Hurricane Margot (2023)

Hurricane Margot was a moderate Category 1 that struck the Carolinas in the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The fourteenth named storm and sixth and final hurricane 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Margot formed from a tropical wave over Cuba. The wave showed signs of organization. The wave could not form over Cuba but once it exited the coast, the wave was upgraded to a tropical depression. The waters were warm enough and the environment seemed favorable. Later on October 14, the NHC upgraded Tropical Depression Fourteen to Tropical Storm Margot. Margot moved very slowly near the Turks and Caicos islands. Margot started to move northwestward, just north of the Bahamas. This was when Margot was upgraded once more to a category 1 hurricane. Margot began moving rapidly towards the Carolina coast. Because of its rapid movement, Margot weakened to a tropical storm at landfall. Margot caused moderate flooding in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. The remnants of Margot looped around and dropped about an inch or two across New England and Southern Canada.

The storm ended up causing nearly 53 million dollars in damage and killing 4 people in the Bahamas and 1 in Virginia.