Hurricane Bonnie (1998)

Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 1998

Hurricane Bonnie was a strong Atlantic tropical cyclone in late August 1998. The storm was a major hurricane with winds near 115 miles per hour (185 kilometres per hour).

Bonnie made landfall near Wilmington and Cape Fear, North Carolina as a strong Category 2 hurricane early on August 27.[1] The storm also caused damage in southeastern Virginia.[2]

The storm killed five people, two directly.

Damage from the storm was near $1 billion.

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