Question: Hurricane Arthur was the first hurricane to make landfall in the US since a 2012 storm that hit what state?

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Hurricane Isaac (2012): Hurricane Isaac was a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone that came ashore the U.S. state of Louisiana during August 2012.  The ninth named storm and fourth hurricane of the annual hurricane season, Isaac originated from a tropical wave that moved off the western coast of Africa on August 16.  Tracking generally west, a broad area of low pressure developed along the wave axis the following day, and the disturbance developed into a tropical depression early on August 21 while situated several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles.  Though the system intensified into a tropical storm shortly thereafter, high wind shear initially prevented much change in strength.

2016 Atlantic hurricane season: The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season featured the highest amount of tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin since 2012, producing a total of 15 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes.  It was also the most destructive season since 2012, and was the deadliest since at least 2008.  The season officially started on June 1 and ended on November 30, though the first storm, Hurricane Alex which formed in the Northeastern Atlantic, developed on January 12, being the first hurricane to develop in January since 1938.  The final storm, Otto, crossed into the Eastern Pacific on November 25, a few days before the official end.  Following Alex, Tropical Storm Bonnie brought flooding to South Carolina and portions of North Carolina.  Tropical Storm Colin in early June brought minor flooding and wind damage to parts of the Southeastern United States, especially Florida.  Hurricane Earl left 94 fatalities in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, 81 of which occurred in the latter.  In early September, Hurricane Hermine, the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005, brought extensive coastal flooding damage especially to the Forgotten and Nature coasts of Florida.  Hermine was responsible for five fatalities and about $550 million (2016 USD) in damage.

Hurricane Arthur: Hurricane Arthur was the earliest known hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. state of North Carolina, and the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Hurricane Isaac in 2012.  The first named storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, Arthur developed from an initially non-tropical area of low pressure over the Southeastern United States that emerged into the western Atlantic Ocean on June 28.  After sufficiently organizing, developing a well-defined circulation and deep convection amid a favorable environment, it was classified a tropical depression on July 1.  The system continued to strengthen, and was declared a tropical storm later that day.  Drifting northward, the storm reached hurricane status early on July 3 and curved toward the north-northeast.  Further structural organization resulted in additional intensification, and by 01:00 UTC on July 4, the system attained its peak winds of 100 mph (160 km/h) as a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.  Arthur made landfall at 03:15 UTC over North Carolina's Shackleford Banks, positioned between Cape Lookout and Beaufort, and intensified slightly further, with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 973 mbar (hPa; 28.70 inHg).  The storm then trekked swiftly northeast, weakening as it passed by Cape Cod and Nantucket, before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone and coming ashore at Weymouth, Nova Scotia, on July 5.  The remnants continued generally northeastward through Atlantic Canada before ultimately dissipating on July 9 over the Labrador Sea.

Hurricane Franklin: Hurricane Franklin was the first hurricane to make landfall in the Mexican state of Veracruz since Hurricane Karl in 2010.  The sixth named storm and first hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Franklin formed on August 7 out of a tropical wave that was first tracked in the southeastern Caribbean Sea on August 3.  The storm strengthened within a favorable environment and made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula as a moderate tropical storm early on August 8 north of Belize.  Weakening occurred as it crossed the peninsula, but Franklin re-emerged into the Bay of Campeche later that day, restrengthening quickly to become the season's first hurricane.  It made landfall near Lechuguillas, Veracruz, on August 10 as a Category 1 hurricane, before rapidly weakening over the mountainous terrain of Mexico and dissipating shortly afterwards.  On August 12, the storm's remnants combined with a developing low in the Eastern Pacific to form Tropical Storm Jova.

Hurricane Newton (2016): Hurricane Newton was the first hurricane to make landfall on the Baja California Peninsula since Hurricane Odile in September 2014.  The fifteenth named storm and the ninth hurricane of the 2016 Pacific hurricane season, Newton formed as a tropical depression out of an area of low pressure off of the coast of Mexico on September 4.  Despite only moderately favourable conditions, the storm quickly intensified while moving north and became a hurricane roughly a day after being designated.  Attaining peak intensity early on September 6, Newton then proceeded to make landfall on the Baja California Peninsula shortly afterwards.  It quickly weakened and degenerated into a remnant low on September 7, before dissipating the next day.

