Wilmington

North Carolina

2016 Population Estimate: 117,525

FEMA ranked Wilmington the 9th most hurricane-vulnerable mainland US area. Wilmington felt the effects of Bonnie (Category 3 at impact) in 1998, and Fran (Category 3 at impact) in 1996.

Wilmington has a 5.49% chance of being in the path of a tropical cyclone in any year.

Tropical Depression: 1.37%
Tropical Storm: 2.02%
Category 1 Hurricane: 0.74%
Category 2 Hurricane: 0.9%
Category 3 Hurricane: 0.5%
Category 4 Hurricane: 0%
Category 5 Hurricane: 0%