Hurricane Diana was the fourth tropical storm, and the strongest storm of the 1984 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Diana was the first major hurricane to hit the Eastern United States in the previous 20 years and the most intense hurricane to strike the coast since Hazel in 1954. Meteorologists helped the people of the Carolina area prepare for the storm, but because of the long stretch of time without hurricanes reaching the east coast, most meteorologists weren't experienced. Diana originally terrified the people of North Carolina coming directly for the coast as a Category 4 hurricane, but things looked as if they were taking a turn for the good, the hurricane turned and came back towards the shore. Diana being the unique storm she was made an anticyclonic loop offshore and it made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane. Forming on September 8, 1984, Diana kept moving northward and wandered across North Carolina for a couple of days during September, dropping heavy rainfall.
Once it left the state and went northeast, Diana quickly evolved into an extratropical cyclone. Three indirect deaths were reported from Diana. One person died from a heart attack while making hurricane preparations, and the other two were from automobile accidents. Following the storm, President Ronald Reagan declared five North Carolina counties as a federal disaster areas. Overall, even though the Hurricane cost $65.5 million in damages the preparation and effective evacuation protocol saved lives.
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