Hurricane Floyd reached landfall near Cape Fear early Thursday, 9/16/99, packing 110-mph winds and lashing the coast of the Carolinas with drenching rains and spawning several tornadoes.

The eye of the huge storm, came ashore about 3 a.m., preceded by more than a foot of rain, twisters, and more than 300,000 utility customers in North Carolina and South Carolina without power.

Forecasters expected the storm's eye to parallel the North Carolina coast inland from the Outer Banks, traveling through low-lying areas and causing significant erosion, flooding and hurricane-force winds.

Two twisters late Wednesday damaged homes and churches. One person was killed and another was believed dead in separate weather-related accidents.

Another six to 12 inches of rain was possible along the Hurricane's path in addition to the 13 to 16 inches of rain reported along the North Carolina coast by late Wednesday. Wilmington reported more than 13 inches of rain Thursday, which caused flooding in streets and low-lying areas.

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