Clockwise: In the days before Hugo made landfall, residents along the North Carolina coast made preparations for a possible strike, including visits to building supply stores, which sold plywood for use as window covers. (Photo by Drew Wilson; courtesy of the Outer Banks History Center); Struggling to stay alive, hogs from a farm near Trenton wait for rescue on the roof of a swine barn as floodwaters from the Neuse River surround them. The following day, state officials called for reinforcements as they battled to save farm animals across eastern North Carolina from the waters of hurricane Floyd, the worst agricultural disaster in the state's history. (Photo by Mel Nathanson; courtesy of the Raleigh News and Observer); Violent hurricanes and northeasters can bring awesome destruction to coastal areas, as evidenced in this scene from the Ash Wednesday Storm. (Photo courtesy of Roy Hardee)



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