A University of Oklahoma student plotted every U.S. hurricane landfall since 1851, totaling 307. The mid-Atlantic region, particularly around Washington D.C., has seen very few direct hurricane ...

Hurricane Helene was the deadliest tropical ... It was also because it moved fast - 30 mph forward speed when inland - and the ground previously soaked by heavy rain made it easier for trees ...

Debris left from Helene, which was a hurricane when it made landfall ... needles, twigs, at the ground level), weather (dry and windy), and ignition." He added that in the Southeast, nearly ...