hurricane hurricane portions north_carolina virginia coasts month hurricane hit general area twelfth tropical storm sixth hurricane atlantic hurricane season formed september east lesser antilles moved generally north northwest strengthened quickly peak winds mph september major hurricane category saffir simpson scale hurricane remained near intensity days tracking northwest weakened approaching southeastern united_states september passed east cape_hatteras north_carolina winds mph turning northeast hurricane extratropical september moving atlantic_canada eventually dissipating days later threat hurricane prompted widespread tropical cyclone warnings watches eastern united_states prompted people evacuate damage heaviest southeastern north_carolina near combination high tides swollen rivers flooded town north_carolina hurricane caused power outages washed roads damaged crops houses damaged leaving people homeless damage estimated million deaths state drowning hurricane force winds extended southeastern virginia deaths high tides isolated lighthouse near norfolk covered roads farther north people small boat left missing maine person presumed killed boat sank nova scotia meteorological history beginning september area disturbed weather near east lesser antilles time nearly closed circulation utc day ship reported winds mph basis estimated tropical depression developed hours earlier tropical storm time report storm tracked generally north northwest passing northeast based continuity subsequent reports estimated storm intensified hurricane september early september ship reported barometric pressure mbar inhg periphery storm reporting winds mph suggested winds mph making equivalent modern category hurricane saffir simpson scale days hurricane remained near peak intensity tracking northwest time ships reported low pressure strong winds hurricane weakened turned north northwest eastern united_states utc september eye hurricane passed cape_hatteras north_carolina time pressure mbar inhg recorded eye passed pressure mbar inhg recorded based reading estimated hurricane remained east winds mph occurring coast time size storm greatly increased hurricane force winds extended southeastern virginia hurricane turned northeast ahead approaching cold producing tropical storm force winds eastern united_states new_england passing southeast storm increasingly lost tropical characteristics extratropical cyclone utc september landfall eastern nova scotia continuing northeast hurricane crossed subsequently near newfoundland eventually dissipating september southern greenland iceland preparations impact hurricane approaching carolinas weather_bureau issued storm warnings jacksonville florida north_carolina utc september hours later extended northward virginia utc september forecasters predicted hurricane hit north_carolina hours ordered hurricane warnings wilmington north_carolina cape_hatteras time storm warning expanded northward boston massachusetts later maine early warnings gave ample time preparation storm norfolk reducing damages considerably residents virginia evacuated farther inland escape storm outer rainbands hurricane dropped moderate heavy rainfall peaking cape_hatteras storm remaining offshore damage hurricane month prior damage hurricane heaviest near north_carolina storm surge reached higher record set town flooded high tide swollen nearby rivers strong winds city uprooted trees damaged roofs suffered similar slightly lesser damage including hundreds downed trees experienced worst storms memory residents region storm downed telephone telegraph lines roads washed moderate agriculture damage including hundreds drowned livestock flooded cotton crop deaths related damage estimated million people left homeless storm relief agencies provided food medical crews storm victims southeastern virginia winds reached mph norfolk storm produced high tides turned peninsula containing island roads flooded disrupted traffic forced residents travel people lost power executed preparations deaths state damage estimated outside virginia damage minimal north wind peaks included mph new_jersey mph boat required rescue precipitation fell western periphery hurricane associated approaching cold massachusetts storm dropped rainfall passed region new_england high waves damaged waterfront properties boats damaged sank maine rainfall flooded damaged roads people reported missing storm small boat maintaining strong winds time struck canada hurricane washed boat ashore left missing capsized person presumed killed boat sunk nova scotia storm dropped heavy rainfall region including nova scotia hours new_brunswick rains flooded roads damaged crops province high rainfall washed portion rail line
1933 Outer Banks hurricane