North Carolina’s Hurricane History
North Carolina’s Hurricane History – Review
Anyone interested in the record of hurricanes anywhere in this hemisphere will enjoy this book. North Carolina is the focus and subject, of course, but Barnes enters some information on other areas and storm lore in general. Animal lovers will enjoy one of the last chapters, where we hear how the state’s dogs and horses become out when the storms reach. Mostly this is, as widely advertised, a record of North Carolina’s hurricanes. Particular attention is given to storms like Hazel and Fran, in 1954 and 1996, respectively, that did massive damage. Readers may notice the long breaks in time between storm activity. Time that allows overconfidence, overbuilding and disaster memory to fade.