The 2018 hurricane season

Every storm track on one map · Atlantic & Pacific · 42 systems

Atlantic storms
15
8 hurricanes · 2 major
Atlantic ACE
135
1991–2020 avg ≈ 123
Strongest
161 mph
Michael
Landfalling
5
Atlantic storms
Pacific storms
23
13 hurricanes · 10 major
Pacific strongest
161 mph
Walaka

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 2018 season went

The 2018 Atlantic season produced 15 tropical storms, 8 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 135. The strongest was Hurricane Michael at 161 mph / 919 mb. 5 storms made landfall.

The 2018 Eastern Pacific season (Eastern and Central Pacific) produced 23 tropical storms, 13 hurricanes and 10 major hurricanes (Cat 3+), with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 320. The strongest was Hurricane Walaka at 161 mph / 921 mb. 7 storms made landfall.

02 · Timeline

Storm by storm, month by month

MAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVTropical Depression One — May 10–13, 2018One TDTropical Storm Alberto — May 25–31, 2018Alberto TSHurricane Aletta — June 6–16, 2018Aletta Cat 4Hurricane Bud — June 9–16, 2018Bud Cat 4Tropical Storm Carlotta — June 14–19, 2018Carlotta TSTropical Storm Daniel — June 23–28, 2018Daniel TSTropical Storm Emilia — June 27 – July 4, 2018Emilia TSHurricane Fabio — June 30 – July 9, 2018Fabio Cat 2Hurricane Beryl — July 4–17, 2018Beryl Cat 1Hurricane Chris — July 5–17, 2018Chris Cat 2Tropical Storm Gilma — July 26–31, 2018Gilma TSTropical Depression Nine — July 26–27, 2018Nine TDHurricane Hector — July 31 – August 16, 2018Hector Cat 4Tropical Storm Debby — August 2–10, 2018Debby TSTropical Storm Ileana — August 4–7, 2018Ileana TSHurricane John — August 5–13, 2018John Cat 2Tropical Storm Kristy — August 6–13, 2018Kristy TSHurricane Lane — August 13–29, 2018Lane Cat 5Tropical Storm Ernesto — August 15–19, 2018Ernesto TSHurricane Miriam — August 25 – September 3, 2018Miriam Cat 2Hurricane Norman — August 27 – September 10, 2018Norman Cat 4Hurricane Florence — August 30 – September 18, 2018Florence Cat 4Hurricane Olivia — September 1–14, 2018Olivia Cat 4Tropical Storm Gordon — September 2–7, 2018Gordon TSHurricane Helene — September 7–17, 2018Helene Cat 2Hurricane Isaac — September 7–15, 2018Isaac Cat 1Tropical Storm Paul — September 7–14, 2018Paul TSTropical Storm Joyce — September 12–21, 2018Joyce TSTropical Depression Nineteen — September 19–20, 2018Nineteen TDTropical Depression Eleven — September 21–22, 2018Eleven TDHurricane Leslie — September 22 – October 14, 2018Leslie Cat 1Tropical Storm Kirk — September 22–28, 2018Kirk TSHurricane Rosa — September 25 – October 2, 2018Rosa Cat 4Hurricane Walaka — September 26 – October 7, 2018Walaka Cat 5Hurricane Sergio — September 29 – October 12, 2018Sergio Cat 4Hurricane Michael — October 6–15, 2018Michael Cat 5Tropical Storm Nadine — October 8–12, 2018Nadine TSTropical Storm Tara — October 14–16, 2018Tara TSTropical Storm Vicente — October 19–23, 2018Vicente TSHurricane Willa — October 19–24, 2018Willa Cat 5Hurricane Oscar — October 26 – November 4, 2018Oscar Cat 2Tropical Storm Xavier — November 2–9, 2018Xavier 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 2018

