The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was a season which saw above average activity.
Storms[]
Tropical Storm Alberto[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | May 24 – May 27 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Alberto affected Bermuda, killing two people and causing $1 million (2018 USD).
Hurricane Beryl[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 6 – June 11 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 987 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Beryl had no land effects whatsoever.
Tropical Storm Chris[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 15 – June 20 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
Chris grazed the United States East Coast and Atlantic Canada. It caused $38 million (2018 USD) in losses and five fatalities.
Tropical Depression Four[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 1 – July 2 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Debby[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 18 – July 30 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 939 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Ernesto[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 31 – August 6 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 972 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Florence[]
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 5 – August 13 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 944 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Gordon[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 12 – August 16 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Helene[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 16 – August 28 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 135 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 940 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 6 | 0.00 | Storm | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
| Total=0.00 | |||||
ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season totals.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2018 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto | May 24 – May 27 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 996 | Bermuda | 1 | 2 |
| Beryl | June 6 – June 11 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 987 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Chris | June 15 – June 20 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 988 | Nova Scotia, US East Coast (Massachusetts)(North Carolina) | 38 | 5 |
| Four | July 1 – July 2 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1004 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Debby | July 18 – July 30 | Category 4 hurricane | 140 (220) | 939 | US Gulf Coast (Alabama), Mexico, Jamaica | 10,500 | 111 |
| Ernesto | July 31 – August 6 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 972 | US East Coast (Virginia) , The Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola | 190 | 10 |
| Florence | August 5 – August 13 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 944 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon | August 12 – August 16 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 997 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Helene | August 16 – August 28 | Category 4 hurricane | 135 (215) | 940 | None | 0 | 0 |