The North Carolina Flood - July 14, 15, 16, 1916 #220477

Storms of this type usually form to the south and southwest of a sort or semi-permanent area of high pressure which occupies the middle Atlantic Ocean during the summer and early fall months. As the season advances. They develop farther and farther to the westward along the southern limit of the northeast trade winds, and us ually between 8 and 20 degrees north latitude.