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struck the Bahama's and the East Coast of the United States in 1999
- the third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season

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- originated from a low pressure area in the Gulf of Honduras on September 7
- then drifted eastward in the next few days

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- the Pamlico River and estuarine environment are still suffering from damage today (NC)
- Millions of farm animals drowned in the flooding
- Nearly half of all the peanut, cotton, soybean, sweet potato, and tobacco crops were lost

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- between the U.S. and the Bahamas, there was an estimated $4.5 billion in damages
- Most of the roads east of I-95 were flooded
- Over 80,000 of their homes were destroyed or damaged, as were 75,000 of their cars and trucks (NC)

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- There were 57 deaths, 56 in the US and 1 in Grand Bahama Island
- 56,000 homes damaged
- 10,000 people housed in temporary shelters

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- Snowstorm hits the Midwestern US in January
- Columbine High School Shooting in April
- The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton opens in the U.S. Senate

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Compared to Hurricane Matthew
- Matthew was category 5 where Floyd was a large category 3
- they struck around the same time (September) however Mathew was in 2016
the image shows the difference between Matthew and Floyd