Wind gusts near 100 mph were reported from numerous locations in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York as Hazel raced northward.

As a result of the high storm surge, the low-lying sandy barrier islands were completely flooded.

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[Beaufort/Morehead City Causeway Destruction from Hurricane Hazel. As Hazel moved rapidly inland, its winds only slowly diminished with a gust to 110 mph reported at Fayetteville and 90 mph at the Raleigh-Durham Airport. It moved through the islands later that day as a hurricane, then it moved westward over the southern Caribbean Sea through October 8. [Path of Hurricane Hazel, October 14-15, 1954].

Hurricane Hazel 1954 Hazel was first spotted east of the Windward Islands on October 5. The effects of Hurricane Hazel in Canada included 81 deaths and C$137,552,400 ($1,299,967,047 in 2018) in damages. The official report from the Weather Bureau in Raleigh, North Carolina stated that as a result of Hazel, “all traces of civilization on the immediate waterfront between the state line and Cape Fear were practically annihilated.” The December 1954 NOAA report on the hurricanes of the year states that “every pier in a distance of 170 miles of coastline was demolished”. Intensifying the damage was the fact that the hurricane coincided with the highest lunar tide of the year. [Flooding in Morehead City from Hurricane Hazel. Hurricane Hazel made landfall on this date right along the North and South Carolina border. llowed by stops in Grand Rapids, MI, Fort Myers, FL, Tampa, FL, Cedar Rapids, IA and then across the country on WeatherNation. For more information, see the following related content on ScienceDaily: Content on this website is for information only. [Path of Hurricane Hazel, October 14-15, 1954] As landfall occurred halfway between Myrtle Beach and Wilmington, the hurricane brought a storm surge of over 18 feet to a large area of the North Carolina coastline, producing severe coastal damage. The storm killed at least 469 people in Haiti before making landfall in the US, causing 95 fatalities.

At 11 a.m. EDT on October 14, 1954, The U.S. More Category 5 Hurricanes Forecasted by Scientists, Below-Average Hurricane Activity Forecast for 2018, How Has Society Adapted to Hurricanes? Required fields are marked *. Hazel killed as many as 1,000 people in Haiti before striking the United States just south of Wilmington, North Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane; it is the strongest hurricane ever recorded to strike so far north on the U.S. Get the latest science news with ScienceDaily's free email newsletters, updated daily and weekly.

Hurricane Hazel was the worst hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century. Hurricane Hazel, October 1954 Hurricane Hazel On the morning of October 15, Hurricane Hazel made a direct hit on the heart of North Carolina. Your email address will not be published. The category 4 storm struck near Calabash, North Carolina, on October 14th, 1954 with 130 mph winds. Hurricane Hazel was the worst hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century.

Instead the hurricane took a northwest turn and headed toward land. With such high winds state-wide, heavy damage was caused to forests, and to property as a result of falling trees. The full thrust of Hurricane Florence was still pummeling North Carolina’s coast and southeastern counties this afternoon. For example, in Long Beach, North Carolina, only five of the 357 buildings were left standing. By KATIE MOSHER. With Hazel having a forward speed of as much as 55 mph at times, the Raleigh-Durham Airport reported sustained winds of 75 mph with gusts to 90 mph. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ScienceDaily, its staff, its contributors, or its partners.

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Hazel, the deadliest and costliest storm of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season, reached Toronto, Ontario by the evening of October 15, 1954.

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