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.

Hurricane Floyd

Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
File:Floyd 1999-09-13 1415Z.png Hurricane Floyd at peak intensity on September 13 north of the Dominican Republic
Formed	September 7, 1999 (1999-09-07)
Dissipated	September 19, 1999
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 155 mph (250 km/h)
Lowest pressure	921 mbar (hPa); 27.2 inHg
Fatalities	57 direct, 20–30 indirect
Damage	$4.5 billion (1999 USD)
Areas affected	The Bahamas, U.S. East Coast from Florida to Maine (particularly North Carolina), Atlantic Canada
Part of the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season

Retirement

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

Hurricane Floyd Media

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  Radar imagery of Hurricane Floyd making landfall in North Carolina.

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  Visual comparison of Hurricane Floyd with Hurricane Andrew while at similar positions and nearly identical intensities

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  Evacuation on Interstate 26

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  Coastal property damage at Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

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  Flooded areas from Floyd along the Tar and Neuse rivers*     as of September 17*     as of September 23*     as of September 30

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  Flooding in Franklin, Virginia

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  Rainfall in the United States and Canada

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  Tropical Storm Floyd over New England on September 16

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  Flooding in Greenville, North Carolina on the Tar River

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  Runoff in the aftermath of the hurricane