North Carolina Hurricane Arthur

overturned mobile homes in north carolina damaged arthur s high winds

hurricane arthur earliest recorded landfalling north carolina hurricane, coming onshore @ 03:15 utc on july 4. @ cape lookout, peak wind gust of 101 mph (163 km/h) , 1-minute maximum sustained winds of 77 mph (124 km/h) recorded. united states coast guard station in cape hatteras observed peak gust of 91 mph (146 km/h). ef1 tornado touched down in duplin county, damaging 2 structures , many trees, while funnel cloud sighted within vicinity of elm city. ef1 tornado reported in martin county, knocked tree onto house. highest rainfall total measured result of arthur in north carolina, 4.20 inches (107 mm), recorded @ kinston. high tides reported along coast, peak storm surge of 4.5 ft (1.4 m) @ oregon inlet.

arthur caused power outages impacting @ least 44,000 customers, of 16,500 were in carteret county; 1,000 outages each occurred in craven , new hanover counties. result, duke energy deployed on 500 personnel restore electrical service, while tideland emc handled more 2,000 outages in pamlico, hyde , craven counties. strong winds toppled trees , power poles in hyde county , ocracoke island, , flooding occurred south of downtown wilmington, north carolina. on other areas along coast, flood waters reached 3 6 feet (0.91 1.83 m) deep; widespread coastal erosion observed in many areas. meanwhile, @ wrightsville beach, hurricane tore off shingles , partially defoliated palm trees, , in manteo, 6 8 inches (150 200 mm) of water inundated several businesses. nearby, kill devil hills experienced flooding numerous residences , roads. copious rainfall , strong winds reported along outer banks; @ least 1 additional county added north carolina s state of emergency declaration, , while officials in dare county intended cut off access county while potential destruction being surveyed, curfew ended after sunrise. emergency officials announced intention begin damage assessments throughout state sunrise approached , arthur departed region.

rainfall accumulations hurricane arthur across eastern united states

after experiencing communication failure ocracoke island officials, generator , communication equipment delivered via ferry there. north carolina highway 12, road linking hatteras island mainland, remained closed after arthur s passage, covered under water , sand. repair cost road less $1 million. in manteo, parts of u.s. route 64 shut down due flooding, , northern portions of north carolina coastline experienced significant flooding. few flight cancellations made necessary arthur s approach along east coast, storm s impacts offshore, , damage limited strewn debris , inundated roads. overall, damage along north carolina shoreline slight, , no fatalities or severe injuries recorded. throughout county total of 161 structures sustained damage, 16 of had major damage, while none destroyed. damage in north carolina amounted $2.34 million, entirely in dare county alone. low damage across state largely due storm s fast motion.