The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was a hurricane season that began on June 1 and ended on November 30.
First storm formed | June 1 |
Last storm dissipated | December 24 |
Strongest storm | Tony (Most Intense storm in the Atlantic) |
Total depressions | 25 |
Total storms | 25 |
Hurricanes | 13 |
Major hurricanes | 7 |
Total damages | $1500 2018 USD |
Total fatalities | 204 |
Timeline[]
Storms[]
Tropical Storm Alberto[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | June 1 – June 4 | ||
Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 998 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Beryl[]
Category 3 hurricane | |||
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Duration | June 4 – June 13 | ||
Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Chris[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | June 10 – June 16 | ||
Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 996 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Debby[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | June 15 – June 26 | ||
Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Ernesto[]
Category 2 tropical cyclone | |||
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Duration | June 21 – June 28 | ||
Peak intensity | 155 km/h (100 mph) (1-min) 987 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Florence[]
Category 1 hurricane | |||
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Duration | July 1 – July 14 | ||
Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Gordon[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | July 4 – July 11 | ||
Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Helene[]
Category 4 tropical cyclone | |||
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Duration | July 10 – July 20 | ||
Peak intensity | 225 km/h (140 mph) (1-min) 978 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Issac[]
Category 3 hurricane | |||
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Duration | August 1 – August 11 | ||
Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Joyce[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | August 2 – August 13 | ||
Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Kirk[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | August 16 – August 25 | ||
Peak intensity | 65 mph (105 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Leslie[]
Category 5 hurricane | |||
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Duration | September 1 – September 12 | ||
Peak intensity | 185 mph (300 km/h) (1-min) 977 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Micheal[]
Category 2 hurricane | |||
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Duration | September 3 – September 11 | ||
Peak intensity | 105 mph (170 km/h) (1-min) 991 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Nadine[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | September 12 – September 15 | ||
Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Oscar[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | September 20 – September 27 | ||
Peak intensity | 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Patty[]
Category 1 hurricane | |||
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Duration | October 2 – October 12 | ||
Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Rafael[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | October 5 – October 14 | ||
Peak intensity | 55 mph (90 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Sara[]
Category 3 hurricane | |||
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Duration | October 13 – October 23 | ||
Peak intensity | 115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Tony[]
Category 5 hurricane | |||
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Duration | October 19 – October 30 | ||
Peak intensity | 200 mph (320 km/h) (1-min) 974 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Valerie[]
Category 1 hurricane | |||
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Duration | November 1 – November 15 | ||
Peak intensity | 90 mph (145 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm William[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | November 3 – November 10 | ||
Peak intensity | 70 mph (115 km/h) (1-min) 995 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Alpha[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | November 12 – November 16 | ||
Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Beta[]
Category 5 hurricane | |||
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Duration | November 20 – November 30 | ||
Peak intensity | 160 mph (255 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Gamma[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | December 1 – December 3 | ||
Peak intensity | 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 999 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Delta[]
Category 1 hurricane | |||
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Duration | December 15 – December 24 | ||
Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 993 mbar (hPa) |
Names[]
This was the list used to name tropical and subtropical cyclone during 2018 any unused name are marked in gray. This was the second year to use the greek alphabet and this same name list was used in 2012 with the exception of Sara which replaced Sandy, the names Sara,Valerie and William were used for the first time. And for Greek names unused names were marked in Bold.
- Alberto
- Beryl
- Chris
- Debby
- Ernesto
- Florence
- Gordon
- Helene
- Issac
- Joyce
- Kirk
- Leslie
- Micheal
- Nadine
- Oscar
- Patty
- Rafeal
- Sara
- Tony
- Valerie
- William
Greek Names[]
- Alpha
- Beta
- Gamma
- Delta
- Epsilon
- Zeta
- Eta
- Theta
- Iota
- Kappa
- Lambda
- Mu
- Nu
- Omicron
- Pi
- Rho
- Sigma
- Tau
- Upsilon
- Phi
- Chi
- Psi
- Omega
Retirement[]
In Spring of 2019 the WMO retired the names Beryl,Ernesto,Florence,Sara and Tony from the Atlantic naming list the names were replaced by the names Belle,Eddie,Felion,Shelby and Tribet.