Figure 1.18

Date: August 31, 1993, evening

Landfall Location: Skimmed over Hatteras Island

Category: minimal 3 (at landfall in N.C.), 3 (Highest)

Wind Speed: 92-115 miles per hour (North Carolina), 115 miles per hour (Highest)

Major Areas Affected: Villages of Hatteras, Avon, Buxton, Frisco

Major Damage Types: Structural (mobile homes, signboards), environmental, agricultural (trees)

Total Dollar Damage: $13 million (North Carolina), $35 million (Total)

Deaths: 0 (North Carolina)

Injuries: Not available

Structural Damage: 700 buildings severely damaged or destroyed

Special Details: Storm surge flooding in Pamlico Sound in Hatteras, Buxton, Frisco, and Avon. Twenty-five percent of Cape Hatteras residents were left homeless. Flood plain maps for oceanfront had to be revised after Hurricane Emily due to flooding several feet higher than predicted on maps.

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