Jul 13, 1996
A weakening Tropical Storm Bertha passed across eastern parts of the state on July 13th. Hurricane Bertha made landfall near Wilmington North Carolina close to 5 p.m. EDT on the 12th and moved northnortheast overnight. At 11 p.m. EDT it was 100 miles southwest of Norfolk, at 3 a.m. EDT on the 13th it was 45 miles westsouthwest of Norfolk, at 8 a.m. EDT it was 45 miles south of Dover, at 930 a.m. EDT it was in extreme northeastern Sussex County Delaware, at 11 a.m. EDT it was near Atlantic City
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5562800). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Eastern Ocean County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.