Sep 16, 2018
Hurricane Florence began its long Atlantic trek from the Cape Verde Islands in early September. It made landfall near Wrightsville Beach during the morning of September 14th. The barometric pressure at landfall was 959 millibars, or 28.32 inches.The strongest winds were recorded at 106 mph at Cape Lookout, as well as 105 mph measured at the Wilmington International Airport. In addition to the strong storm surge, there was historic rainfall totals of 20 to 25 inches, with isolated totals of 35 i
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 786483). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bladen County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.