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Topic: Hurricane Floyd (1999)

	TPC ATLANTIC FLOYD 1999 PRELIMINARY REPORT
		Floyd was losing its eyewall structure as it made landfall.
		Floyd then weakened to a tropical storm and moved swiftly along the coasts of the Delmarva peninsula and New Jersey on the afternoon and early evening of the 16th, reaching Long Island by 0000 UTC 17 September.
		Floyd is estimated to have been a 90-knot hurricane at landfall in North Carolina.
	www.nhc.noaa.gov /1999floyd.html (3431 words)

	1999 Atlantic hurricane season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hurricane Floyd was the deadliest United States hurricane since Hurricane Agnes in 1972, killing 57 people and causing billions in damage as it moved northward through the Atlantic coast.
		Hurricane Bret made landfall in the sparsely populated Kenedy County, Texas, missing Brownsville, Texas to its south and Corpus Christi, Texas to its north.
		Floyd was one of the costliest hurricanes on record, with an estimated $4.5 billion in damage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1999_Atlantic_hurricane_season (2135 words)

	Hurricane Floyd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season.
		Floyd originated as a tropical wave that exited the coast of Africa on September 2.
		Floyd accelerated to the north and northeast, and weakened greatly to a Category 2 hurricane with 105 mph (165 km/h) winds at its Cape Fear landfall on September 16.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hurricane_Floyd (3186 words)

	weather.com - Storms of the Century: 1999 Hurricane Floyd Floods
		Hurricane Floyd was one of five Category 4 hurricanes that formed in the Atlantic basin in 1999.
		The storm surge is partly to blame for lengthy floods ushered in by Hurricane Floyd.
		Hurricane Floyd also spurred the largest peacetime evacuation in the country's history as it paralleled the East Coast.
	www.weather.com /newscenter/specialreports/sotc/honorable/1999.html (263 words)

	Assessing the Impacts of Hurricane Floyd - UNC Carolina Population Center
		The cumulative effect of these storms devastated eastern North Carolina, but Hurricane Floyd is the storm that caused the greatest impact on the health and welfare of individuals, families, and communities in the region.
		Hurricane Floyd's initial impact on North Carolina included 51 deaths, more than 100,000 displaced to shelters, 7,000 homes destroyed, and 56,000 homes damaged by extensive flooding from rainfall exceeding 20 inches in most of eastern North Carolina.
		The aftermath of Hurricane Floyd is still impacting the state of North Carolina and the counties and communities "down east".
	www.cpc.unc.edu /projects/floyd (525 words)

	Jay Barnes on Hurricanes \| North Carolina's Hurricane History \| Hurricane Floyd
		Hurricane Floyd emerged from the central Atlantic at the peak of the busy 1999 season and developed into the year's most awesome hurricane spectacle.
		Though the economic impact of the hurricane in North Carolina was staggering, the heartbreaking loss of 52 lives in the state was the disaster's greatest tragedy.
		In a summary report on Floyd, the Hurricane Center noted that 86 percent of the deaths were due to inland flooding, 55 percent were vehicle-related, and 80 were male.
	www.ibiblio.org /uncpress/hurricanes/nc_floyd.html (2041 words)

	NCDC: Climate-Watch, September 1999
		Floyd is at least twice as large as Andrew; however, both hurricanes were Category 4 storms with sustained winds around 120 kts and a central pressure of about 933mb.
		Floyd brought flooding rains, high winds and rough seas along a good portion of the Atlantic seaboard from the 14th through the 18th of September.
		Floyd's large size was a greater problem than its winds, as the heavy rainfall covered a larger area and lasted longer than with a typical category 2 hurricane.
	lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov /oa/climate/extremes/1999/september/extremes0999.html (1140 words)

	Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Hurricane Floyd --- North Carolina, September--October 1999
		On September 16, 1999, Hurricane Floyd, a storm extending 300 miles with sustained winds of 96--110 miles per hour, made landfall in North Carolina, dropping up to 20 inches of rain in eastern regions of the state.
		To monitor illness and injury related to the hurricane and subsequent flood, emergency department (ED) surveillance was established at 20 hospitals in 18 flood-affected counties in eastern North Carolina.
		Hurricane Floyd surveillance reports of nonfatal injuries and illnesses were similar to earlier storms, with reported increases in insect stings (2,7,8), dermatitis, diarrhea (8), and psychiatric conditions (9).
	www.cdc.gov /mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4917a3.htm (1341 words)

