2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins With Hurricane Arthur 3 July

ARTHUR BECAME A CAT 1 HURRICANE ON JULY 3

ARTHUR MOVING ALONG EAST COAST

ARTHUR IMPACTED NORTH CAROLINA FIRST

• Thousands evacuated from North Carolina and its fragile Outer Banks before Arthur’s 7 m (22 ft) storm surge, high velocity winds and torrential rain arrived.

• However, many thousands chose not to evacuate and to ride out the storm..

ARTHUR MADE LANDFALL IN THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH

CAROLINA AT 11:15 PM AS A CAT 2 STORM WITH WINDS OF

166 KPH (100 MPH)

22,000 WITHOUT POWER

CAPE HATTERAS: WATER COVER-ING THE ONLY HIGHWAY OUT

ARTHUR FORECAST TO MOVE ALONG EAST COAST

THE “GOOD NEWS”– ARTHUR IS MOVING AT 38 KPH (22 MPH) AND

VEERING INTO THE ATLANTIC