Hurricane (Typhoon), Bertie
- When
- August 26, 8:00 PM EST to August 28, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bertie forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3.4 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.066, -76.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 1998
Hurricane Bonnie moved along the coast of northeast North Carolina on August 27th. Very strong winds and heavy rains associated with Bonnie's spiral bands hammered northeast North Carolina Thursday afternoon into early Friday morning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $13 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Hurricane Bonnie moved along the coast of northeast North Carolina on August 27th. Very strong winds and heavy rains associated with Bonnie's spiral bands hammered northeast North Carolina Thursday afternoon into early Friday morning. The highest sustained wind speed recorded at the Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station (ECG) was 59 mph with gusts to 73 mph. The Currituck county EOC reported a gust to 93 mph. Numerous trees and power lines blown down resulted in scattered property damage and widespread power outages. A 12 year old girl was killed when a large tree fell on her home. Coastal Pasquotank and Camden counties in North Carolina experienced approximately a 6 foot surge in the Albemarle Sound flooding coastal sections of those counties including the business district of downtown Elizabeth City. Chowan county experienced a 5 to 6 foot surge from the Albemarle Sound causing some flooding in Edenton. Currituck county reported only minor flooding from the Currituck Sound. Rainfall amounts generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches and caused some street flooding. The lowest sea level pressure recorded at the Elizabeth City Coast Guard Station (ECG) was 995.7 mb.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.
Hurricane (Typhoon), Camden
- When
- August 26, 8:00 PM EST to August 28, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.342, -76.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Chowan
- When
- August 26, 8:00 PM EST to August 28, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chowan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.127, -76.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Eastern Currituck
- When
- August 26, 8:00 PM EST to August 28, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Currituck forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.367, -75.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Western Currituck
- When
- August 26, 8:00 PM EST to August 28, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Currituck forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.367, -75.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Pasquotank
- When
- August 26, 8:00 PM EST to August 28, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasquotank forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.265, -76.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Perquimans
- When
- August 26, 8:00 PM EST to August 28, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Perquimans forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.177, -76.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane (Typhoon), Western Currituck | 1998-08-27 | 12 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
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
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 28, 1998
- Hurricane in Virginia, August 26 to 28, 1998
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1998
- Hurricane in South Carolina, August 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Utah, August 26, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, August 26, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, August 26, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, August 26, 1998
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, August 1998The 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: 5664940, 5664941, 5664942, 5664943, 5664944, 5664945, 5664946.