Editing New Bern, North Carolina (section)

===Hurricanes===
New Bern's location near the Atlantic coast renders it subject to the effects of [[Atlantic hurricane season]]s. For example, in the 18th century the town suffered severe damage in the [[Great Chesapeake Bay Hurricane of 1769]].<ref name="newbernpaper">Hand, Bill (31 July 2016). [https://www.newbernsj.com/news/20160731/bill-hand-awash-in-hurricanes-wrath-in-1769 Awash in a hurricane's wrath in 1769], ''[[Sun Journal (New Bern, North Carolina)|New Bern Sun Journal]]''</ref>  Other hurricanes such as [[Hurricane Ione]] in 1955 and [[Hurricane Floyd]] in 1999 have also caused significant flooding and damage.<ref name="ione1">Hand, Bill (17 September 2017). [https://www.newbernsj.com/news/20170917/hurricane-ione-was-storm-to-remember Hurricane Ione was a storm to remember], ''[[Sun Journal (New Bern, North Carolina)|New Bern Sun Journal]]''</ref>

In September 2018, [[Hurricane Florence]] made landfall in the United States just south of [[Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina|Wrightsville Beach]], 88.4 miles southwest of New Bern.  A storm surge of up to 13.5 feet, in addition to days of heavy rains, severely flooded various parts of the town. [National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Inundation Map, Sept 13, 2018]