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Tropical Storm — Jones, NC

Sep 13, 2018

Hurricane Florence was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane and the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the Carolinas. The sixth named storm, third hurricane, and the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Florence originated from a strong tropical wave that emerged off the west coast of Africa on August 30, 2018. Florence became a tropical depression near Cape Verde on August 31 and progressed west-northwest, becoming a Tropical Storm on September 1. Florence strengthened r

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 787011). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Jones, NC

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