The 1918 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic · 6 systems

Atlantic storms
6
4 hurricanes · 1 major
Atlantic ACE
40
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
121 mph
1918 Louisiana Hurricane
Landfalling
2
Atlantic storms

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · hover a track to highlight it, click to open the storm’s own page with an animated replay.

01 · Summary

How the 1918 season went

The 1918 Atlantic season produced 6 tropical storms, 4 hurricanes and 1 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 40. The strongest was 1918 Louisiana Hurricane at 121 mph / 955 mb. 2 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

AUGSEP1918 Louisiana Hurricane — August 1–7, 19181918 Louisiana Hurricane Cat 3Unnamed hurricane #2 — August 22–26, 1918Unnamed hurricane #2 Cat 2Unnamed hurricane #3 — August 23–26, 1918Unnamed hurricane #3 Cat 1Unnamed storm #4 — August 31 – September 6, 1918Unnamed storm #4 TSUnnamed hurricane #5 — September 2–8, 1918Unnamed hurricane #5 Cat 2Unnamed storm #6 — September 9–14, 1918Unnamed storm #6 TS

Each bar is one storm’s life, colored by its strength at that moment (faded = post-tropical). Click a bar to open the storm.

03 · Atlantic

Atlantic storms of 1918

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
1918 Louisiana HurricaneAug 1 – Aug 7Cat 3 121 mph955 mbLouisiana9.5
Unnamed hurricane #2Aug 22 – Aug 26Cat 2 104 mph968 mb—7.9
Unnamed hurricane #3Aug 23 – Aug 26Cat 1 75 mph—yes3.3
Unnamed storm #4Aug 31 – Sep 6TS 69 mph——5.0
Unnamed hurricane #5Sep 2 – Sep 8Cat 2 109 mph——11.3
Unnamed storm #6Sep 9 – Sep 14TS 46 mph——2.8
← Previous season1917Next season →1919

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