Question: What was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit North Carolina?
Answer: Hurricane Hazel made landfall as a category 4 hurricane in Calabash on Oct. 15, 1954. The state’s most destructive storm to date, Hazel created wind gusts of 106 mph and dumped 11.3 inches of rain. The overall death toll was 95, with 19 of those occurring in North Carolina, and damages were estimated at $308 million (in 1954 dollars).