	Hurricane Floyd--Five Years Later
		Floyd, which at one point was a very powerful Category Four Hurricane with 150 mph winds, caused the largest peacetime evacuation in the United States as some three million people from South Florida all the way to North Carolina fled in advance of the storm.
		Floyd, which was the third Category Four storm of the 1999 season behind Bret and Cindy, was probably the most memorable storm of the year.
		Hurricane Floyd, a classic Cape Verde storm, which ended up being both one of the most costliest storms on record, and one of the most deadliest, started its life as a depression in the warm waters of the Tropical Central Atlantic on September 7th, 1999.
	www.hurricaneville.com /floyd.html (1328 words)

	Hurricane Floyd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hurricane Floyd posed a grave threat to the US coast, when it was a powerful Category 4 monster which prompted a millions of (wise) people to evacuate the long stretch of coast.
		Floyd's eye was filled with clouds on that morning, but was a relief to the crew who endured severe turbulence on the way through the eyewall.
		At this point, Hurricane Floyd was at its strongest on the 13th of September, a very powerful Cat 4 hurricane.
	www.hurricanehunters.com /floyd.htm (734 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Situation Report #1-5 - Hurricane Floyd
		Hurricane Floyd is moving towards the West-Northwest near 12mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours.
		Floyd was centered near 23.7N 70.6W or approximately 245 miles east of the island of San Salvador in the Central Bahamas.
		Hurricane Floyd is moving just north of due west near 14mph and this general motion is expected to continue today.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACOS-64D4G6?OpenDocument (1093 words)

	Hurricane Floyd Reports
		Floyd passed relatively close to the entire U.S. east coast...requiring hurricane warnings from south Florida to Massachusetts...excluding the New York City metropolitan area...which was under a tropical storm warning.
		The hurricane was not only turned away from it's path towards central Florida, but the force of the trough of air was sufficient to cause the path of the hurricane to be turned 90 degrees, and caused the eye to pass over the coast of North Carolina.
		Hurricanes are one disaster in which it is possible to have several days warning prior to the hurricanes arrival.
	www.disastercenter.com /hurricf9.htm (3154 words)

	Washingtonpost.com Power of Hurricanes Report
		The ruinous 1999 hurricane season is forcing North Carolina officials to reevaluate the tremendous coastal growth and agricultural development in eastern North Carolina over the past decade.
		As Hurricane Floyd moved into Canada on Friday with lashing rains and strong winds, communities along the Atlantic coast continued to suffer severe flooding and power outages.
		Hurricane Floyd, a monster storm drawing comparisons to the devastating hurricanes Hugo and Andrew, bore down on the Bahamas and the southeast coast of the United States with 155 mph winds approaching catastrophic strength.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/longterm/hurricane/keystories.htm (389 words)

	Flood Forecast Mapping, Tar River Basin, North Carolina - Hurricane Floyd Impacts
		Hurricane Floyd was responsible for massive inland flooding over portions of the eastern U.S., particularly in Northeastern South Carolina and Southeastern North Carolina.
		Hurricane Floyd was the fourth hurricane to brush the North Carolina coast area since 1996 and followed Dennis, which passed Cape Fear, North Carolina on August 30, 1999.
		Hurricane Floyd covered a large area and lasted longer than a typical category two hurricane which caused heavy rainfall.
	www.csc.noaa.gov /ncflood/hfloyd.html (445 words)

	Online NewsHour: Hurricane Floyd Update -- September 15, 1999
		Max Mayfield of the National Hurricane Center gives an update on the strength and position of Hurricane Floyd, which is expected to make landfall in the Carolinas tonight.
		Hurricane Floyd begins its trek north along the U.S. east coast.
		This is a large hurricane, and in fact, the hurricane force winds extend out about 140 miles to the northeast of the center.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/weather/july-dec99/floyd_9-15.html (1022 words)

	Hurricane Floyd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hurricane Floyd impacted the East Coast of the United States from September 14 to 18, 1999.
		Hurricane Floyd reached its peak intensity on September 13 when sustained winds reached 156 miles per hour (mph) and the central pressure dropped to 27.20 inches of mercury.
		Floyd then weakened to a tropical storm and moved swiftly along the coasts of the Delmarva Peninsula and New Jersey, reaching Long Island by 8 p.m.
	www2.ncsu.edu:8010 /eos/service/pams/meas/sco/research/nws/cases/19990915 (835 words)

	HURRICANE FLOYD
		Hurricane Floyd, which had just turned CAT 5 with sustained winds of 160 mph and gusts nearing 200 mph and whose monster size far exceeded infamous Hurricane Andrew in all respects, yes Hurricane Floyd could be and probably would be encompassing all of Florida in the next 24 hours.
		One has just passed hurricane status and is only about 1/2 of the way across the Atlantic and is sufficiently south that it could follow in Floyd's footsteps (in fact according to "official" hurricane "science" this cannot happen...
		Hurricane Mitch of the 1998 season, that devastated Central America and whose remnants were felt as far north as Kansas and Minnesota, in the weeks following its passage through the Central America.
	www.tmgnow.com /repository/global/floyd.htm (1191 words)

