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Tropical Storm — Beaufort, NC

Sep 2, 2016

Hurricane Hermine made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida during the early morning hours on September 2nd, and moved northeast along the Southeastern United States states on the 2nd. Hermine weakened slightly to Tropical Storm strength and crossed through Eastern North Carolina during the late evening on September 2nd, and exited off the North Carolina coast near Duck during the morning of September 3rd. The lowest pressure of 994.3 mb was measured on 03/0629 UTC at a mesonet site located

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 657567). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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