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SC/NC Border to Core Banks, NC: Category 2 Storm

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center 2011 (approx.)
Map of the North Carolina coast with three bands of red, pink, and white segments along the coast with danger probabilities
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Probability of collision, overwash, and inundation under category-2 storm surge conditions. Extensive beach and dune erosion is likely for the entire coast. Over 90% of the coast is likely to overwash in a direct landfall. Inundation of the beach system is likely at 75% of the locations. 

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