Hurricane Arthur Makes East Coast Landfall, 22,000 Without Power
re than 22,000 Americans were without power at the start of the July 4 holiday after Hurricane Arthur scythed through North Carolina’s Outer Banks early Friday.
Thousands more had already fled in preparation for the Category 2 storm, which has seen maximum sustained wind speeds of 100 miles per hour, lashings of rain and a storm surge of up to five feet.
Arthur is not only the first hurricane this season, but also the first to hit the United States since Sandy caused $70 billion damage across New Jersey and New York in October 2012.
The storm crossed the coast at Cape Lookout on the southern end of the Outer Banks at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, but by 4:30 a.m. the eye was back out over the Atlantic.
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