc.noaa.gov/products/nchaz/htm/hugo.htm . June 7, 2007 .
  19. News: Paul Nowell. September 22, 1989. Tropical Storm Hugo Slams Charlotte; One Dead. Associated Press.
  20. News: United Press International. July 30, 1990. Scattered storms in Southwest, Midwest.
  21. Web site: National Hurricane Center. 1990. Hurricane Klaus Preliminary Report (Page 2). December 8, 2007. October 20, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020184200/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1990-prelim/klaus/prelim02.gif. live.
  22. News: Dennis Hevesi. October 14, 1990. East Breathes Easier as Storms' Threat Pales. New York Times.
  23. Web site: Max Mayfield and Miles B. Lawrence . 1992 . Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1990 . American Meteorological Society . December 8, 2007 . dead . http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20071109152035/http://ams.allenpress.com/archive/1520-0493/119/8/pdf/i1520-0493-119-8-2014.pdf . November 9, 2007 . mdy-all .
  24. Web site: National Hurricane Center. 1990. Hurricane Lili Preliminary Report Page 2. December 14, 2007. October 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002021117/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1990-prelim/lili/prelim02.gif. live.
  25. Web site: Richard Pasch, Lixion Avila . 1992 . Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1991 . American Meteorological Society . December 8, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101207000313/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1991.pdf . December 7, 2010 .
  26. Web site: National Hurricane Center. 1991. North Carolina Coastal Flood (Page 1). December 8, 2007. December 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131230231921/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1991/unnamed/preloc/ncflood1.gif. live.
  27. Web site: National Hurricane Center. 1991. North Carolina Coastal Flood (Page 1). December 8, 2007. March 19, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090319221911/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1991/unnamed/preloc/ncflood3.gif. live.
  28. Web site: DeMaurice . 1992 . Tropical Storm Danielle Post Tropical Cyclone Report . Cape Hatteras National Weather Service . December 8, 2007 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214506/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1992/danielle/preloc/pshhat.gif . live .
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  30. Web site: Miles Lawrence. 1993. Hurricane Emily Preliminary Report. National Hurricane Center. December 8, 2007. September 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929154829/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1993/emily/prenhc/prelim03.gif. live.
  31. Web site: Richard Pasch . 1995 . Tropical Depression Two Preliminary Report . National Hurricane Center . December 9, 2007 . October 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212950/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1994/td2/prenhc/prelim01.gif . live .
  32. Web site: Southeast Regional Climate Center. 1994. Tropical Storm Beryl Tornadoes and Flooding in the Southeast (Page 3). NOAA. December 9, 2007. March 19, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090319221917/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1994/beryl/preloc/srcc03.gif. live.
  33. Web site: National Climatic Data Center. 1994. Hurricane Gordon Event Report. December 9, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233153/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~220870. May 19, 2011. mdy-all.
  34. Web site: National Climatic Data Center . 1995 . Event Report for Hurricane Allison . December 9, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000241/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~220580 . May 20, 2011 . mdy-all .
  35. Web site: Max Mayfield & Jack Beven . 1995 . Hurricane Felix Preliminary Report . National Hurricane Center . December 9, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203062917/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1995felix.html . December 3, 2013 .
  36. Web site: Richard Pasch . 1996 . Tropical Storm Jerry Preliminary Report . National Hurricane Center . December 9, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028071707/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1995jerry.html . October 28, 2014 .
  37. Web site: National Climatic Data Center. 1995. Event Report for Tropical Storm Jerry. December 9, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000254/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~220292. May 20, 2011. mdy-all.
  38. Web site: National Climatic Data Center. 1995. Event Report for Hurricane Luis. December 9, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000317/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~220253. May 20, 2011. mdy-all.
  39. Web site: National Climatic Data Center. 1995. Event Report for Hurricane Opal. December 9, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000443/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~220890. May 20, 2011. mdy-all.
  40. Web site: Max Mayfield . 1996 . Tropical Storm Arthur Preliminary Report . National Hurricane Center . December 10, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703014949/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1996arthur.html . July 3, 2013 . mdy .
  41. Web site: Miles Lawrence . 1996 . Hurricane Bertha Preliminary Report . National Hurricane Center . December 10, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100825044553/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1996bertha.html . August 25, 2010 . mdy .
  42. Web site: National Climatic Data Center . 1996 . Event Report for Hurricane Bertha . December 10, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000710/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~267684 . May 20, 2011 . mdy-all .
  43. Web site: National Climatic Data Center. 1996. Event Report for Hurricane Edouard. December 10, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000924/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~267870. May 20, 2011. mdy-all.
  44. Web site: U.S. Department of Commerce . 1997 . Hurricane Fran Service Assessment . NOAA . December 10, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071201101625/http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/assessments/pdfs/franrpt.pdf . December 1, 2007 .
  45. Web site: National Climatic Data Center. 1996. Event Report for Tropical Storm Josephine. December 10, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520001226/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~267965. May 20, 2011. mdy-all.
  46. Web site: Richard Pasch . 1997 . Hurricane Danny Preliminary Report . National Hurricane Center . December 13, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514001026/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1997danny.html . May 14, 2011 . mdy .
  47. Web site: National Climatic Data Center . 1998 . Event Report for Hurricane Bonnie . December 13, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520001239/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~333681 . May 20, 2011 . mdy-all .
  48. Web site: National Climatic Data Center . 1998 . Event Report for Hurricane Bonnie (2) . December 13, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520001245/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~333696 . May 20, 2011 . mdy-all .
  49. Web site: Lixion Avila . 1998 . Hurricane Bonnie Preliminary Report . National Hurricane Center . December 13, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080917085459/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1998bonnie.html . September 17, 2008 .
  50. Web site: Jack Beven . 2000 . Hurricane Dennis Preliminary Report . National Hurricane Center . December 13, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004065248/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/1999dennis.html . October 4, 2013 .
  51. Web site: National Climatic Data Center. 1999. Event Report for Hurricane Dennis. December 13, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520001252/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~366609. May 20, 2011. mdy-all.
  52. Web site: U.S. Department of Commerce . 2000 . Hurricane Floyd Floods of September 1999 . NOAA . December 13, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807171412/http://www.weather.gov/om/assessments/pdfs/floyd.pdf . August 7, 2008 .
  53. Web site: National Climatic Data Center. 1999. Climate-Watch, September 1999. December 22, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20011024130238/http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/extremes/1999/september/extremes0999.html. October 24, 2001. mdy-all.
  54. Web site: Federal Emergency Management Agency . 2000 . Approaching One Year, North Carolina Floyd Assistance More Than $1.9 Billion . December 14, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071031040744/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=9089 . October 31, 2007 . mdy .
  55. Web site: National Climatic Data Center. 1999. Event Report for Hurricane Irene. December 14, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520001257/http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~ShowEvent~366791. May 20, 2011. mdy-all.