The
eye of Hurricane Isabel making
landfall at
North Carolina's
Outer Banks on September 18, 2003. This
Category 5hurricane was the costliest and deadliest in the
2003 Atlantic hurricane season. It quickly weakened over land and became
extratropical over western
Pennsylvania the next day. Moderate to severe damage extended up the
Atlantic coastline and as far inland as
West Virginia. Throughout the path of Isabel, damage totaled about $3.6 billion (2003 USD, $4.1 billion 2008 USD). Sixteen deaths in seven U.S. states were directly related to the hurricane, with 35 deaths in six states and one Canadian province indirectly related to the hurricane.Image credit:
MODIS
The
eye of Hurricane Isabel making
landfall at
North Carolina's
Outer Banks on September 18, 2003. This
Category 5hurricane was the costliest and deadliest in the
2003 Atlantic hurricane season. It quickly weakened over land and became
extratropical over western
Pennsylvania the next day. Moderate to severe damage extended up the
Atlantic coastline and as far inland as
West Virginia. Throughout the path of Isabel, damage totaled about $3.6 billion (2003 USD, $4.1 billion 2008 USD). Sixteen deaths in seven U.S. states were directly related to the hurricane, with 35 deaths in six states and one Canadian province indirectly related to the hurricane.Image credit:
MODIS