While it was a Category 2 hurricane off the coast of the Northeastern United States , the storm became Becoming the largest Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe on record ( as measured by diameter , with tropical-storm-force winds spanning Body_movement ) .

Offshore North Carolina , high waves of 34 feet ( 10 m ) and tropical-storm-force winds damaged Damaging three boats ; their combined Cause_to_amalgamate nine passengers were rescued Rescuing by the Coast Guard , although all nine sustained injuries Bodily_harm .

Weakening quickly after landfall , its remnants lashed the Southwestern United States with tropical-storm-force winds , torrential Motion rain and flooding Motion .