North Carolina's Hurricane History: Fourth Edition, Updated with a Decade of New Storms from Isabel to Sandy

by Jay Barnes

North Carolina's Hurricane History charts the more than fifty great storms that have battered the Tar Heel State from the colonial era through Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012, two of the costliest hurricanes on record. Drawing on news reports, National Weather Service records, and eyewitness descriptions, hurricane historian Jay Barnes emphasizes the importance of learning from this extraordinary history as North Carolina prepares...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469655314
• ISBN13: 9781469655314
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 10.0"