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Storm AlbertoMay 25 – May 31TS 63 mph990 mbFlorida1.8
Hurricane BerylJul 4 – Jul 17Cat 1 81 mph991 mb—4.8
Hurricane ChrisJul 5 – Jul 17Cat 2 104 mph969 mb—7.4
Tropical Storm DebbyAug 2 – Aug 10TS 52 mph998 mb—1.5
Tropical Storm ErnestoAug 15 – Aug 19TS 46 mph999 mb—1.4
Hurricane Florence · 32 deathsAug 30 – Sep 18Cat 4 150 mph937 mbNorth Carolina39.7
Tropical Storm GordonSep 2 – Sep 7TS 69 mph996 mbMississippi, Florida2.3
Hurricane HeleneSep 7 – Sep 17Cat 2 109 mph967 mb—15.7
Hurricane IsaacSep 7 – Sep 15Cat 1 75 mph995 mb—6.8
Tropical Storm JoyceSep 12 – Sep 21TS 52 mph995 mb—2.4
Tropical Depression ElevenSep 21 – Sep 22TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Hurricane Leslie · 11 deathsSep 22 – Oct 14Cat 1 92 mph968 mb—21.3
Tropical Storm KirkSep 22 – Sep 28TS 63 mph998 mbSaint Lucia3.2
Hurricane Michael · 72 deathsOct 6 – Oct 15Cat 5 161 mph919 mbFlorida14.5
Tropical Storm NadineOct 8 – Oct 12TS 63 mph995 mb—2.7
Hurricane OscarOct 26 – Nov 4Cat 2 109 mph952 mb—9.0

04 · Pacific

Eastern & Central Pacific storms of 2018

StormDatesPeakPressureLandfallACE
Tropical Depression OneMay 10 – May 13TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Hurricane AlettaJun 6 – Jun 16Cat 4 138 mph943 mb—11.2
Hurricane BudJun 9 – Jun 16Cat 4 138 mph943 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico12.3
Tropical Storm CarlottaJun 14 – Jun 19TS 63 mph997 mb—1.5
Tropical Storm DanielJun 23 – Jun 28TS 46 mph1004 mb—0.7
Tropical Storm EmiliaJun 27 – Jul 4TS 58 mph997 mb—1.5
Hurricane FabioJun 30 – Jul 9Cat 2 109 mph964 mb—9.8
Tropical Storm GilmaJul 26 – Jul 31TS 46 mph1005 mb—0.5
Tropical Depression NineJul 26 – Jul 27TD 35 mph1007 mb—0.0
Hurricane HectorJul 31 – Aug 16Cat 4 155 mph936 mb—50.6
Tropical Storm IleanaAug 4 – Aug 7TS 63 mph998 mb—1.9
Hurricane JohnAug 5 – Aug 13Cat 2 109 mph964 mb—8.5
Tropical Storm KristyAug 6 – Aug 13TS 69 mph991 mb—4.3
Hurricane Lane · 1 deathsAug 13 – Aug 29Cat 5 161 mph926 mb—42.7
Hurricane MiriamAug 25 – Sep 3Cat 2 98 mph974 mb—10.6
Hurricane NormanAug 27 – Sep 10Cat 4 150 mph937 mb—36.8
Hurricane OliviaSep 1 – Sep 14Cat 4 132 mph951 mb—25.0
Tropical Storm PaulSep 7 – Sep 14TS 46 mph1002 mb—1.2
Tropical Depression NineteenSep 19 – Sep 20TD 35 mph1002 mbSonora, Mexico0.0
Hurricane RosaSep 25 – Oct 2Cat 4 150 mph936 mbBaja California, Mexico17.0
Hurricane WalakaSep 26 – Oct 7Cat 5 161 mph921 mbyes26.0
Hurricane SergioSep 29 – Oct 12Cat 4 138 mph942 mbBaja California Sur, Mexico35.7
Tropical Storm TaraOct 14 – Oct 16TS 63 mph995 mb—1.3
Tropical Storm VicenteOct 19 – Oct 23TS 52 mph1002 mbMichoacán, Mexico2.2
Hurricane WillaOct 19 – Oct 24Cat 5 161 mph925 mbSinaloa, Mexico15.7
Tropical Storm XavierNov 2 – Nov 9TS 63 mph995 mb—2.8
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