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2018 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2018 Atlantic season had 15 storms of tropical-storm strength or more, 8 of them hurricanes and 2 major (Category 3 or stronger). One reached Category 5: Michael.

The first storm was tracked from May 25, 2018 and the last ended on November 4, 2018. The strongest by wind was Hurricane Michael (2018), at 160 mph (260 km/h). The season's accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) was 132.6.

Storms
15
Hurricanes
8
Major
2
Category 5
1
ACE
132.6
Every storm of the season, coloured by strength.

DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Storms

StormDatesPeakPressureStrongestLandfalls
Tropical Storm AlbertoMay 25 – May 3165 mph990 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane BerylJul 4 – Jul 1780 mph991 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane ChrisJul 5 – Jul 17105 mph969 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Tropical Storm DebbyAug 2 – Aug 1050 mph998 mbTropical storm—
Tropical Storm ErnestoAug 15 – Aug 1945 mph999 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane FlorenceAug 30 – Sep 18150 mph937 mbCategory 4 hurricane1
Tropical Storm GordonSep 2 – Sep 770 mph996 mbTropical storm3
Hurricane IsaacSep 7 – Sep 1575 mph995 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Hurricane HeleneSep 7 – Sep 17110 mph967 mbCategory 2 hurricane—
Tropical Storm JoyceSep 12 – Sep 2150 mph995 mbTropical storm—
Unnamed tropical depression 11, 2018 AtlanticSep 21 – Sep 2235 mph1007 mbTropical depression—
Hurricane LeslieSep 22 – Oct 1490 mph968 mbCategory 1 hurricane—
Tropical Storm KirkSep 22 – Sep 2865 mph998 mbTropical storm1
Hurricane MichaelOct 6 – Oct 15160 mph919 mbCategory 5 hurricane1
Tropical Storm NadineOct 8 – Oct 1265 mph995 mbTropical storm—
Hurricane OscarOct 26 – Nov 4110 mph952 mbCategory 2 hurricane—