Hurricane Floyd

Hurricane Floyd was the strongest, costliest, and deadliest hurricane of the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Floyd, at first looked as if it were headed for Florida as a category 4 hurricane. It was about twice as large as Hurricane Andrew, which if Floyd struck Florida it could have caused even more damage than Andrew. Instead of striking Florida, Floyd struck North Carolina and caused flooding from North Carolina up to some states in New England. Floyd left $4.5 billion in damage from Florida to Maine. Floyd also killed about 76-86 people in the United States. One person was also killed in the Bahamas.

Retirement

The name Floyd got retired in the Spring of 2000. The name Franklin was used in 2005 instead.

Category:1999 Atlantic hurricane season
Category:Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes
Category:September events
Category:1990s in the Bahamas
Category:1999 in the United States
Category:1999 in Canada
Category:Hurricanes in North Carolina
Category:1990s in Florida
Category:20th century in Maine
Category:1990s in North Carolina
Category:Retired tropical cyclone names