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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Dare County, North Carolina, Nags Head, North Carolina, Ocracoke, North Carolina, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, Southern Shores, North Carolina, Effects of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina, Banker horse, Cape Hatteras Light, Jockey's Ridge State Park, Pea Island Life-Saving Station, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Bodie Island Light, Cape Lookout Lighthouse, North Carolina Highway 12, Rodanthe, North Carolina, Corolla, North Carolina, Oregon Inlet, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Portsmouth Island, North Carolina, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Theatre of Dare, Hatteras, North Carolina, Hatteras Island, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Pamlico Sound, Ocracoke Light, Graveyard of the Atlantic, Buxton, North Carolina, Ocracoke Inlet, Isabel Inlet, Hatteras Inlet, Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Frisco, North Carolina, Avon, North Carolina, Waves, North Carolina, Salvo, North Carolina, Duck, North Carolina, Shawboro, North Carolina, Portsmouth, North Carolina, Hatteras Histories and Mysteries Museum, New Inlet, Colington Island. Excerpt: The effects of Hurricane Isabel on North Carolina were the worst from a hurricane since Hurricane Floyd made landfall in 1999. Hurricane Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6, 2003 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It moved northwestward, and within an environment of light wind shear and warm waters it steadily strengthened to reach peak winds of 165 mph (265 km/h) on September 11. After fluctuating in intensity for four days, Isabel gradually weakened and made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) on September 18. It quickly weakened over land and became extratropical over western Pennsylvania the next day. Isabel produced moderate to heavy damage across...