Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. Tropical cyclones—storms characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain—regularly affect the state. According to statistical hurricane research between 1886 and 1996 by the North Carolina State Climatology Office, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about once every four years. An estimated 17.5% of all North Atlantic tropical cyclone have affected the state.This list documents 52 tropical cyclones known to have affected the state between 2000 and the present. The most active month is September, with 20 total storms, while November is the least active month with two storms. While the most destructive and intense storm was Hurricane Isabel in 2003, Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 caused the most fatalities. The first storm to impact the state during the period was Hurricane Florence in September 2000, and the most recent was Tropical Storm Ana in May 2015. In terms of windspeeds, Hurricane Isabel was the strongest storm to affect the state, producing maximum sustained winds equivalent to Category 2 status on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale."@en }
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- List_of_North_Carolina_hurricanes_(2000–present) abstract "North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. Tropical cyclones—storms characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain—regularly affect the state. According to statistical hurricane research between 1886 and 1996 by the North Carolina State Climatology Office, a tropical cyclone makes landfall along the coastline about once every four years. An estimated 17.5% of all North Atlantic tropical cyclone have affected the state.This list documents 52 tropical cyclones known to have affected the state between 2000 and the present. The most active month is September, with 20 total storms, while November is the least active month with two storms. While the most destructive and intense storm was Hurricane Isabel in 2003, Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 caused the most fatalities. The first storm to impact the state during the period was Hurricane Florence in September 2000, and the most recent was Tropical Storm Ana in May 2015. In terms of windspeeds, Hurricane Isabel was the strongest storm to affect the state, producing maximum sustained winds equivalent to Category 2 status on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale.".