Hurricane Floyd Entry on WikipediaHurricane Floyd was a major hurricane which struck the Bahamas and the United States in 1999. The massive storm caused the largest peacetime evacuation ever in the U.S., with millions fleeing from coastal areas in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. The storm paralleled the coast of the four states, only about 60-70 miles (100-110 km) offshore, narrowly averting disaster for hundreds of miles of coastline.
Floyd made landfall on the North Carolina coast on September 16, and went on to cause torrential rains and high winds throughout the rest of the mid-atlantic as far north as New York City. By the time Floyd hit the shore, it was significantly weaker than it was at sea, which was caused by the collapsing of its concentric eyes. Nevertheless, Floyd caused large power outages and flood damage across the mid-Atlantic. Recently, Floyd has been compared to Hurricane Isabel.
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Clinton makes disaster declarations (USA Today Article)
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - Calling Hurricane Floyd ''one of the most serious hurricanes ever to threaten the United States,'' President Clinton issued disaster declarations for Florida and Georgia in anticipation of the destruction the storm may wreak on the southeastern U.S. coast.
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Hurricane Floyd Page at the National Hurricane CenterThis page has all sorts of interesting info on Floyd, although it doesn't have anything on Clinton's response.
FEMA's List of 1999 Federal Disaster DeclarationsFollow the various Hurricane Floyd links for articles about specific disaster areas.
And finally, there's this wonderful little article (warning - irony may be fatal in some circumstances):
King of Chaos: The Fiasco of Floydby James Bovard, January 2000
Hurricane Floyd was quickly labeled "the King of Chaos" by southerners. Unfortunately, foolish evacuation orders and foul-ups disrupted the lives of far more people than were seriously hassled by the hurricane itself. Not surprisingly, the spin is on to portray "the largest peacetime evacuation in the history of the United States" as a triumph.
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What a jackass...