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North Carolina
United States of America · North America
North Carolina is a state of the United States of America, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 13 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- WildfireHigh
- LandslideMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- EarthquakeLow
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Tropical Cyclones
- 2018Hurricane FlorenceCat. 4
- 2011Hurricane IreneCat. 3
- 1999Hurricane FloydCat. 4
- 1998Hurricane BonnieCat. 3
- 1996Hurricane FranCat. 3
- 1996Hurricane BerthaCat. 3
- 1986Hurricane CharleyCat. 1
- 1984Hurricane DianaCat. 4
- 1960Hurricane DonnaCat. 4
- 1955Hurricane ConnieCat. 4
- 1955Hurricane IoneCat. 4
- 1954Hurricane HazelCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002