Cite Return to Daily IQ Today's Weather Fact On this date in 1998, Hurricane Bonnie, a category 3 storm, made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina. Bonnie, measured at 400 miles wide, claimed three lives and cost an estimated $1 billion in damages. Other Weather Facts Select month and date: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Related LinksWeather CentralWeather DisastersWeather ExtremesClimateTornado FactsMajor Storms