The 1998 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 30 systems

Atlantic storms
14
10 hurricanes · 3 major
Atlantic ACE
182
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
178 mph
Mitch
Landfalling
7
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
13
9 hurricanes · 6 major
Pacific strongest
150 mph
Howard

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 1998 season went

The 1998 Atlantic season produced 14 tropical storms, 10 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 182. The strongest was Hurricane Mitch at 178 mph / 905 mb. 7 storms made landfall.

The 1998 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 13 tropical storms, 9 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 134. The strongest was Hurricane Howard at 150 mph / 932 mb. 0 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

JUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECTropical Storm Agatha — June 11–16, 1998Agatha TSUnnamed storm #2 — June 19–22, 1998Unnamed storm #2 TDHurricane Blas — June 22–30, 1998Blas Cat 4Tropical Storm Celia — July 17–21, 1998Celia TSHurricane Darby — July 23 – August 1, 1998Darby Cat 3Tropical Storm Alex — July 27 – August 2, 1998Alex TSHurricane Estelle — July 29 – August 8, 1998Estelle Cat 4Tropical Storm Frank — August 6–10, 1998Frank TSHurricane Georgette — August 11–17, 1998Georgette Cat 3Unnamed storm #1 — August 16–19, 1998Unnamed storm #1 TDHurricane Bonnie — August 19–31, 1998Bonnie Cat 3Hurricane Howard — August 20–30, 1998Howard Cat 4Tropical Storm Charley — August 21–24, 1998Charley TSHurricane Danielle — August 24 – September 8, 1998Danielle Cat 2Hurricane Earl — August 31 – September 8, 1998Earl Cat 2Hurricane Isis — September 1–3, 1998Isis Cat 1Tropical Storm Javier — September 6–14, 1998Javier TSTropical Storm Frances — September 8–13, 1998Frances TSHurricane Georges — September 15 – October 1, 1998Georges Cat 4Tropical Storm Hermine — September 17–20, 1998Hermine TSHurricane Ivan — September 19–27, 1998Ivan Cat 1Hurricane Jeanne — September 21 – October 4, 1998Jeanne Cat 2Hurricane Karl — September 23–29, 1998Karl Cat 2Unnamed storm #12 — October 1–3, 1998Unnamed storm #12 TDHurricane Lisa — October 5–10, 1998Lisa Cat 1Hurricane Kay — October 13–17, 1998Kay Cat 1Hurricane Lester — October 15–26, 1998Lester Cat 3Hurricane Madeline — October 16–20, 1998Madeline Cat 1Hurricane Mitch — October 22 – November 9, 1998Mitch Cat 5Hurricane Nicole — November 24 – December 2, 1998Nicole Cat 1

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 1998

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AlexJul 27 – Aug 2TS 52 mph1002 mb—2.8
Hurricane BonnieAug 19 – Aug 31Cat 3 115 mph954 mbNorth Carolina24.8
Tropical Storm CharleyAug 21 – Aug 24TS 69 mph1000 mbTexas0.8
Hurricane DanielleAug 24 – Sep 8Cat 2 104 mph960 mb—23.1
Hurricane EarlAug 31 – Sep 8Cat 2 98 mph964 mbFlorida3.9
Tropical Storm FrancesSep 8 – Sep 13TS 63 mph990 mbTexas1.6
Hurricane Georges · 827 deathsSep 15 – Oct 1Cat 4 155 mph937 mbDominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis40.2
Tropical Storm HermineSep 17 – Sep 20TS 46 mph999 mbLouisiana0.6
Hurricane IvanSep 19 – Sep 27Cat 1 92 mph975 mb—9.3
Hurricane JeanneSep 21 – Oct 4Cat 2 104 mph969 mb—18.8
Hurricane KarlSep 23 – Sep 29Cat 2 104 mph970 mb—7.5
Hurricane LisaOct 5 – Oct 10Cat 1 75 mph995 mb—5.0
Hurricane Mitch · 19,325 deathsOct 22 – Nov 9Cat 5 178 mph905 mbHonduras, Florida, Campeche, Mexico35.9
Hurricane NicoleNov 24 – Dec 2Cat 1 86 mph979 mb—7.6

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 1998

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AgathaJun 11 – Jun 16TS 63 mph993 mb—2.2
Unnamed storm #2Jun 19 – Jun 22TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane BlasJun 22 – Jun 30Cat 4 138 mph943 mb—19.6
Tropical Storm CeliaJul 17 – Jul 21TS 58 mph997 mb—2.0
Hurricane DarbyJul 23 – Aug 1Cat 3 115 mph958 mb—18.3
Hurricane EstelleJul 29 – Aug 8Cat 4 132 mph948 mb—14.6
Tropical Storm FrankAug 6 – Aug 10TS 46 mph1001 mb—0.8
Hurricane GeorgetteAug 11 – Aug 17Cat 3 115 mph960 mb—11.2
Unnamed storm #1Aug 16 – Aug 19TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane HowardAug 20 – Aug 30Cat 4 150 mph932 mb—29.3
Hurricane IsisSep 1 – Sep 3Cat 1 75 mph988 mb—2.7
Tropical Storm JavierSep 6 – Sep 14TS 58 mph995 mb—1.9
Unnamed storm #12Oct 1 – Oct 3TD 35 mph——0.0
Hurricane KayOct 13 – Oct 17Cat 1 75 mph987 mb—2.2
Hurricane LesterOct 15 – Oct 26Cat 3 115 mph965 mb—23.7
Hurricane MadelineOct 16 – Oct 20Cat 1 86 mph979 mb—5.5
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