What is List of North Carolina hurricanes (1950–79)?
The '''list of North Carolina hurricanes''' between 1950 and 1979 includes 79 [[tropical cyclone]]s that struck or affected the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]]. ==1950s== August 14, 1953: [[Hurricane Barbara (1953)|Hurricane Barbara]] hits near [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]]. It brings rain and {{convert|90|to|100|mph|adj=on|abbr=off}} winds. Damage is near $1.1 million. One person is killed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tropical Cyclones Affecting North Carolina|publisher=NOAA|url=http://repository.wrclib.noaa.gov/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=nws_tech_memos|access-date=September 10, 2018|archive-date=March 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311045226/http://repository.wrclib.noaa.gov/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=nws_tech_memos|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> August 30-31, 1954: [[Hurricane Carol]] passes just east of the state. It produces wind gusts near {{convert|100|mph|abbr=off}} and rain. Damage is minor. October 15, 1954: [[Hurricane Hazel]] comes ashore at the [[North Carolina]]/[[South Carolina]] border as a mild Category 4 hurricane. The storm destroys 15,000 buildings. It is the most damaging hurricane at the time to affect or hit North Carolina. Damage is near $136 million. Nineteen people are killed by the storm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Hazel|publisher=Web Archive|url=http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/nchaz/htm/hazel.htm|access-date=September 10, 2018|archive-date=February 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211185038/http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/nchaz/htm/hazel.htm|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> August 12, 1955: [[Hurricane Connie]] strikes the [[Outer Banks]]. It drops about {{convert|12|in|cm|abbr=off}} of rain. No deaths are reported in North Carolina. Damage totals are around $80 million. August 17, 1955: [[Hurricane Diane]] strikes near [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] just five days after the previous hurricane. Wind damage is light. There are no deaths in North Carolina. September 18-19, 1955: