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1898 Atlantic hurricane season

The 1898 Atlantic season had 11 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 5 of them hurricanes and 1 major (Category 3 or stronger).

The first storm was tracked from March 12, 1898 and the last ended on January 1, 1970. The strongest by wind was Unnamed hurricane 9, 1898 Atlantic, at 130 mph (215 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 113.2.

Storms
11
Hurricanes
5
Major
1
Category 5
0
ACE
113.2
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Unnamed storm 1, 1898 AtlanticMar 12 – Mar 17——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 2, 1898 AtlanticAug 2 – Aug 380 mph—Category 1 hurricane2
Unnamed hurricane 3, 1898 AtlanticAug 30 – Sep 185 mph—Category 1 hurricane1
Unnamed storm 4, 1898 AtlanticSep 2 – Sep 13——Storm—
Unnamed hurricane 5, 1898 AtlanticSep 3 – Sep 680 mph—Category 1 hurricane—
Unnamed hurricane 6, 1898 AtlanticSep 5 – Sep 20110 mph965 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Unnamed tropical storm 7, 1898 AtlanticSep 12 – Sep 2260 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed tropical storm 8, 1898 AtlanticSep 20 – Sep 2860 mph—Tropical storm1
Unnamed hurricane 9, 1898 AtlanticSep 25 – Oct 6130 mph938 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Unnamed tropical storm 10, 1898 AtlanticSep 25 – Sep 2850 mph1008 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed storm 11, 1898 AtlanticSep 29 – Oct 8——Storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 12, 1898 AtlanticOct 2 – Oct 1470 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 13, 1898 AtlanticOct 21 – Oct 2345 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed storm 14, 1898 AtlanticOct 27 – Nov 3——Storm—
Unnamed tropical storm 15, 1898 AtlanticOct 27 – Nov 460 mph—Tropical storm—
Unnamed storm 16, 1898 AtlanticNov 8 – Nov 16——Storm—