Hurricane Hazel swept the U.S. Eastern Seaboard in mid-October 1954; eventually landing in the record books as one of the most deadly and enduring hurricanes. After punishing Haiti with mudslides that killed hundreds; Hazel edged northward; striking the Carolina coast as a ferocious category four. Landfall occurred near the South Carolina-North Carolina border; where a massive surge washed over barrier beaches and swept away hundreds of homes. Coastal communities like Myrtle Beach; Long Beach; Carolina Beach; and Wrightsville Beach caught the brunt of the storm tide and suffered heavy damages. Hazel barreled inland and battered eastern North Carolina with 100-plus mile-per-hour gusts that toppled trees and power lines and peeled away rooftops. It then raced northward setting new wind records across seven states. In Ontario; it spawned flash floods that became the most deadly in Canadian history. When it was all over; Hazel had killed more than 1;000 and left a trail of destruction across the hemisphere. But nowhere was its impact more dramatic than in the Carolinas.
#2230064 in eBooks 1996-10-01 1996-10-01File Name: B0093EI03I
Review
