https://phys.org/news/2018-09-nasa-noaa-satellite-land-falling-hurricane-florence.html > Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina at 7:15 AM EDT (1115 UTC) with estimated maximum winds of 90 mph (150 km/h), and a minimum central pressure estimate of 958 millibars. > Four hours before landfall NASA- NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite analyzed the large storm.