Bahamas on
Hatteras Island following the passage of Hurricane Arthur. Between June 30 and July 1, the outer bands of Arthur produced light rain over the northwestern Bahamas, with measured in
Freeport. Winds at
Settlement Point on
Grand Bahama peaked at with gusts to .
Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina Although Arthur remained offshore, large scale northerly flow from the west side of the cyclone sparked scattered severe thunderstorms across Florida for several days. Effects from these storms were generally minor with damage amounting to only $23,000. On July 3 however, one storm produced straight-line winds estimated at and caused two barns to collapse near
Elkton. Similar effects were felt in coastal
Georgia with scattered thunderstorms causing minor damage. Farther north in South Carolina, Arthur produced wind gusts up to along coastal areas, Heavy rains also fell in and around
Myrtle Beach,
North Carolina on July 4 Hurricane Arthur was the earliest recorded landfalling North Carolina hurricane, coming onshore at 03:15
UTC on July 4. At
Cape Lookout, a peak wind gust of and 1-minute
maximum sustained winds of were recorded. A
United States Coast Guard station in
Cape Hatteras observed a peak gust of . Another EF1 tornado was reported in
Martin County, which knocked a tree onto a house. The highest rainfall total measured as a result of Arthur in North Carolina, , was recorded at
Kinston. High tides were reported along the coast, with a peak
storm surge of at
Oregon Inlet. damaged by Arthur's high winds Arthur caused power outages impacting at least 44,000 customers, of which 16,500 were in
Carteret County; another 1,000 outages each occurred in
Craven and
New Hanover counties. and flooding occurred just south of downtown
Wilmington, North Carolina. Meanwhile, at
Wrightsville Beach, the hurricane tore off shingles and partially defoliated palm trees, After experiencing a "communication failure" with Ocracoke Island officials, a generator and communication equipment were delivered via ferry there.
North Carolina Highway 12, the only road linking
Hatteras Island to the mainland, remained closed after Arthur's passage, covered under water and sand. The repair cost for the road was less than $1 million. and northern portions of the North Carolina coastline also experienced significant flooding. Few flight cancellations were made necessary by Arthur's approach along the East Coast, as the storm's impacts were primarily offshore, and damage was limited to strewn debris and inundated roads. Damage in North Carolina amounted to $2.35 million, almost entirely in Dare County alone. The low damage across the state was largely due to the storm's fast motion.
Mid-Atlantic and New England Owing to Arthur's somewhat large size, strong winds and light rains impacted portions of the
Delmarva Peninsula. In
Virginia, sustained winds peaked at at Rappahannock Light with gusts up to . Tropical storm force winds were mostly confined to coastal areas of
Delaware and
Maryland. Maximum storm surge was in Money Point, Virginia and in
Lewes, Delaware. Notable storm tides also occurred in
Connecticut,
New Jersey, and
New York, peaking at in
Bridgeport, Connecticut. The accumulation at New Bedford ranked Arthur as the ninth wettest tropical cyclone on record in the state.
Massachusetts State Police shut down access to parts of
Interstate 195,
Massachusetts Route 18, and
U.S. Route 6 as a precaution. Nearby in Fairhaven, Adams Street was inundated and inaccessible, Minor flooding also led to road closures around
Boston, including the
Interstate 93 tunnel near
Leverett Circle. The
New Bedford Whaling Museum was also flooded, inundated under of water. Several boats were beached, and some flooding occurred at
Cape Cod.
NSTAR reported 8,451 outages, 7,500 of them on Cape Cod, while
National Grid recorded 1,900, of which 1,400 affected customers in
Middlesex County. Moisture from Arthur also aided in the development of damaging thunderstorms across western Massachusetts. Total losses in the state amounted to $889,000. Heavy rain forced a postponement of a game between the
Boston Red Sox and
Baltimore Orioles. In
Maine, tropical storm-force wind gusts downed numerous trees and power lines across eastern portions of the state. Winds on the mainland gusted to while
Machias Seal Island observed . Outages in Maine affected 20,000–25,000 residences, primarily in
Hancock and
Washington counties. Locally significant damage took place in
Aroostook County where heavy rains enabled winds aloft to mix down to the surface.
Atlantic Canada and Quebec on July 5 Powerful winds gusted up to across much of
Nova Scotia, with a confirmed peak value of in
Greenwood and an unconfirmed value of in
Yarmouth. Arthur knocked out power to more than 290,000 individuals in
the Maritimes; 144,000 of those were customers of
Nova Scotia Power (NSP), and 1,500 of
Maritime Electric on
Prince Edward Island. In
New Brunswick, power outages affected upwards of 140,000 individuals, of which 52,000 were situated near
Fredericton, forcing the closure of the local
University of New Brunswick campus. The hurricane forced temporary suspension of the
MV Nova Star ferry service between
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and
Portland, Maine. In
Stratford, Prince Edward Island, a woman died after being struck by a door that was caught by a gust of wind, and in
Woodstock, New Brunswick, a man died when his oxygen support was cut off during a power outage. In some parts of Nova Scotia, damage to the electrical grid was reported to be the worst since
Hurricane Juan in 2003. Damage throughout New Brunswick amounted to at least
C$12.6 million (US$11.8 million). Effects from Arthur extended as far away as
Quebec, where topographic wind enhancement occurred. Gusts of affected the
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region. The heaviest damage took place along the
Chaleur Bay. Severe flooding impacted
Mont-Louis, with 40 homes affected, culverts washed away, and roads rendered impassable. A portion of
Quebec Route 198 near the area was washed away. In nearby
Marsoui, water and sewer service was disrupted with damage estimated in excess of C$4 million (US$3.75 million). ==Aftermath==