the hurricane Catastrophe crossed Motion_directional the state Statement and continued northeastward , passing Motion_directional just east of cape hatteras on october 20 .

although part of the eye passed Motion_directional over hatteras island in the outer banks , its absolute center remained Presence 23 mi ( 37 km/h ) offshore .

the storm downed Self_motion thousands of trees and wrecked Destroying 553 unk of which completely unk a quarter of the cape hatteras population homeless .

it weakened Cause_change_of_strength approaching the southeastern united states , and on september 16 passed Process_end just east of cape hatteras , north carolina with winds of about 100 mph ( 160 km/h ) .

the hurricane Catastrophe passed Self_motion within 85 mi ( 135 km ) of cape hatteras before recurving Self_motion towards the northeast .

while off the united states east coast , the hurricane Catastrophe caused Causation numerous shipping incidents Catastrophe , most notably the stranding of the swedish freighter `` unk '' off cape hatteras , north carolina on september 16 .

early on september 14 , the storm re-emerged Coming_to_be into the atlantic ocean near cape hatteras , north carolina , and transitioned Change into an extratropical cyclone several hours later .