	CNN - Hurricane Floyd's winds reach Florida - September 14, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hurricane Andrew, a much-more-concentrated Category 4 storm, slapped the Bahamas and devastated parts of Dade County in South Florida in 1992.
		MIAMI (CNN) -- Advance winds from Hurricane Floyd began reaching the Florida coast Tuesday as the gigantic storm turned slightly to the north while it bashed the Bahamas.
		Forecasters predicted that Floyd would make a gradual turn to the northwest, possibly sparing Miami and South Florida the brunt of its force, but still posing danger to the coasts of central and northern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
	edition.cnn.com /WEATHER/9909/14/floyd.03 (829 words)

	Virginia Hurricane History
		September 15-22, 1999 (Floyd): Initially forming northeast of the Caribbean Sea on the 9th, Floyd steadily intensified into a strong category four hurricane, with sustained winds of 155 mph, as it approached the Central Bahamas, only three weeks after the passage of Dennis through the same area.
		Slowly weakening thereafter, the hurricane made a northward turn towards the coast of North Carolina.
		To the right is an image showing storm total rainfall from Floyd, courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center (click on the image to get a clearer picture).
	www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov /research/roth/vahur.htm (537 words)

	CNN - Hurricane Floyd gaining strength as it nears Bahamas - Spetember 12, 1999
		Floyd's wind speeds jumped to 120 mph (195 km/h), and the storm was centered about 265 miles (425 km) east-northeast of Grand Turk Island at 2 p.m.
		Tropical storm warnings were in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas, and a hurricane watch was in effect for the central Bahamas.
		While Floyd was not yet posing a direct threat to land, meteorologists urged caution.
	www.cnn.com /WEATHER/9909/12/floyd.03 (364 words)

	Storm of the Century - Hurricane Floyd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Hurricane Floyd was one of five major hurricanes that hit in 1999.
		Although it had weakened by time it reached the coast, hurricane Floyd was responsible for the largest peacetime evacuation in the history of the US.
		Minimum dropsonde-measured central pressure was 921 mb at 1121 UTC on that date.Floyd is estimated to have been a 90-knot hurricane at landfall in North Carolina.
	www.firstscience.com /site/articles/floyd.asp (2049 words)

	Hurricane Floyd - September 13, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Eight days consecutive of two hours or more of SRSO data were collected for Floyd, covering its development from tropical storm to intense hurricane (8 September - 15 September).
		Hurricane Floyd acheived its maximum intensity at 12 UTC on 13 September when it was located at 23.6 N, 71.4 W. At this time its maximum sustained winds were 135 knots and its minimum sea level pressure was 921 hPa.
		Channel 1 is visible, channel 2 is at 3.7 micrometers, channel 3 is at 6.7 micrometers (water vapor), channel 4 is at 10.2 micrometers (conventional IR window), and channel 5 is at 11.5 micrometers.
	www.cira.colostate.edu /ramm/vlab/99256floyd.asp (241 words)

	Mother Nature's Fury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		As a class, decide which hurricane you think was the worst one and be able to explain why.
		Hurricanes are a fact of life for those of us who live in the southern part of the United States.
		Through years of research we have found the better educated we are about hurricanes, the better we are prepared to cope with some of the challenges brought by these huge storms.
	www.gritsonline.org /mother.htm (795 words)

	SC Sea Grant Consortium - Coastal Heritage-Summer 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		But Floyd, with a diameter almost 600 miles wide, was far larger than Andrew, although its strongest winds were confined to an area around the hurricane’s eye.
		In 1989, Hurricane Hugo’s highest storm surge swept across coastal villages 30 miles north of downtown Charleston, sparing the city from the worst.
		Floyd, a category 4 hurricane at that time, could have made landfall in northeastern Florida, catching them on the road.
	www.scseagrant.org /library/library_coaher_sum02.htm (4819 words)

	Hurricane Floyd in Portsmouth, VA 9/15-16/1999
		Hurricane FLoyd continued to intensify anxieties of residents here as it moved NNE into Wilmington NC late Wednesday and then on NNE to just east of this station at midday on Thursday.
		Unlike Dennis, Floyd produced few isolated tornadoes in Virginia as it made landfall; but there were more reports of them in North Carolina.
		Winds began to increase across the local area Thursday morning as the diminishing Floyd moved to near Endenton, NC then north-northeast to just east of this station as it exited the coast near Cape Henry in northern Virginia Beach.
	members.cox.net /wxr/floyd99.htm (498 words)

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