LickWx
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One interesting fact, last major hurricane strike in NC was Fran in 1996! 24 years ago. Since then the population has swelled and quite a few people have “ hurricane amnesia “ met a girl from Pittsburgh down in Wilmington who said “ oh hurricanes aren’t too bad here we are too far north”. Average return period for a major hurricane landfall in NC is 18 years . Statistically overdue , although could go another decade before a major , or see 2 back to back majors . Matthews , Dorian , Florence were all bad because of rain, but unless you lived next to a river or immediately on the coast you were probably fine . It can be much worse which I don’t think many people realize .