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2018 Atlantic hurricane season
2018 Season Summary
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[]

Storms
C2 Alberto
C1 Beryl
C2 Chris
TS Debby

Hurricane Alberto[]

Category 2 hurricane
Hurricane Florence 2006 Alberto 2018 track
Duration August 9 – August 18
Peak intensity 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min)  962 mbar (hPa)


Hurricane Beryl[]

Category 1 hurricane
Hurricane Epsilon Beryl 2018 track
Duration August 28 – September 4
Peak intensity 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min)  986 mbar (hPa)


Hurricane Chris[]

Category 2 hurricane
Karl sept 23 2004 1627Z Chris 2018 track
Duration September 3 – September 18
Peak intensity 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min)  967 mbar (hPa)


Tropical Storm Debby[]

Tropical storm
Hurricane Irene Aug 15 2005 Debby 2018 track
Duration December 6 – December 19
Peak intensity 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min)  985 mbar (hPa)







Timeline[]

wikipedia:Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale


Storm names[]

The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 2018 season.

  • Alberto
  • Beryl
  • Chris
  • Debby
  • Ernesto (unused)
  • Florence (unused)
  • Gordon (unused)
  • Helene (unused)
  • Isaac (unused)
  • Joyce (unused)
  • Kirk (unused)
  • Leslie (unused)
  • Michael (unused)
  • Nadine (unused)
  • Oscar (unused)
  • Patty (unused)
  • Rafael (unused)
  • Sara (unused)
  • Tony (unused)
  • Valerie (unused)
  • William (unused)


Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]

ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source
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).

2018 North Atlantic tropical cyclone statistics
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


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
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