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Tropical cyclones in 2018#Summary

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| First system=07U

| First date=January 1, 2018

| Last system=Penny

| Last date=January 9, 2019

| Strongest system= Kong-rey & Yutu

| Pressure mbar/hPa= 900

| Pressure inHg= 26.58

| Longest system=Iris & Leslie

| Total days= 21

| Total systems=145

| Named systems=101

| Fatalities=1,383 total

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| Damages=86650

| YearB=2017

| YearC=2018

| YearC2=18

| YearA2=19

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File:Walaka, Rosa, Sergio, Leslie and Kong-rey 2018-10-02.jpg and Sergio, Tropical Depression Rosa, Tropical Storm Leslie and Typhoon Kong-rey on October 2, 2018]]

File:Major Tropical Cyclones of 2018.jpg, these are the 31 tropical cyclones that reached at least Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson scale during that year, from Berguitta in January to Cilida in December (though Hola and Sergio are out of order).]]

During 2018, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 151 tropical cyclones had formed this year to date. 102 tropical cyclones were named by either a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC).

With 151 tropical cyclones, 2018 was one of the most active years on record, also was regarded as the second-most intense tropical cyclone years on record, featuring eleven Category 5 tropical cyclones, according to the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS), only behind 1997. The most active basin in the year was the Western Pacific, which documented 28 named systems. The Eastern Pacific also saw an incredibly above-average year with 23 named systems, reaching the highest Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) on record in the basin. Activity in the Atlantic Basin was unusually above-average with 15 tropical storms developing, despite the El Niño, which would usually suppress Atlantic activity. The North Indian Ocean was also above-average, documented seven named storms, making it the second-most active season in the basin's history since reliable records began. Activity across the Southern Hemisphere's three basins—South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific—was spread evenly, with each region recording seven named storms apiece. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2018 (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University (CSU) was 1108.4 units, the second-highest since 1997.

The strongest tropical cyclones were Typhoon Kong-rey and Typhoon Yutu with a minimum pressure of 900 mbar/hPa (26.58 inHg), while the costliest tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Michael in the Atlantic which struck Florida in October causing US$25.1 billion in damage. The deadliest tropical cyclone of the year was Tropical Storm Son-Tinh in the West Pacific which killed 170 people in Vietnam and Laos.

Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions

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In the Eastern Pacific Ocean, there was an active El Niño. This was one of the primary causes for the Eastern Pacific's record activity in 2018.

In the North Atlantic Ocean, atmospheric and hydrological conditions were generally unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis. In the tropical Atlantic, sea surface temperatures were cooler than average, characteristic of a negative phase of the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO).{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2018-08-27-tropical-atlantic-about-to-wake-up-september-peak-hurricane-season|title=The Most Active Month for Hurricanes Begins This Weekend; Is the Tropical Atlantic About to Wake Up?|author=Brian Donegan|date=August 28, 2018|accessdate=September 15, 2018}} Additionally, high quantities of Saharan dust along with stronger than average upper-level wind shear over the tropical Atlantic created an unfavorable atmospheric environment.

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The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was the third in a consecutive series of above-average and damaging Atlantic hurricane seasons, featuring fifteen named storms, eight hurricanes, and two major hurricanes,{{refn|A major hurricane is a storm that ranks as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale.{{cite report|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php|title=Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale|date=May 23, 2013|work=National Hurricane Center|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|accessdate=July 1, 2019|location=Miami, Florida}}|group="nb"}} which caused a total of over $50 billion (2018 USD) in damages and at least 172 deaths.

