Hurricane Bonnie (1998)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 19–31, 1998

Peak wind
115 mph
185 km/h · Aug 23
Peak category
Cat 3
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
954 mb
Landfalls
1
North Carolina
Lifetime
11.8 d
Aug 19 – Aug 31
Distance
4,632 mi
7,454 km
ACE
24.8
storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Bonnie

Hurricane Bonnie (1998) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic season. It formed on August 19, 1998, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 954 mb on August 23, 1998, and made landfall 11 mi NE of Murraysville, North Carolina on August 27, 1998 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph). It rapidly intensified by 35 mph in 24 hours (to 98 mph on August 22, 1998). The storm lasted 11.8 days and travelled about 4,632 miles (7,454 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfall and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
August 27, 1998 · 04:00 UTC11 mi NE of Murraysville, North CarolinaCat 2 109 mph964 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
Wilmington, North Carolina14 miAug 27 · 02:00 UTCCat 2 109 mph
Norfolk, Virginia73 miAug 28 · 02:00 UTCCat 1 79 mph
Chesapeake, Virginia71 miAug 28 · 02:00 UTCCat 1 79 mph
Virginia Beach, Virginia64 miAug 28 · 04:00 UTCCat 1 82 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 49 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 19 12:00TD 29 mph1009 mb14.7°N 48.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 19 18:00TD 35 mph1009 mb15.4°N 50.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 20 00:00TD 35 mph1009 mb16.2°N 52.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 20 06:00TD 35 mph1008 mb16.9°N 54.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 20 12:00TS 40 mph1007 mb17.3°N 57.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 20 18:00TS 40 mph1006 mb18.2°N 59.6°W165 mi ENE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Aug 21 00:00TS 46 mph1005 mb18.7°N 61.3°W115 mi NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Aug 21 06:00TS 52 mph1002 mb19.1°N 62.9°W125 mi N of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Aug 21 12:00TS 58 mph1000 mb19.5°N 64.5°W85 mi NNE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Aug 21 18:00TS 63 mph999 mb20.3°N 65.9°W127 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aug 22 00:00Cat 1 75 mph991 mb21.1°N 67.3°W186 mi NNW of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Aug 22 06:00Cat 1 81 mph989 mb21.8°N 68.7°W183 mi NNE of Nagua, Dominican Republic
Aug 22 12:00Cat 1 86 mph980 mb22.3°N 69.8°W161 mi ENE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 22 18:00Cat 2 98 mph970 mb23.0°N 70.5°W140 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 23 00:00Cat 2 104 mph962 mb23.4°N 71.0°W137 mi NE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 23 06:00Cat 2 109 mph960 mb23.8°N 71.3°W152 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 23 12:00Cat 3 115 mph958 mb24.1°N 71.5°W167 mi NNE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 23 18:00Cat 3 115 mph955 mb24.4°N 71.7°W184 mi N of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Aug 24 00:00Cat 3 115 mph954 mb24.8°N 71.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 24 06:00Cat 3 115 mph960 mb25.2°N 72.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 24 12:00Cat 3 115 mph962 mb25.6°N 72.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 24 18:00Cat 3 115 mph962 mb26.1°N 72.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 25 00:00Cat 3 115 mph963 mb26.9°N 73.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 25 06:00Cat 3 115 mph962 mb27.8°N 73.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 25 12:00Cat 3 115 mph963 mb28.8°N 74.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 25 18:00Cat 3 115 mph963 mb29.8°N 75.6°Wopen ocean
Aug 26 00:00Cat 3 115 mph958 mb30.8°N 76.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 26 06:00Cat 3 115 mph964 mb31.7°N 77.3°W168 mi ESE of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Aug 26 12:00Cat 3 115 mph965 mb32.7°N 77.8°W93 mi SE of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Aug 26 18:00Cat 3 115 mph962 mb33.4°N 77.8°W58 mi S of Wilmington, North Carolina
Aug 27 00:00Cat 2 109 mph963 mb34.0°N 77.7°W15 mi SE of Masonboro, North Carolina
Aug 27 04:00Cat 2 LANDFALL 109 mph964 mb34.4°N 77.7°W11 mi NE of Murraysville, North Carolina
Aug 27 06:00Cat 2 98 mph965 mb34.5°N 77.5°W18 mi SSW of Jacksonville, North Carolina
Aug 27 12:00Cat 1 86 mph974 mb34.9°N 77.1°W11 mi W of Havelock, North Carolina
Aug 27 18:00TS 69 mph980 mb35.4°N 76.6°W32 mi NE of New Bern, North Carolina
Aug 28 00:00Cat 1 75 mph983 mb35.8°N 75.9°W39 mi SSE of Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Aug 28 06:00Cat 1 86 mph985 mb36.2°N 75.1°W66 mi SE of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aug 28 12:00Cat 1 75 mph990 mb36.7°N 74.3°W93 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aug 28 18:00TS 69 mph991 mb37.3°N 73.2°W131 mi SE of Ocean Pines, Maryland
Aug 29 00:00TS 52 mph993 mb38.3°N 71.4°W179 mi ESE of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Aug 29 06:00TS 52 mph999 mb39.2°N 69.6°W173 mi SSE of Hyannis, Massachusetts
Aug 29 12:00TS 52 mph999 mb40.2°N 67.8°W157 mi SE of Harwich, Massachusetts
Aug 29 18:00TS 52 mph1000 mb41.6°N 64.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 30 00:00TS 52 mph1000 mb42.9°N 61.5°W159 mi SE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Aug 30 06:00TS 52 mph1000 mb44.3°N 57.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 30 12:00TS 52 mph1000 mb44.5°N 53.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 30 18:00TS extratropical52 mph998 mb44.0°N 50.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 31 00:00TS extratropical52 mph996 mb44.0°N 45.0°Wopen ocean
Aug 31 06:00TS extratropical46 mph996 mb43.0°N 41.0°Wopen ocean

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Bonnie make landfall?

Bonnie made landfall once: 11 mi NE of Murraysville, North Carolina on August 27, 1998 at 04:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds.

What category was Bonnie?

At its peak on August 23, 1998, Bonnie was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h) and a central pressure of 954 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did Bonnie last?

11.8 days, from August 19, 1998 to August 31, 1998, including 156 hours at hurricane strength (84 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,632 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Bonnie?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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