2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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The National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports contain comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post-analysis best track (six-hourly positions and intensities). Tropical cyclones include depressions, storms and hurricanes. Tropical depressions listed below are those that did not reach tropical storm strength.

XML index of all Tropical Cyclone Reports

Tropical Storm Alberto – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Beryl – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Chris – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Debby – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Ernesto – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Florence¹ – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Gordon² – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Helene³ – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Isaac – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Joyce – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Depression Eleven – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Kirk – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Leslie – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Michael⁴ – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Tropical Storm Nadine – PDF – KMZ – SHP
Hurricane Oscar – PDF – KMZ – SHP

Florence updated 25 Sep 2019
Gordon updated 16 May 2019
Helene updated 20 July 2019
Michael updated 17 May 2019

Season Summary

2018 Atlantic Summary Table (PDF)

North Atlantic Tropical Weather Summary (2018)

Track Map for North Atlantic Season 2018

Storm Number	Storm Name	Type^a	Dates^b (UTC)	Max. Winds (kt)	Min. Pressure (mb)	Accumulated Cyclone Energy^c (x10⁴ kt²)
1	Alberto	TS	25 May–31 May	55	990	1.8
2	Beryl	HU	04 Jul–15 Jul	70	991	4.8
3	Chris	HU	06 Jul–12 Jul	90	969	7.4
4	Debby	TS	07 Aug–09 Aug	45	998	1.5
5	Ernesto	TS	15 Aug–17 Aug	40	1003	1.5
6	Florence	MH	31 Aug–17 Sep	130	937	39.7
7	Gordon	TS	03 Sep–06 Sep	60	996	2.3
8	Helene	HU	07 Sep–16 Sep	95	967	15.7
9	Isaac	HU	07 Sep–15 Sep	65	995	6.8
10	Joyce	TS	12 Sep–18 Sep	45	995	2.4
11	Eleven	TD	21 Sep–22 Sep	30	1007	0.0
12	Kirk	TS	22 Sep–28 Sep	55	998	3.2
13	Leslie	HU	23 Sep–13 Oct	80	968	21.3
14	Michael	MH	07 Oct–11 Oct	140	919	12.5
15	Nadine	TS	09 Oct–12 Oct	55	995	2.7
16	Oscar	HU	26 Oct–31 Oct	95	966	9.0

2018 North Atlantic Summary
Named Storms (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Major Hurricanes (vs 1991-2020 Normal)	Total ACE (x10⁴ kt²) (% Difference of 1991-2020 Normal)	Total Direct Deaths	Total U.S. Damage^e ($million)
15 (+1)	8 (+1)	2 (-1)	132.6 (+8% )	0	0

^a Tropical depression (TD) or Subtropical Depression (SD), maximum sustained winds 33 kt or less; tropical storm (TS) or Subtropical Storm (SS), winds 34-63 kt; hurricane (HU), winds 64-95 kt; major hurricane (MH), winds 96 kt or higher.

^b Dates begin at 0000 UTC and include all tropical and subtropical cyclone stages; non-tropical stages are excluded except for PTCs which have no tropical stages.

^c Accumulated Cyclone Energy is an index that is defined as the sum of the squares of the maximum sustained surface wind speed (knots) measured every six hours for all named storms while they are at least tropical storm intensity. Note the ACE total in this table is only for the basin being summarized (e.g., 140°W–180° in the Central Pacific).

^d Deaths occurring as a direct result of the forces of the tropical cyclone are referred to as “direct” deaths. These would include those persons who drowned in storm surge, rough seas, rip currents, and freshwater floods. Direct deaths also include casualties resulting from lightning and wind-related events (e.g., collapsing structures).

^e U.S. damage totals are based on values provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Last updated: August 11, 2025

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