North Carolina's Hurricane History
Subtitle: Updated with a Decade of New Storms from Isabel to Sandy
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781469606521; 9781469655314
Subjects: Hurricanes; United states, environmental conditions
Description: "North Carolina's hurricane history charts the more than fifty great storms that have battered the Tar Heel State from the colonial era through Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, two of the costliest hurricanes on record. Drawing on news reports, National Weather Service records, and eyewitness descriptions, hurricane historian Jay Barnes emphasizes the importance of learning from this extraordinary history as North Carolina prepares for the inevitable disastrous storms to come"--Provided by publisher.