Hurricane Fran
September 1996, the sixth named storm, and fifth hurricane of the season, Hurricane Fran started its development on August 23 in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Edouard caused the then depression to take a north to north-westward track and eventually intensify into Tropical Storm Fran on the 27th of the same month. Fran became a hurricane on August 29th but weakened back to a tropical storm the very next day. By the 31st Fran rapidly turned back into a hurricane.
Fran’s roots come from a tropical wave, an atmospheric trough with an elongated area of low air pressure that is oriented north to south and moving from east to west across the tropics. Ships near the system confirmed that surface circulation had formed. Further …show more content…
It quickly made landfall near in eastern North Carolina early the next day. The storm again changed forms, falling down to only a tropical depression later that day as it moved further inland, but still causing significant long-lasting damage.
Fran caused damage prior to making landfall in North Carolina. In Florida, large swells caused high tides to capsize boats. The outer bands of Hurricane Fran produced high winds and rainfall in South Carolina. This resulted in falling trees and powerlines, damaged cars, and 63,000 people without electricity.
Fran, the most recent major hurricane to make landfall in North Carolina left its mark. Fran’s 12-foot storm surge carried away a Topsail Beach police station and town hall as well as the Kure Beach Pier. Extensive flooding occurred in Wrightsville Beach and surrounding areas leaving many people homeless. The Outerbanks of North Carolina experienced record flooding and saw parts of historic Highway 12S destroyed. Further inland the storm caused significant damage on its way up from Wilmington to Durham. The high winds destroyed homes and historic buildings throughout the state. In North Carolina, 1.7 million people were left without power and 24 dead. Total damage in North Carolina amounted to roughly $2.4 billion. In addition, this was the second hurricane to hit North Carolina that year. The first was Hurricane Bertha which hit the
September 1996, the sixth named storm, and fifth hurricane of the season, Hurricane Fran started its development on August 23 in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Edouard caused the then depression to take a north to north-westward track and eventually intensify into Tropical Storm Fran on the 27th of the same month. Fran became a hurricane on August 29th but weakened back to a tropical storm the very next day. By the 31st Fran rapidly turned back into a hurricane.
Fran’s roots come from a tropical wave, an atmospheric trough with an elongated area of low air pressure that is oriented north to south and moving from east to west across the tropics. Ships near the system confirmed that surface circulation had formed. Further …show more content…
It quickly made landfall near in eastern North Carolina early the next day. The storm again changed forms, falling down to only a tropical depression later that day as it moved further inland, but still causing significant long-lasting damage.
Fran caused damage prior to making landfall in North Carolina. In Florida, large swells caused high tides to capsize boats. The outer bands of Hurricane Fran produced high winds and rainfall in South Carolina. This resulted in falling trees and powerlines, damaged cars, and 63,000 people without electricity.
Fran, the most recent major hurricane to make landfall in North Carolina left its mark. Fran’s 12-foot storm surge carried away a Topsail Beach police station and town hall as well as the Kure Beach Pier. Extensive flooding occurred in Wrightsville Beach and surrounding areas leaving many people homeless. The Outerbanks of North Carolina experienced record flooding and saw parts of historic Highway 12S destroyed. Further inland the storm caused significant damage on its way up from Wilmington to Durham. The high winds destroyed homes and historic buildings throughout the state. In North Carolina, 1.7 million people were left without power and 24 dead. Total damage in North Carolina amounted to roughly $2.4 billion. In addition, this was the second hurricane to hit North Carolina that year. The first was Hurricane Bertha which hit the