Arthur became a Cat 1 hurricane on July 3rd. 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). Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction

1. 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Begins With Hurricane Arthur 3 July

2. ARTHUR BECAME A CAT 1
HURRICANE
ON JULY 3

3. ARTHUR MOVING ALONG
EAST COAST

4. 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..

5. 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)

6. 22,000 WITHOUT POWER

7. CAPE HATTERAS: WATER COVER-
ING THE ONLY HIGHWAY OUT

8. ARTHUR FORECAST TO
MOVE ALONG EAST COAST

9. THE “GOOD NEWS”– ARTHUR IS
MOVING AT 38 KPH (22 MPH) AND
VEERING INTO THE ATLANTIC