Newspapers
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"The onslaught begins: Floyd bears down on huge swath of N.C." (Click to view full-size.)
Headline, The News & Observer, Sept 16, 1999.
"Floyd leaves N.C. awash: Massive storm kills five; many homes are destroyed." (Click to view full-size.)
Headline, The News & Observer, Sept 17, 1999.
"There are levels of flooding that no one has ever seen in our state." (Click to view full-size.)
Headline quoting state meteorologist Ron Wall, The News & Observer, Sept 17, 1999.
"Hog lagoon break spills 2 million gallons of waste." (Click to view full-size.)
Headline, The News & Observer, Sept 17, 1999.
"A day of trial." Personal stories from Floyd. (Click to view full-size.)
The News & Observer, Sept 17, 1999.
"Greenville in the dark." (Click to view full-size.)
Headline, The Daily Reflector, Sept 18–19, 1999.