Hurricanes After Hurricane Season

Maggie Loughlin

Storms and Years• Sandy - 2012• Kyle - 2002• Irene - 1999• Josephine -1996 • Opal - 1995• Kate - 1985• Juan - 1985• Isabel - 1985• Isidore - 1984• Unnamed - 1978

• Hallie - 1975• Subtrop - 1974• Kara - 1969• Gladys - 1968• Isbell - 1964• Ginny - 1963• Irene - 1959• Hazel - 1954• How - 1951

Storm Name Wind Speed Before Landfall (knots)

Wind Speed After Landfall (knots)

Hazel (1954) 110 86Isbell (1964) 65 40Josephine (1996) 60 45Kyle (2002) 35 30

Storms that Made Landfall in NC

Areas where Most Landfalls Occurred

Southern NC Central NC Northern NCHazel 1Isbell 1 1Josephine 1 1Kyle 1 1Total 3 3 1

Storms with Winter Weather Impacts

• Sandy – 2012

Severe Weather Impacts by Region

Mountains Piedmont Coastal Ground

5 7 7

Range of Winds while Affecting N.C.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 190

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f(x) = − 0.371929824561404 x + 45.0350877192983

f(x) = 1.43333333333333 x + 65.6140350877193

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Highest Wind Speeds in NC16 – Hallie 22 – Isabel24 – Subtrop 25 – How, Kara,

Unnamed26 – Isidore31 – Kyle35 – Isbell40 – Kate

43 – Irene45 – Gladys55 – Josephine57 – Sandy63 – Hazel

Regions with Highest Wind Speeds

Mountains Piedmont Coastal Plains# Highest Wind Speeds

1 1 13

The storms generally had the highest impact near the coast.

Storms with the Greatest Impacts on NC

Hurricane with the greatest impact on the Mountains:Sandy

Hurricane with the greatest impact on the Piedmont:Hazel

Hurricane with the greatest impact on the Coastal Plains:Josephine

Storms with the Greatest Impacts on NC

Sandy• Highest Mountains wind speed• Winter weatherHazel• Highest wind speed in PiedmontJosephine• Highest Coastal Plains wind speed• Several tornadoes