What is the deadliest hurricane to hit North Carolina?
List of North Carolina hurricanes
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A total of 79tropical or subtropical cyclones affected North Carolina between 1950 and 1979. Collectively, cyclones during the time period resulted in 37total fatalities during the period, as well as about $3billion in damage (2008USD). A cyclone affected the state in every year during the time period, and in three seasons a total of five cyclones assailed the state. The strongest hurricane to hit the state during the time period was Hurricane Hazel, which struck the state as a Category4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale. Hazel was both the costliest and deadliest cyclone during the period, causing over $1billion in damage (2008USD) and 19deaths.[14] Most storms affected the state in September, though cyclones lashed the state between May and October.