Hurricane Isabel (2003)

Isabel reached Category 5 strength twice over the Atlantic before weakening on its approach to the United States. It came ashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on September 18 as a Category 2, near Drum Inlet, with winds given as 105 mph by one account and near 100 mph by another. Storm surge washed out a portion of Hatteras Island to form what was unofficially called Isabel Inlet, and the worst effects occurred in Virginia, in the Hampton Roads area and along river shores as far west and north as Richmond and Baltimore.

Formed (UTC)

2003-09-06

Dissipated (UTC)

2003-09-20

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

145

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2003249N14329

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, category 5, north carolina, virginia, storm surge, landfall

Coordinates: 22.733080756612168, -62.799242269836505

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2000 to 2007 seasons

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