Hurricane David: Hurricane David was an extremely deadly hurricane which caused massive devastation and loss of life in the Dominican Republic in August 1979.  A Cape Verde-type hurricane that reached Category 5 hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, David was the fourth named tropical cyclone, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season, traversing through the Leeward Islands, Greater Antilles, and East Coast of the United States during late August and early September.  David was the first hurricane to affect the Lesser Antilles since Hurricane Inez in 1966.  With winds of 175 mph (280 km/h), David was the only storm of Category 5 intensity to make landfall on the Dominican Republic in the 20th century and the deadliest since the 1930 Dominican Republic Hurricane, San Zenon, killing over 2,000 people in its path.  The hurricane was the deadliest Dominican tropical cyclone since a hurricane killed over 200 in September of the 1834 season.

Hurricane Fay: Hurricane Fay was the first hurricane to make landfall on Bermuda since Emily in 1987.  The sixth named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, Fay evolved from a broad weather disturbance several hundred miles northeast of the Lesser Antilles on October 10.  Initially a subtropical cyclone with an expansive wind field and asymmetrical cloud field, the storm gradually attained tropical characteristics as it turned north, transitioning into a tropical storm early on October 11.  Despite being plagued by disruptive wind shear for most of its duration, Tropical Storm Fay steadily intensified.  Veering toward the east, Fay briefly achieved Category 1 hurricane status while making landfall on Bermuda early on October 12.  Wind shear eventually took its toll on Fay, causing the hurricane to weaken to a tropical storm later that day and degenerate into an open trough early on October 13.

Hurricane Hermine: Hurricane Hermine was the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005, and the first to develop in the Gulf of Mexico since Hurricane Ingrid in 2013.  The ninth tropical depression, eighth named storm, and fourth hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, Hermine developed in the Florida Straits on August 28 from a long-tracked tropical wave.  The precursor system dropped heavy rainfall in portions of the Caribbean, especially the Dominican Republic and Cuba.  In the former, the storm damaged more than 200 homes and displaced over 1,000 people.  Although some areas of Cuba recorded more than 12 in of rain, the precipitation was generally beneficial due to a severe drought.  After being designated on August 29, Hermine shifted northeastwards due to a trough over Georgia and steadily intensified into an 80 mph (130 km/h) Category 1 hurricane just before making landfall in the Florida Panhandle during September 2.  After moving inland, Hermine quickly weakened and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone on September 3 near the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  The remnant system meandered offshore the Northeastern United States before dissipating over southeastern Massachusetts on September 8.

Hurricane Alice (June 1954): Hurricane Alice was the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the month of June since reliable records began in the 1850s.  While not a major hurricane, the storm was linked to catastrophic flooding in southern Texas and northern Mexico, especially along the Rio Grande and its tributaries.  The third tropical cyclone and first hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season, Alice was one of two storms to receive the same name that year, the other being an unusual post-season hurricane that persisted into the new year of 1955, becoming one of only two January hurricanes on record (the other having formed in 1938).  The first Alice developed rather suddenly on June 24 over the Bay of Campeche, though it may well have formed earlier but went undetected due to limited surface weather observations. Moving northwestward, Alice strengthened rapidly as it neared the Mexican coastline, becoming a hurricane early the next day.  By midday on June 25, the hurricane reached peak winds of 110 mi/h before moving inland well south of the U.S.–Mexico border.  The storm struck an area with few inhabitants and caused relatively minimal impacts from wind near the point of landfall and in southern Texas.

Hurricane Eugene (1987): Hurricane Eugene was the only tropical cyclone to make landfall in Mexico during the 1987 Pacific hurricane season.  The eighth tropical cyclone, fifth named storm, and first hurricane of the season, Eugene developed on July 22 from a tropical disturbance centered well offshore of Mexico.  Later that day, the system intensified into a tropical storm while moving northwestward.  Eugene reached hurricane status on July 24; it briefly peaked as a Category 2 hurricane two days later.  Hurricane Eugene weakened back to a Category 1 hurricane; subsequently, the hurricane made landfall near Manzanillo.  Shortly after landfall, Eugene rapidly weakened inland, and was only a tropical storm when it re-emerged into open water, where it quickly dissipated.  Throughout Mexico, the storm produced high winds, especially in the southwestern portion of the country.  The hurricane deluged the southwest Mexican coastline, resulting in the highest rainfall totals from a tropical cyclone in five Mexican states.  Over 5,000 people were left homeless, including 60 in Manzanillo.  The cities airport control tower was also damaged, thus requiring closure.  Elsewhere, 200 to 300 houses were destroyed in Colima.  In all, Eugene injured 18 people and caused three fatalities and $142.12 million (1987 USD) in damage.

Supporting paragraphs: Hurricane Arthur Hurricane Isaac (2012)
Answer: Louisiana