Furniture industry lends helping hand to Hurricane Floyd victims: 1999.The residential furniture industry is lending a hand to help victims of Hurricane Floyd This article is about the 1999 hurricane. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Floyd (disambiguation). Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. and the subsequent flooding that occurred in mid-September. Furniture Brands International which is based in St. Louis but has facilities in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , has made a $100,000 cash donation to the North Carolina Hurricane Floyd Relief Fund established by Gov. James Hunt This article is about the racing driver. For other people named James Hunt, see James Hunt (disambiguation). James Simon Wallis Hunt (b. 29 August 1947, Belmont, Surrey – d. to assist families and businesses damaged by the recent flooding caused by Hurricane Floyd. Hurricane Floyd dropped up to 20 inches of rain across eastern North Carolina Eastern North Carolina or (often abbreviated as ENC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the eastern third of North Carolina. It includes the Outer and Inner banks, thus it is often known geographically as the state's coastal region. in mid-September, causing widespread flooding that left as many as 47 people dead and creating billions of dollars of damage. The High Point, NC-based American Furniture Manufacturers Assn. has organized a program for furniture manufacturers, retailers and others to donate merchandise. |
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