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Sector North Carolina Becomes
Bulls Eye
For Hurricane Florence
Story by Sherry Spillman and Scott Spillman
Hurricane Florence hit the eastern part
of North Carolina on 14 September
2018. As predicted for two weeks
prior to making landfall, Florence
hit Wilmington as if aiming straight
for a target’s bulls eye. The Coast
Guard, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, NC
Emergency Management personnel
and other first responders watched
with anxious anticipation for the
devastation this hurricane would
bring as it came ashore as a Category
One storm.
Photo Courtesy of NOAA
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