Hurricane Floyd was a Category 4 storm when it hit the Bahamas in September 1999. It then traveled up the east coast of the United States, heavily damaging areas of North Carolina. It's cost in 2014 dollars was $6.37 billion. It was responsible for 57 fatalities.
Hurricane Floyd made landfall in North Carolina on September 16, 1999.
Hurricane Floyd first formed on September 7 and achieved hurricane status in September 10 and reached peak intensity on September 13. Floyd then weakened before making landfall on September 16. The remnants of Floyd were absorbed by another system on September 19.
Hurricane Fran caused about $1.6 billion dollars of damage.
At 8:00 a.m. EDT on September 10, 1999, Floyd was officially declared a hurricane. It was spawned from a tropical wave that began on September 2 on the western coast of Africa.
Hurricane Floyd formed on September 7, 1999, and dissipated on September 19, 1999, making it last for about 12 days.
The storm most well known as hurricane Floyd never hit Florida and the states was not significantly affected. The storm instead made landfall in North Carolina. There was also a Hurricane Floyd that affected The Florida Keys in 1987 but did not result in much heavy damage.
Hurricane Floyd made landfall in North Carolina on September 16, 1999.
Hurricane Floyd developed over the Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricane Ike cause about $37.6 billion in damage.
Damage from Hurricane Sandy is estimated to be at least $65 billion.
Hurricane Floyd first formed on September 7 and achieved hurricane status in September 10 and reached peak intensity on September 13. Floyd then weakened before making landfall on September 16. The remnants of Floyd were absorbed by another system on September 19.
Effects of Hurricane Floyd in New England happened in 1999.
Hurricane Andrew was stronger. It was a category 5 hurricane with peak winds of 175 mph, making landfall still as a category 5 with winds of 165 mph. Floyd was a category 4 hurricane with peak winds of 155 mph. It made landfall as a category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph.
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Hurricane Fran caused about $1.6 billion dollars of damage.
Preliminary estimates suggest that damage from Hurricane Joaquin comes to at least $60 million.