NC Hurricanes - Hurricane Arthur Mystery Cache
NC Hurricanes - Hurricane Arthur
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This series of puzzle caches focuses on hurricanes that made landfall in the state of North Carolina. The difficulty level of the cache will correspond to the category level of the storm. Some will be easy and some will be difficult but all will be fun and educational. The final cache container is NOT located at the posted coordinates.
Hurricane Arthur was the earliest known hurricane to make landfall in the state of North Carolina as well as the first named storm of the 2014 season. Hurricane Arthur made landfall at 3:15 UTC over North Carolina's Shackleford Banks, between Cape Lookout and Beaufort. The final cache container is NOT located at the posted coordinates. To find the final cache, please answer the questions below which can be found on the Wikipedia page for Hurricane Arthur. Final Coordinates: N34 A.BCD W76 E.FGH A = Reverse the last two digits of the year Hurricane Arthur made landfall in North Carolina. B = The middle digit of the minimum atmospheric pressure of Hurricane Arthur. C = Hurricane Arthur was a category ________ storm on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. D = The first digit of the number of North Carolina counties for which a state of emergency was declared. E = The peak wind speed of Hurricane Arthur divided by 2 and minus 1. F = Hurricane Arthur reached hurricane status on July ________. G = Arthur was first classified a tropical depression on July ________. H = The date the storm dissipated minus the date the storm formed minus 1.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
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Additional Hints
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