10+ Terrifying facts and images of the Hurricane Florence-2018

Hurricane Florence has caused an immense damage to the Carolinas in September 2018 , it dropped a maximum rain of 35.93 inches(913mm) in North Florence , it emerged from a tropical wave in west coast Africa.

1.Orginated In West Coast of Africa

Saffir–Simpson scale Tropical depression ≤38 mph ≤62 km/h Category 3 111–129 mph 178–208 km/h Tropical storm 39–73 mph 63–118 km/h Category 4 130–156 mph 209–251 km/h Category 1 74–95 mph 119–153 km/h Category 5 ≥157 mph ≥252 km/h Category 2 96–110 mph 154–177 km/h

Map Showing Path and Intensity of the Hurricane ,Created by Master0Garfield using WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Tracks. The background image is from NASA. Tracking data is from from the National Hurricane Center or the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

2. Speeds of Upto 140 mph(220 Kmph)

SOURCE - Alexander Gerst , Flickr

3.Number of Fatalities - 30 Direct and 23 Indirect

Source - The Pennsylvania National Guard,Flickr

SOURCE - S C National Guard,Flcikr

4. Caused More damage than Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Flyod

SOURCE - S.C. Air National Guard,Flickr

5. Economic Loss - 17.9 Billion Dollars ( Insured Losses - 4.8-5 Billion Losses)

SOURCE-SC National Guard,Flickr

6. Massive Flooding

Source - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District,Flickr

SOURCE - S.C. Air National Guard,Flickr

7. As seen From Space

SOURCE - Alexander Gerst , Flickr

8.More from space

SOURCE-NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , From the International Space Station,Flickr

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SOURCE-NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , From the International Space Station,Flickr

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SOURCE -Astronaut Ricky Arnold, from aboard the International Space Station, shared this image of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10, taken as the orbiting laboratory flew over the massive storm.

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