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Hurricane Bonnie (1998)

Atlantic storm, 08/19/1998 to 08/31/1998. Peak: Category 3.

Peak strength
Category 3
Peak winds
115 mph
100 knots
Lowest pressure
954 mb
Duration
12 days

Storm track

49 positions from NOAA's best-track data, colored by strength at each point

  • Depression
  • Tropical storm
  • Cat 1
  • Cat 2
  • Cat 3
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5

U.S. landfalls

  • North Carolina08/27/1998 11:00 UTC · 109 mph (Category 2) · 34.4°N, 77.7°W
All track points (49)
Time (UTC)PositionStatusWindPressure
08/19/1998 19:00 UTC14.7°N, 48.1°WTropical depression29 mph1,009 mb
08/20/1998 01:00 UTC15.4°N, 50.1°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/20/1998 07:00 UTC16.2°N, 52.2°WTropical depression35 mph1,009 mb
08/20/1998 13:00 UTC16.9°N, 54.7°WTropical depression35 mph1,008 mb
08/20/1998 19:00 UTC17.3°N, 57.3°WTropical storm40 mph1,007 mb
08/21/1998 01:00 UTC18.2°N, 59.6°WTropical storm40 mph1,006 mb
08/21/1998 07:00 UTC18.7°N, 61.3°WTropical storm46 mph1,005 mb
08/21/1998 13:00 UTC19.1°N, 62.9°WTropical storm52 mph1,002 mb
08/21/1998 19:00 UTC19.5°N, 64.5°WTropical storm58 mph1,000 mb
08/22/1998 01:00 UTC20.3°N, 65.9°WTropical storm63 mph999 mb
08/22/1998 07:00 UTC21.1°N, 67.3°WHurricane75 mph991 mb
08/22/1998 13:00 UTC21.8°N, 68.7°WHurricane81 mph989 mb
08/22/1998 19:00 UTC22.3°N, 69.8°WHurricane86 mph980 mb
08/23/1998 01:00 UTC23.0°N, 70.5°WHurricane98 mph970 mb
08/23/1998 07:00 UTC23.4°N, 71.0°WHurricane104 mph962 mb
08/23/1998 13:00 UTC23.8°N, 71.3°WHurricane109 mph960 mb
08/23/1998 19:00 UTC24.1°N, 71.5°WHurricane115 mph958 mb
08/24/1998 01:00 UTC24.4°N, 71.7°WHurricane115 mph955 mb
08/24/1998 07:00 UTC24.8°N, 71.8°WHurricane115 mph954 mb
08/24/1998 13:00 UTC25.2°N, 72.1°WHurricane115 mph960 mb
08/24/1998 19:00 UTC25.6°N, 72.4°WHurricane115 mph962 mb
08/25/1998 01:00 UTC26.1°N, 72.8°WHurricane115 mph962 mb
08/25/1998 07:00 UTC26.9°N, 73.2°WHurricane115 mph963 mb
08/25/1998 13:00 UTC27.8°N, 73.8°WHurricane115 mph962 mb
08/25/1998 19:00 UTC28.8°N, 74.7°WHurricane115 mph963 mb
08/26/1998 01:00 UTC29.8°N, 75.6°WHurricane115 mph963 mb
08/26/1998 07:00 UTC30.8°N, 76.4°WHurricane115 mph958 mb
08/26/1998 13:00 UTC31.7°N, 77.3°WHurricane115 mph964 mb
08/26/1998 19:00 UTC32.7°N, 77.8°WHurricane115 mph965 mb
08/27/1998 01:00 UTC33.4°N, 77.8°WHurricane115 mph962 mb
08/27/1998 07:00 UTC34.0°N, 77.7°WHurricane109 mph963 mb
08/27/1998 11:00 UTC34.4°N, 77.7°WHurricane (landfall)109 mph964 mb
08/27/1998 13:00 UTC34.5°N, 77.5°WHurricane98 mph965 mb
08/27/1998 19:00 UTC34.9°N, 77.1°WHurricane86 mph974 mb
08/28/1998 01:00 UTC35.4°N, 76.6°WTropical storm69 mph980 mb
08/28/1998 07:00 UTC35.8°N, 75.9°WHurricane75 mph983 mb
08/28/1998 13:00 UTC36.2°N, 75.1°WHurricane86 mph985 mb
08/28/1998 19:00 UTC36.7°N, 74.3°WHurricane75 mph990 mb
08/29/1998 01:00 UTC37.3°N, 73.2°WTropical storm69 mph991 mb
08/29/1998 07:00 UTC38.3°N, 71.4°WTropical storm52 mph993 mb
08/29/1998 13:00 UTC39.2°N, 69.6°WTropical storm52 mph999 mb
08/29/1998 19:00 UTC40.2°N, 67.8°WTropical storm52 mph999 mb
08/30/1998 01:00 UTC41.6°N, 64.8°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
08/30/1998 07:00 UTC42.9°N, 61.5°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
08/30/1998 13:00 UTC44.3°N, 57.0°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
08/30/1998 19:00 UTC44.5°N, 53.5°WTropical storm52 mph1,000 mb
08/31/1998 01:00 UTC44.0°N, 50.0°WExtratropical52 mph998 mb
08/31/1998 07:00 UTC44.0°N, 45.0°WExtratropical52 mph996 mb
08/31/1998 13:00 UTC43.0°N, 41.0°WExtratropical46 mph996 mb

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best-track data · Positions every 6 hours plus landfall and peak times; winds are 1-minute sustained

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