The season began with the formation of Tropical Storm Alberto on May 25, marking the fourth consecutive year that activity began early.{{cite web |url=https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/destructive-2018-atlantic-hurricane-season-draws-to-end |title=Destructive 2018 Atlantic hurricane season draws to an end |date=November 28, 2018 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=February 14, 2020}} However, no storms developed in the month of June. July saw the formation of Beryl and Chris, both of which intensified into hurricanes. August also featured two named storms, Debby and Ernesto, though neither strengthened further than tropical storm status. On August 31, the depression that would later become Hurricane Florence developed. September featured the most activity, with Florence, Gordon, Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Tropical Depression Eleven, Kirk, and Leslie also forming or existing in the month.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/text/TWSAT/2018/TWSAT.201812010513.txt |title=Monthly Tropical Weather Summary |date=December 1, 2018 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=February 14, 2020}} Florence, Helene, Isaac, and Joyce existed simultaneously for a few days in September, becoming the first time since 2008 that four named storms were active at the same time. The season also became the second consecutive year with three hurricanes simultaneously active.{{cite tweet|author=Philip Klotzbach|user=philklotzbach|title=The Atlantic now has 3 hurricanes at the same time: #Florence, #Helene and #Isaac|number=1038985683723943936|date=September 9, 2018|accessdate=February 14, 2020}}

Activity continued in October, with Michael forming on October 7 and strengthening into a major hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, before making landfall in the Florida Panhandle at peak intensity. Michael, which peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of {{convert|160|mph|km/h}} and a minimum barometric pressure of {{convert|919|mbar|inHg|abbr=on|lk=on}}, was the most intense tropical cyclone of the season and one of only four storms to make landfall in the United States mainland as a Category 5,{{cite report| author=John L. Beven II| author2=Robbie Berg| author3=Andrew Hagan|date=May 17, 2019| title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Michael| access-date=February 10, 2020| url={{NHC TCR url|id=AL142018_Michael}} |format=PDF |publisher=National Hurricane Center |location=Miami, Florida}} the others being the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.{{cite report|url=https://www.weather.gov/mob/camille|date=August 2019|title=Hurricane Camille – August 17, 1969|publisher=National Weather Service Mobile, Alabama|accessdate=February 14, 2020}} After 15 consecutive days as a tropical cyclone, Leslie transitioned into a powerful extratropical cyclone on October 13 while situated approximately {{convert|120|mi|km|abbr=on|round=5}} west of the Iberian Peninsula, before making landfall soon afterward. A two-week period of inactivity ensued as the season began to wind down. Oscar, forming as a subtropical storm on October 26, intensified into a hurricane the next day, making it the eighth hurricane of the season. Oscar's extratropical transition ended the season's activity on October 31. No systems formed in the month of November for the first time since 2014.

The seasonal activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy index value of 133 units. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of a hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed; therefore, long-lived storms and particularly strong systems result in high levels of ACE. The measure is calculated at full advisories for cyclones at tropical storm strength—storms with winds in excess of {{convert|39|mph|km/h}}.{{cite web|author=Christopher W. Landsea|work=Hurricane Research Division|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=2019|title=Subject: E11) How many tropical cyclones have there been each year in the Atlantic basin? What years were the greatest and fewest seen?|accessdate=July 2, 2019|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E11.html}}

= Eastern Pacific & Central Pacific Oceans =

File:2018_Pacific_hurricane_season_summary_map.png

{{Main|2018 Pacific hurricane season}}

The 2018 Pacific hurricane season was one of the most active Pacific hurricane seasons on record, producing the highest accumulated cyclone energy value on record in the basin. The season had the fourth-highest number of named storms – 23, tied with 1982. The season also featured eight landfalls, six of which occurred in Mexico. The season produced 26 tropical depressions formed, with 23 reaching tropical storm intensity. Thirteen of the tropical storms became hurricanes, with 10 reaching major hurricane intensity. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2018 Pacific hurricane season was 316.565 units (201.9725 units for the Eastern Pacific and 114.5925 units for the Central Pacific).

