Hurricane (Typhoon) — New Hanover, North Carolina

1998-08-26 to 1998-08-27 · New Hanover, North Carolina

Event narrative

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5664368. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.