For interactive maps of Hurricanes Carol and Edna go to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.
Hurricane Hazel 1954 Hazel was initially spotted eastern of this Windward isles on October 5. It relocated through the hawaiian islands later on that time being a hurricane, then it relocated westward within the southern Caribbean water through October 8. a sluggish seek out the north-northeast happened from October 9-12, with Hazel crossing western Haiti as a hurricane in the 12th. The hurricane switched northward and crossed the southeastern Bahamas in the 13th, followed closely by a northwestward switch on the 14th. Hazel switched north and accelerated on October 15, making landfall as being a Category 4 hurricane close to the North Carolina-South Carolina edge. Subsequent motion that is rapid the following 12 hours took the storm through the shore throughout the eastern united states of america into southeastern Canada since it became extratropical.
High winds took place over large portions of this eastern United States. Myrtle Beach, sc reported a top wind gust of 106 miles per hour, and winds had been projected at 130 to 150 miles per hour across the shore between Myrtle Beach and Cape Fear, new york. Washington, DC reported 78 mph sustained winds, and top gusts of over 90 miles per hour happened as far northward as inland New York state. A storm surge as high as 18 ft overwhelmed portions regarding the new york coast. Hefty rains as much as 11 inches happened as far northward as Toronto, Canada leading to serious flooding.