Hurricane Arthur weakens to a post-tropical storm

If conditions align, Hurricane Arthur could break a 3173-day stretch in which no major hurricane has made landfall on United States shores.

NORFOLK, Va. — Hurricane Arthur has moved back over the Atlantic and is projected to remain well offshore this Fourth of July, after making landfall on the southern end of North Carolina's barrier islands Thursday with sustained winds up to 100 mph.

NORFOLK, Va. — Hurricane Arthur has moved back over the Atlantic and is projected to remain well offshore this Fourth of July, after making landfall on the southern end of North Carolina's barrier islands Thursday with sustained winds up to 100 mph.

NORFOLK, Va. — Hurricane Arthur has moved back over the Atlantic and is projected to remain well offshore this Fourth of July, after making landfall on the southern end of North Carolina's barrier islands Thursday with sustained winds up to 100 mph.

000 WTNT41 KNHC 051500 TCDAT1 POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ARTHUR DISCUSSION NUMBER 19 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012014 1100 AM EDT SAT JUL 05 2014 Surface, satellite, and