tropical storm bill was a tropical cyclone Catastrophe that produced Creating widespread rainfall across east texas , oklahoma , the midwest , and mid-atlantic .

at the hurricane Catastrophe 's second landfall Arriving , wind damage Damaging was relatively minor , though torrential rainfall , aided Assistance by orthographic lift Motion , caused Causation extensive flooding as far north as the mid-atlantic states .

the storm weakened Cause_change_of_strength significantly , however , before striking Attack the cape fear region , north carolina as a very strong category 2 hurricane , and caused Causation further damage Damaging as it traveled Traveling up the mid-atlantic region and into new england .