north carolina disasters

These pages do not begin to cover all the disasters that have taken place in every state. There is also controversy over what constitutes and defines a "great" disaster from any other kind. All disasters are "great" to those directly involved in them.

So these pages are a mix of "great" and "not so great" disasters. The major disasters are all covered in the larger sites I have linked to as resources and the rest are related items of interest.

For example, you might not find a particular major disaster on this list, but it may be included in a site such as gendisasters.com, which is one of the resources found here.

This is an excellent place to begin your research. The links found here lead to an ever widening amount of information. Good luck in your efforts.

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Category:North Carolina tornadoes __ An index of wikipedia articles about tornadoes in North Carolina. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:North_Carolina_tornadoes

Coal Glenn, NC Coal Mining Catastrophe, May 1925 __ "The fate of three score or more miners entombed this morning by an explosion below the 1,000 foot lateral of the Carolina Coal company mine, near here, was undetermined tonight, although rescuers had succeeded in bringing in the surface six bodies and it was feared most of the others had perished." You will find original news articles and links to additional resources. - From Stu Beitler/gendisasters.com - http://www3.gendisasters.com/north-carolina/2664/coal-glenn,-nc-coal-mining-catastrophe,-may-1925

Disaster Information __ "In recent years hurricanes, tornados, and other natural disasters have inflicted enormous suffering and property damage across many parts of North Carolina. The State Historic Preservation Office offers the following information sheets to assist historic property owners in recovering from a natural disaster." Several click-to-read articles. - From state.nc.us - http://www.hpo.dcr.state.nc.us/disaster.htm

Eastern 212 __ "...Eastern Airlines Flight 212, McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashed 3.3 miles short of runway 36 at Douglas Municipal Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina. Of the 82 persons aboard the aircraft, 11 and two crewmembers survived the accident." an overview - From super70s.com - http://www.super70s.com/Super70s/Tech/Aviation/Disasters/74-09-11(Eastern).asp

FEMA: North Carolina State Disaster History __ North Carolina Disaster History. Major Disaster Declarations. Click on the 'disaster #' on the right side of the list to access detailed information including images and more. - illustrated - From FEMA - http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters_state.fema?id=37

Greensboro, North Carolina tornado __ "On the evening of April 2, 1936, the Greensboro tornado left a long path of F4 damage across the southwest and south side of Greensboro, passing through the south side of downtown. The storm began its path near High Point Road at Elam Street and continued east along Lee Street to east of Bennett College. This storm left $2 million in damage in Greensboro (1936 USD).[1] It was responsible for 14 deaths and 144 injuries,..." An encyclopedic article with links to additional resources. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro%2C_North_Carolina_tornado

Historic Disasters: North Carolina Disasters __ You will find a list of North Carolina disasters. Each list entry is a live link to additional information. - From olddisasters.blogspot.com - http://olddisasters.blogspot.com/2007/12/north-carolina-disasters.html

Lumberton, NC Train Wreck, Dec 1943 __ "The toll of dead in the Southeast's worst railroad disaster mounted to 79 today, including 47 soldiers, as more bodies were located in four telescoped passenger, cars that still blocked the Atlantic Coast Line's double-track mainline from New York to Florida." Original news accounts and additional resources. - From gendisasters.com - http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/nc/trains/lumberton-trainwreckdec1943.htm

March 1962 "Ash Wednesday" Storm: Part 1 __ "As the water continued to pile up along the East Coast during successive high tide cycles over the following three days, the coastline from New Jersey to North Carolina was battered and changed forever by the onslaught of wind and waves." A detailed report. - illustrated - From weather.com - http://www.weather.com/newscenter/specialreports/sotc/storm9/page1.html

NC Hurricane History __ "1586, June: North Carolina history begins with a hurricane. Sir Francis Drake dropped in on the Roanoke Hundred colony, the first English attempt at permanent settlement on the North American continent. On June 13, a hurricane (called a "terrible storm" by Governor Ralph Lane) that lasted four days, battered the area and wrecked many of his ships. The colonists were ready to go home, so Drake took them back to England with him." A detailed timeline of North Carolina hurricanes. - From rootsweb.com - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nchyde/HURICANE.HTM

The North Carolina Disaster Center news, weather, emergency ... __ "The North Carolina disaster center your web guide and source for North Carolina State information, news, weather to county and city emergency management ..." Online resources for disaster preparedness and management. - From disastercenter.com - http://www.disastercenter.com/northcar/northcar.htm

North Carolina Disasters Floods, Fires, Tornadoes, Mine Explosions ... __ North Carolina Disasters. Events that touched our ancestor's lives: North Carolina floods, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, storms, mining accidents, explosions, more. Many click to read articles and resources. - illustrated - From gendisasters.com - http://www.gendisasters.com/nc/

North Carolina hurricanes __ Index of many articles about North Carolina hurricanes found in Wikipedia - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:North_Carolina_hurricanes

North Carolina Tornadoes __ North Carolina tornadoes from 1950 to 1995, listed by county. - From tornadoproject.com - http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/nctorn.htm

North Carolina Tornadoes __ "The North Carolina Tornado Page statistics, message board link, North Carolina Disaster Center link." - From disastercenter.com - http://www.disastercenter.com/northcar/tornado.html

State Climate Office of North Carolina: NC Hurricanes __ You will find descriptions of every known hurricane affecting North Carolina since 1586. - illustrated - From ncsu.edu - http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climate/hurricane.php

Super Outbreak __ "The Super Outbreak is the largest tornado outbreak on record. From April 3 to April 4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes confirmed in 13 US states and one Canadian province: Ontario, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and New York." An encyclopedic article. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Outbreak