hurricane hurricane impacted carolinas mid-atlantic states new_england atlantic hurricane season storm season originated low pressure area associated cold located east northern florida low developed tropical depression july tracking north northeastward tropical storm day turned westward high pressure area positioned north intensified weak hurricane coast carolinas july early july landfall near south_carolina curved northeast fall line tropical depression entered atlantic july quickly tropical storm began faster july passed weather systems helped storm maintain intensity transitioned extratropical cyclone july neared canadian maritime provinces overall structural damage minimal driver killed georgetown south_carolina fallen tree indirect deaths caused poor road conditions wrought storm new_england areas experienced heavy rains thousand people evacuated broken tree limbs shattered windows power outages little damage occurred brought total tornadoes caused minor damage north_carolina heaviest rainfall occurred north central south_carolina rainfall amounted inches tides ranged feet normal coast drought like conditions present carolinas time rainfall produced area beneficial extratropical cyclone produced heavy rains strong winds sunk ship damage caused estimated usd meteorological history origins attributed deepening low pressure area tracked great lakes related cold traveled southeastward stationary atlantic extending northern florida bermuda july spawned separate cut cold core low coast carolinas complex scenario resulted formation tropical depression later day slowly north northeastward tropical cyclones origin typically remain small size evolve slowly complied pattern convection began increase july supported basis showers observed north depression anticyclone large mass air rotating clockwise intensified depression vicinity resulting pressure gradient increasing winds north center depression depression intensified tropical storm early july reconnaissance flight storm late afternoon observed maximum sustained winds mph minimum pressure mbar hpa inhg began curve westward late july reached peak intensity minimum central pressure mbar hpa inhg drifted west early july result surface high north steady intensification continued day storm attained hurricane status morning july approximately utc july hurricane landfall near south_carolina shortly began curving northwestward fall line eventually weakened tropical depression depression abruptly turned east northeast north_carolina afternoon hours july began accelerate curved slightly northeast eventually regained tropical storm status late july emerged atlantic southern fringe near mouth chesapeake_bay approximately utc july rapidly traveled northeastward day passed near mid morning july series passed near storm producing high level outflow helped maintain intensity later july moved ashore new_brunswick landfall following day storm subsequently moved quebec transitioned extratropical cyclone preparations impact prompted hurricane watch gale warnings areas extending cape_hatteras north_carolina charleston south_carolina hurricane warning areas georgetown south_carolina july preliminary alert issued naval marine areas carolinas norfolk virginia special forecasts weather_bureau office columbia south_carolina activated radio utc july thousand people evacuated areas south_carolina including sullivan island issuance emergency flood forecast columbia south_carolina occurred result highest rainfall total measured inches south_carolina unofficial sources east columbia south_carolina measured rainfall totals inches tides ranged feet normal total tornadoes reported association direct death caused addition indirect deaths little damage attributed hurricane downed tree limbs broken windows damage estimated usd south_carolina driver killed georgetown route fallen tree main street georgetown topped banks resulting flooding impacted business area georgetown tides feet normal point landfall tides approximately feet normal sullivan island people normal population approximately chose evacuate strong winds accompanied snapped tree limbs shattered windows damaged roofs knocked power charleston little damage wrought points state measured inches rainfall including columbia charleston river rose dramatically near columbia hurricane rainfall totaled inches reliable unofficial sources state figure inches thousand sought safety red_cross shelters schools weather_bureau announced safe charleston return homes shortly storm came ashore rainfall produced beneficial drought stricken regions albeit provide significant relief moved inland tornadoes touched north_carolina virginia maryland outer bands storm tornado observed near head utc july second observed minutes later tornadoes caused minimal damage damaged buildings second uprooted trees toppled power poles addition noted offshore north_carolina near mid morning july near ferry damage reported prior storm landfall carolinas tides wilmington north_carolina feet normal tides near level areas southern fringes north_carolina new_england indirect deaths resulted traffic accidents highways result slippery conditions roads wrought rains boston inches rainfall measured inches fell cities new_jersey maine tides foot feet normal rainfall mid-atlantic peaked inches new_jersey rainfall new_england peaked inches lake connecticut rainfall recorded georgia delaware pennsylvania new_york connecticut rhode_island vermont new_hampshire maine impacts canada occurred hurricane transitioned extratropical cyclone brought strong winds coast nova scotia small vessels sought safety ship sank near people board later rescued damage reported island new_brunswick inches rainfall produced damage known reported
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