... high as 125 MPH. Just prior to landfall to Fran, a small portion of north western Carolina, Bat Cave, Chimney Rock, and Lake Lure areas received up to 11 inches of rain in a three hour period. The rains were the results with about 70 homes and businesses destroyed or damaged. Fran caused not only damage to the east coast but also to ... costly hurricane in the US history. Governor Jim Hunt declared a state of emergency for the state in all 100 counties. Governor predicted that the cost for agriculture and tourism would bi in the billions of dollars from this storm. Warnings, alerts, and...

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