WRAL Raleigh Hurricane Hazel Documentary

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On Tonight on WRAL Raleigh 730pm

For those that may have missed it, a lot of streaming media and slideshows are on the net here:

http://www.wral.com/hurricanes/3698406/detail.html



Hazel
On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel delivered a devastating blow to North Carolina. It was the only category 4 hurricane to hit the state in the 20th century, and by most measures, was the worst.


WATCH SPECIAL

Part 1: A look at October 1954
Part 2: On the eve of Hurricane Hazel, many people in N.C. went to bed thinking the storm was still a long way off...
Part 3:When Hazel hit, many people worried about their homes, their businesses and their families.
Part 4: If it is not a matter of "if" there is going to be another Hazel but "when," are we ready for it?

Online Extras


Learn more about the destructive storm through a radio broadcast, home moves and photos:


WPTF Radio Broadcast
Listen as WPTF radio announcer Carl Goerch delivers one of the first reports of Hazel's aftermath on Oct. 16, 1954. He flew along the coast in a DC-3 to view the damage along Long Beach and Wrightsville Beach.


Hazel Home Movie:
The Polvino family shares their home movies of Hazel's aftermath near Topsail Island. (No audio)



ONLINE RESOURCES
Jay Barnes On Hurricanes
Hurricane Hazel Storm Surge
NOAA: Hurricane Hazel
The Wrath Of Hurrcane Hazel CBC/Radio-Canada
DisasterHQ: Hurricane Hazel




Slideshows:
View photos of Hazel's aftermath along the North Carolina coast and inland:
Southport
Carolina Beach/Wrightsville Beach
Wilson


What If?
What would happen if a Category 4 hurricane, like Hazel, tracked further east across the Pamlico Sound, similar to the path taken by Hurricane Isabel in 2003? Coastal geologist Stan Riggs offers perspective.


Hazel carved a broad path of destruction from the Caribbean to Canada, becoming one of the deadliest and costliest storms in the history of our state and nation.

Hazel hit the North Carolina coast on a high lunar tide with winds up to 140 mph. It created an 18-foot storm surge on the state's southeastern beaches. The combination of wind, storm surge and flooding proved deadly, killing 19 people and injuring 200 more. The damage to property by today's standards would be nearly $10 billion.

Veteran WRAL News anchor Charlie Gaddy revisits that infamous day with those who survived the storm and those who keep a watchful eye on the skies today

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Hazel's reach was far...
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-70-77/disa ... ane_hazel/