In total, between the U.S. and the Bahamas, Hurricane Floyd is estimated to have caused between $4.5 billion (1999 USD) in damages, with $1.6 billion (1999 USD) reported damages in Pitt County, NC where the peak flood level was observed.
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How many homes did Hurricane Floyd destroy?
56,000
Rainfall and strong winds affected many homes across the state, destroying 7,000, leaving 17,000 uninhabitable, and damaging 56,000.
How much did Hurricane Floyd cost?
In total, between the U.S. and the Bahamas, Hurricane Floyd is estimated to have caused between $4.5 billion (1999 USD) in damages, with $1.6 billion (1999 USD) reported damages in Pitt County, NC where the peak flood level was observed.
When was Hurricane Floyd most intense?
Hurricane Floyd was the strongest storm of the 1999 Atlantic Hurricane Season, at one point packing winds of 155 mph while approaching the Bahamas. Millions of coastal residents from Florida through North Carolina evacuated ahead of the storm.
What hurricane hit the Gulf Coast in 1999?
Hurricane Bret, 18–25 August. Bret was a small hurricane that made landfall along a sparsely populated section of the south Texas coast with maximum sustained winds of 100 kt.
What states did Hurricane Floyd hit?
Floyd weakened and made landfall at Cape Fear, NC as a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph winds on September 16. After crossing over North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, it briefly reentered the western Atlantic Ocean before reaching Long Island on the 17th.
What was the wind speed of Hurricane Floyd?
155 mphHurricane Floyd / Highest wind speed
How many Category 5 hurricanes have hit the US?
Of the 37 Category 5 hurricanes that have been recorded in the Atlantic basin since reliable records began in 1851, 1 has been recorded in July, 8 in August, 21 in September, 6 in October, and 1 in November. There have been no officially recorded June or off-season Category 5 hurricanes.
How many hurricanes were there in 1999?
8 hurricanes
The 1999 Atlantic basin hurricane season produced 4 tropical storms and 8 hurricanes for a total of 12 named tropical cyclones. Seven of these affected land.
What was the worst hurricane on the East Coast?
Hugo became the strongest storm to hit the East Coast since Hurricane Hazel in 1954, causing at least 86 deaths and upward of $10 billion in damages. The World Meteorological Organization retired the name, meaning there will never be another Hurricane Hugo.