The season started with the formation of Tropical Depression One-E on May 10, which was five days before the official start of hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific.{{cite report |author1=Hurricane Specialist Unit |title=Tropical Weather Summary for May 2018 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=05 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=1 June 2018 |series=Monthly Tropical Weather Summary |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728141212/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=05 |url-status=live }} The month of June saw record activity, with the formation of six tropical cyclones{{snd}}Aletta, Bud, Carlotta, Daniel, Emilia, and Seven-E. With five named systems, the record for most June tropical storms, which was set in 1985, was tied. Aletta and Bud both intensified into Category 4 major hurricanes, marking the first time since 2010 that two occurred in June.{{cite report |author1=Hurricane Specialist Unit |title=Tropical Weather Summary for June 2018 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=06 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=1 July 2018 |series=Monthly Tropical Weather Summary |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728154737/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=06 |url-status=live }} Tropical Storm Carlotta moved along the southern coast of Mexico, causing flooding rains.{{cite report |last1=Pasch |first1=Richard |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Carlotta |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP042018_Carlotta.pdf |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=5 July 2020 |date=19 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302090556/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP042018_Carlotta.pdf |archive-date=2 March 2019 |url-status=live }} Activity during the month of July was below normal across the basin. Although a total of four tropical depressions formed, only two became storms{{snd}}Fabio and Gilma.{{cite report |author1=Hurricane Specialist Unit |title=Tropical Weather Summary for July 2018 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=07 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=1 August 2018 |series=Monthly Tropical Weather Summary |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728165621/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=07 |url-status=live }} Fabio's intensification into a tropical storm on July 1 marked the earliest date of a season's sixth named storm, beating the previous record of July 3 set in both 1984 and 1985.{{Cite tweet|number=1013398067758821376|title=Philip Klotzbach on Twitter|website=Twitter|date=1 July 2018|access-date=1 July 2018|user=philklotzbach}}

August was an above-average month for the Eastern Pacific, with a total of seven named storms occurring during the month{{snd}}Hector, Ileana, John, Kristy, Lane, Miriam, and Norman.{{cite report |author1=Hurricane Specialist Unit |title=Tropical Weather Summary for August 2018 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=08 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=1 September 2018 |series=Monthly Tropical Weather Summary |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819190727/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=08 |url-status=live }} Forming from a July tropical depression, Hurricane Hector spent more days as a major hurricane than any other storm in the basin.{{cite tweet |title=Philip Klotzbach on Twitter |website=Twitter |date=11 August 2018 |access-date=11 August 2018 |user=philklotzbach |number=1028117823069900800 |author=Philip Klotzbach}} It also had the highest accumulated cyclone energy since Hurricane John in 1994.{{cite tweet|title=Philip Klotzbach on Twitter|website=Twitter|date=12 August 2018|accessdate=12 August 2018|user=philklotzbach|number=1028496165946314752|author=Philip Klotzbach}} Around the same time, Tropical Storm Ileana paralleled the southwestern coast of Mexico, bringing heavy rainfall to the region.{{cite report |last1=Avila |first1=Lixion |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Ileana |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP112018_Ileana.pdf |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=8 July 2020 |date=9 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329025230/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP112018_Ileana.pdf |archive-date=29 March 2019 |url-status=live }} Forming in mid-August, Hurricane Lane became the first Category 5 hurricane to form during the year. Lane brought record rainfall to Hawaii's Big Island, becoming the wettest tropical cyclone for that state and the second wettest in the United States.{{cite report|first1=David|last1=Roth|publisher=Weather Prediction Center|year=2019|access-date=24 July 2019|title=Hurricane Lane - August 22-27, 2018|url=https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/lane2018.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724182016/https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/lane2018.html|archive-date=24 July 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite report|last1=Currie |first1=Kristen |title=Tropical Storm Imelda 7th wettest tropical cyclone on U.S. record |url=https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/tropical-storm-imelda-7th-wettest-tropical-cyclone-on-u-s-record/ |website=Kxan |publisher=NBC |access-date=25 March 2020 |date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325025800/https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/tropical-storm-imelda-7th-wettest-tropical-cyclone-on-u-s-record/ |archive-date=25 March 2020 |url-status=live }} September saw the formation of five tropical cyclones{{snd}}Olivia, Paul, Nineteen-E, Rosa, and Sergio.{{cite report |author1=Hurricane Specialist Unit |title=Tropical Weather Summary for September 2018 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=09 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=1 October 2018 |series=Monthly Tropical Weather Summary |archive-date=10 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063411/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=09 |url-status=live }} Hurricane Olivia became the first tropical cyclone in recorded history to make landfall on the islands of Maui and Lanai on September 12.{{cite news |last1=Gomes |first1=Andrew |title=Olivia makes brief but historic landfall on Maui |url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/09/13/hawaii-news/olivia-makes-brief-but-historic-landfall-on-maui/ |work=Honolulu Star Advertiser |access-date=15 September 2018 |date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914120230/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/09/13/hawaii-news/olivia-makes-brief-but-historic-landfall-on-maui/ |archive-date=14 September 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Erdman |first1=Jonathan |title=The Strange Places We've Seen Recent Tropical Cyclones |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-08-21-the-strange-places-weve-seen-tropical-cyclones-recently-chantal |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=21 August 2019 |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728202139/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-08-21-the-strange-places-weve-seen-tropical-cyclones-recently-chantal |url-status=live }} Tropical Depression Nineteen-E formed in the Gulf of California on September 19, the first such instance in recorded history. It made landfall in Sonora on the next day, causing severe flooding.{{cite report |last1=Berg |first1=Robbie |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Depression Nineteen-E |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP192018_Nineteen-E.pdf |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=22 July 2020 |date=29 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201005300/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP192018_Nineteen-E.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2018 |url-status=live }} Additionally, one named storm formed in the Central Pacific in September{{snd}}Walaka. In October, Walaka intensified into a Category 5 hurricane in the Central Pacific{{snd}}the season's second Category 5 storm.{{cite report |last1=Houston |first1=Sam |last2=Birchard |first2=Thomas |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Walaka |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/CP012018_Walaka.pdf |publisher=Central Pacific Hurricane Center |access-date=23 July 2020 |date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612113152/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/CP012018_Walaka.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2020 |url-status=live }}

