Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998

Name: Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998
Start: 1998-08-26T06:00
End: 1998-08-27T05:00
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: $26 million
Crop damage: None recorded
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), New Hanover

When: August 26, 6:00 AM EST to August 27, 5:00 AM EST
Where: New Hanover forecast zone
Property damage: $26 million
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The eye of slow-moving Hurricane Bonnie made landfall at Cape Fear during the late afternon and moved up thecoast, with the stronger east side of the storm remaining offshore. Wind gusts were generally around 100 MPH along the coast and lighter inland.At the airport, gusts reached 74 MPH. Rainfall amounts were around 10 inches, causing ponding of water and flooding across the north end of the county around Castle Hayne. Storm surge was 7 to 9 feet, with most barrier island overwash from the sound side, not 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: 5664368.