When paralleling Self_motion just off the coast of North Carolina , Gladys was responsible for breaking Destroying the state 's worst drought since 1932 , and proved Convincing more beneficial than the minor storm Catastrophe damage Damaging there .

While paralleling the Hawaiian Islands on August 16 , Hiki strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a hurricane Catastrophe .

The cyclone Catastrophe began Process_start to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength steadily and turned Motion southward , paralleling the eastern Australian coast through 31 December .

After reaching Arriving peak winds of 130 mph ( 215 km/h ) that day , Greta weakened while paralleling the northern Honduras coast just offshore .

The storm Catastrophe was propelled Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale northward , rapidly paralleling the East Coast before making landfalls Arriving on Long Island and Connecticut as a Category 3-equivalent hurricane Catastrophe on September 21 .

After paralleling Motion the coast , Newton move Motion ashore near Cabo San Lucas on September 22 .