Hurricane Florence growing in size and strength as it heads toward Carolinas, max winds now 140 mph

[AlaElaAlaEla]

The National Hurricane Center said Monday the monster storm continues to intensify and will be close to Category 5 strength by Tuesday. A Category 5 storm has the potential to cause catastrophic damage.

 

 

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56 minutes ago, AlaElaAlaEla said:

The National Hurricane Center said Monday the monster storm continues to intensify and will be close to Category 5 strength by Tuesday. A Category 5 storm has the potential to cause catastrophic damage.

 

 

[Spartan]

These are the major hurricanes to strike the Carolinas since 1879:

• 1996: Hurricane Fran made landfall as a category 3 storm on September 5 near Cape Fear, North Carolina. Twenty-six people died, including 14 in North Carolina, the hurricane center said. The storm caused about $5 million in damages. Fran's name also was retired.

• 1989: Hurricane Hugo first devastated the Caribbean before striking as a category 4 storm just north of Charleston, South Carolina, on September 22. Hugo was responsible for 21 deaths in the mainland United States, five more in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and 24 more elsewhere in the Caribbean. Damages: $9 billion.

• 1959: Hurricane Gracie was a category 4 storm that made landfall on September 29 near Beaufort, South Carolina, with winds of about 130 mph. Because the storm came ashore at low tide, the impact was lessened, the National Weather Service said. At least 22 people died.

• 1954: Hurricane Hazel wrecked the Caribbean before making landfall on October 15 as a category 4 hurricane near the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Winds were around 130 mph at landfall. Hazel was responsible for 95 deaths and $281 million in damage in the United States, 100 deaths and $100 million in damage in Canada and an estimated 400 to 1,000 deaths in Haiti, the hurricane center said.

• 1899: An unnamed category 3 storm came ashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with winds of 120 mph, CNN meteorologists said. About 3,000 people were killed by the storm, mostly in Puerto Rico.

• 1893: An unnamed category 3 storm made landfall north of Charleston, South Carolina, CNN meteorologists said. The death toll was 1,000-2,000, though records don't specify where the deaths occurred.

• 1879: An unnamed category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph made landfall near Morehead City, North Carolina, CNN meteorologists said. A reported 46 people died.

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1 hour ago, AlaElaAlaEla said:

The National Hurricane Center said Monday the monster storm continues to intensify and will be close to Category 5 strength by Tuesday. A Category 5 storm has the potential to cause catastrophic damage.

 

 

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