Hurricane (Typhoon) in Pender, North Carolina

Hurricane (Typhoon) August 26, 1998 – August 27, 1998 · Pender, North Carolina

$11.0M

Damage as recorded

$6.1M

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5664367. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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