North Carolina"s hurricane history updated with a decade of new storms from Isabel to Sandy /

Barnes, Jay.

North Carolina"s hurricane history updated with a decade of new storms from Isabel to Sandy / Hurricane history Jay Barnes. - fourth edition. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press., (c)2013. - 1 online resource (335 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographies and index.

"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 for the inevitable disastrous storms to come"--Provided by publisher.



9781469608334


Hurricanes--History.--North Carolina


Electronic Books.

QC945 / .N678 2013