It passed through the Mid-Atlantic States as it deteriorated into a tropical storm , and lost its tropical identity over southern Maine .
On September 16 , Floyd made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in North Carolina , and moved northeastward along the Eastern Seaboard .
It passed through the Eastern Seaboard   as it deteriorated into a tropical storm , and lost its tropical identity over southern Maine .
On September 16 , Floyd made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in North Carolina , and moved northeastward along the Eastern Seaboard .