Hurricane Florence could inflict the hardest hurricane punch the Carolinas have seen in more than 60 years, with rain and wind of more than 130 mph (209 kph). North Carolina has been hit by only one other Category 4 storm since reliable record keeping began in the 1850s. That was Hurricane Hazel in 1954. Hazel’s winds were clocked at 150 mph (241 kph) at the North Carolina coast and kept roaring inland. “Hazel stands as a benchmark storm in North Carolina’s history,” said Jay Barnes, author of books on the hurricane histories of both North Carolina and Florida.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 11, 2018 09:22 UTC