Archive for the ‘Tropical cyclones’ Category
9/21/1938: A powerful Category 3 hurricane, The Long Island Express, slams into Long Island and southern New England, causing 600 deaths and devastating coastal cities and towns.
Friday, September 21st, 2018Typhoon Mangkhut, the world’s strongest storm this year, carves a destructive path from the Philippines toward mainland China.
Sunday, September 16th, 2018![[Image of WPC Flash Flooding/Excessive Rainfall Outlook]](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT06/refresh/AL0618WPCERO+gif/023631WPCERO_sm.gif)
Tropical Storm Florence is poised to cause historic flooding and devastation for many days
Sunday, September 16th, 2018Mangkhut on September 14, 2018 hitting the Philippines
Saturday, September 15th, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FMUFUUqckw
Storm surge videos
Saturday, September 15th, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPja4a6Zfrs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpMzXdjCZM0
Now come the floods…..
Saturday, September 15th, 2018- Hurricane Florence has knocked out power to more than 760,000 homes and businesses statewide.
- Authorities have confirmed five deaths from the impacts of the storm.
- Flash flooding emergencies declared in Carteret, Craven, Jones, Pamlico, and Wayne counties.
- Blue Ridge Parkway and Appalachian Trail closed because of the storm.
“……..Two died in Wilmington after a tree was blown into a home…..a woman and her infant child died at the scene…….
A third death was confirmed…. when a woman suffered a fatal heart attack and first responders couldn’t reach her because of storm debris in the roadway….. A 78-year-old man was electrocuted when trying to connect extension cords outside….”
