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Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
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Hurricane Diane
Category 2 Atlantic hurricane in 1955
Hurricane Diane was the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than an estimated $1 billion in damage, including direct costs and the loss of business and personal revenue. It formed on August 7 from a tropical wave between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde. Diane initially…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Wilmington, North Carolina
City in North Carolina, United States
Wilmington is a port city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 as of the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in the state. The county seat of New Hanover County, it is the principal city of the Wilmington metropolitan…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 17
Day of the year
August 17 is the 229th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 136 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)