Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998

Name: Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998
Start: 1998-08-26T09:00
End: 1998-08-27T06:00
Location: North Carolina

August 26 to 27, 1998 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hurricane (typhoon), as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $11 million
Crop damage: $6.1 million
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.

Hurricane (Typhoon), Pender

When: August 26, 9:00 AM EST to August 27, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Pender forecast zone
Property damage: $11 million
Crop damage: $6.1 million
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Hurricane Bonnie moved slowly up the county coastline with the more powerful wind on the east side of the storm remaining offshore. The highest wind gust report was 98 MPH in Topsail Beach. Rainfall was around 10 inches, causing widespread flooding and the closing of many roads through midmorning of the 27th. Storm surge was 5 to 7 feet, with minor barrier island overwash from the sound side, and little if any from the ocean side. Federal Disaster declared.

What these are

Hurricane (Typhoon): A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, August 1998 The 1998 hurricane season

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5664367.