First storm formed | August 9 |
Last storm dissipated | December 19 |
Strongest storm | Alberto - 962 mb, 105 mph |
Total depressions | 4 |
Total storms | 4 |
Hurricanes | 3 |
Major hurricanes | 0 |
Total damages | $5 million (2015 USD) |
Total fatalities | 4 |
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 2018 and will end November 30th, 2018.
Seasonal forecasts[]
Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
NOAA | May 3, 2018 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
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Actual activity | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Hurricane Alberto[]
Category 2 hurricane | |||
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Duration | August 9 – August 18 | ||
Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 962 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Beryl[]
Category 1 hurricane | |||
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Duration | August 28 – September 4 | ||
Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 986 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Chris[]
Category 2 hurricane | |||
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Duration | September 3 – September 18 | ||
Peak intensity | 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 967 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Debby[]
Tropical storm | |||
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Duration | December 6 – December 19 | ||
Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2018 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
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1 | 12.5 | Alberto | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
2 | 12.4 | Chris | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
3 | 7.11 | Beryl | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
4 | 7.00 | Debby | 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=39.01 |
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 total.
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 2015 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 (millions USD) | Deaths
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Alberto | August 9 – August 18 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 962 | Bermuda, The Bahamas | 5 | 3 | |||
Beryl | August 28 – September 4 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 986 | Bermuda | Minor | 1 | |||
Chris | September 3 – September 18 | Category 2 hurricane | 100 (155) | 967 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Debby | December 6 – December 19 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 985 | None | 0 | 0 | |||
Season Aggregates | ||||||||||
4 cyclones | August 9 – December 19 | 105 (165) | 962 | $5 million | 4 |