October yielded an above-average number of tropical cyclones with three named storms forming{{snd}}Tara, Vicente, and Willa.{{cite report |author1=Hurricane Specialist Unit |title=Tropical Weather Summary for October 2018 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=10 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=1 November 2018 |series=Monthly Tropical Weather Summary |archive-date=28 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728181249/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=10 |url-status=live }} Sergio became the eighth system to obtain Category 4 intensity during the season, breaking the old record of seven which was set in 2015.{{cite report |last1=Blake |first1=Eric |title=Hurricane Sergio Discussion Number 19 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/ep21/ep212018.discus.019.shtml? |website=National Hurricane Center |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=4 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002055956/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/ep21/ep212018.discus.019.shtml |archive-date=2 October 2019 |url-status=live }} Rosa and Sergio both made landfall on the Baja California Peninsula during October, bringing gale-force winds and rain to the region before impacting western Mexico.{{cite report |last1=Avila |first1=Lixion |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Rosa |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP202018_Rosa.pdf |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=23 July 2020 |date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703125905/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP202018_Rosa.pdf |archive-date=3 July 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite report |last1=Blake |first1=Eric |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Sergio |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP212018_Sergio.pdf |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=23 July 2020 |date=26 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043406/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP212018_Sergio.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2019 |url-status=live }} Willa became the season's third and last Category 5 hurricane before making landfall in Sinaloa, Mexico, in late October. The cyclone brought strong winds to the area where it made landfall and dropped torrential rainfall throughout the region.{{cite report |last1=Brennan |first1=Michael |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Willa |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP242018_Willa.pdf |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=24 July 2020 |date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410230420/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP242018_Willa.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2019 |url-status=live }} Tropical Storm Vicente caused severe flooding and landslides in western Mexico at the same time as Willa, compounding the latter's effects in some areas.{{cite report |last1=Latto |first1=Andrew |last2=Beven |first2=John |title=Tropical Cyclone Report: Tropical Storm Vicente |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP232018_Vicente.pdf |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=23 July 2020 |date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420033856/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/EP232018_Vicente.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2019 |url-status=live }} November featured the season's last system, Tropical Storm Xavier, which dissipated on November 6, marking the end of the season.{{cite report |author1=Hurricane Specialist Unit |title=Tropical Weather Summary for November 2018 |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=11 |publisher=National Hurricane Center |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=1 December 2018 |series=Monthly Tropical Weather Summary |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819190727/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/tws/?yyyy=2018&bb=EP&mm=11 |url-status=live }}

