North Carolina and South Carolina, which are frequently affected by hurricanes and tropical storms, have seen numerous extreme rainfall events in recent years:
- Record-setting rainstorms in October 2015
- Hurricane Matthew in 2016
- Hurricane Florence in 2018
- An unnamed storm in September 2024
- And now #HurricaneHelene

Why these “rare” events are becoming very-not-rare for the Carolinas specifically:
https://theconversation.com/why-are-so-many-historically-rare-storms-hitting-the-carolinas-geography-puts-these-states-at-risk-and-climate-change-is-loading-the-dice-240178
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Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice

If your area experiences a 1,000-year rainfall event, don’t assume that you’re off the hook for the next 999 years.

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