Rare January subtropical storm forms in Atlantic Alex is the first named storm of 2016

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1. I survived Hurricane Alex

and have the T-shirt to prove it

2004

The hurricane produced light damage in the Outer Banks, primarily from flooding and high winds. Over 100 houses were damaged, while numerous cars were disabled from the flooding. Damage totaled about $7.5 million (2004 USD). Alex produced strong waves and rip tides along the East Coast of the United States, causing one death and several injuries.

All the cars on the campsites on Ocracoke Island were submerged, and became total losses. Several hundred cars. The damaged houses were sound-side houses belonging to locals, not elevated on piers like the seaside rentals. The surge came from the sound, not the sea.