By: Audra D. S. Burch, Patricia Mazzei, Lazaro Gamio, Kate Selig, John Yoon, Remy Tumin, Hank Sanders, Emily Schmall, Jennifer Reed, Orlando Mayorquín, Emmett Lindner, Jenna Russell, Jesus Jiménez, Judson Jones
The state’s preparations probably limited the impact of the storm, one of the strongest to ever hit the state. At least 12 deaths were tied to the hurricane.