= Western Pacific Ocean =

File:2018_Pacific_typhoon_season_summary.png

{{Main|2018 Pacific typhoon season}}

The 2018 Pacific typhoon season was the costliest Pacific typhoon season on record, until the record was beaten by the following year. The season was above-average, producing 29 storms, 13 typhoons, and 7 super typhoons.

The season began with Tropical Depression Agaton active to the east of the Philippines. Over the course of two days, the system moved over to the South China Sea and intensified into the first named storm, Bolaven. A month later, Tropical Storm Sanba developed and affected the southern Philippines. About another month later, Tropical Depression 03W formed in the open Pacific and was named Jelawat. Jelawat intensified into the season's first typhoon on March 30, and then the season's first super typhoon. Tropical activity fired up by June, when a series of storms developed, with Tropical Storm Ewiniar making landfall over mainland China. Later that month, Typhoon Prapiroon developed and affected the Korean Peninsula, the first since 2013. Thereafter, Typhoon Maria developed and reached its peak intensity as a Category 5 super typhoon, being the first typhoon to reach that intensity since Typhoon Nock-ten in 2016. Hurricane Hector crossed the International Date Line on August 13, the first to do so since Genevieve in 2014. Systems like Tropical Storms Son-tinh, Ampil, Josie, Wukong, Jongdari, Shanshan, Yagi, Leepi, Bebinca, and Rumbia formed between late July to early August.

On August 16, Typhoon Soulik developed and headed north, until a Fujiwhara interaction with Typhoon Cimaron (which formed later than Soulik) made it head west towards the East China Sea. It later made landfall in South Korea, making it the first typhoon to make landfall in South Korea since Typhoon Chaba in 2016. Cimaron made landfall near Kyoto, Japan on August 23. When Cimaron was nearing landfall, Tropical Depression Luis formed, which made landfall in China and Taiwan. Later that month, Typhoon Jebi developed over the West Pacific and intensified into the third super typhoon of the season.

In September, Typhoon Mangkhut became the fourth super typhoon of the season and made landfall on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.{{cite news |last1=Griffiths |first1=James |title=Philippines lashed by Typhoon Mangkhut, strongest storm this year |date=14 September 2018 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/14/asia/super-typhoon-mangkhut-ompong-wxc-intl/index.html |publisher=Cable News Network |access-date=22 September 2018 |ref=176 |archive-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915233513/https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/14/asia/super-typhoon-mangkhut-ompong-wxc-intl/index.html |url-status=live }} On the same day, Tropical Depression Neneng formed, which later became Tropical Storm Barijat and made landfall in Vietnam. By late September, Typhoon Trami (Paeng) formed, becoming the 5th super typhoon of 2018. While Typhoon Trami was in the Western Pacific, nearing Okinawa with winds of {{convert|165|km/h|mph}}, Tropical Depression 30W formed, and was named Kong-rey by the JMA after strengthening into a tropical storm. It intensified into a super typhoon on October 2, becoming the 5th Category 5 super typhoon. Later on in the month, it was followed by the sixth and final Category 5-equivalent storm of the season, Yutu.

= North Indian Ocean =

File:2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season summary.png

{{Main|2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season}}

The 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was one of the most active North Indian Ocean cyclone season since 1992, with the formation of fourteen depressions and seven cyclones.

The season started with ARB 01 which was formed on March 14 making one of the rarest system formed in March since tropical cyclone development stays relatively low between January and March. It caused heavy rainfall in Maldives, Lakshadweep and Kerala. After a two-month gap, another low formed near the Horn of Africa, which later became Sagar. It became unofficially the strongest cyclone to make landfall until it was broken by Gati in 2020. It caused heavy rainfall in Somaliland and local flooding was reported in the Yemeni coast. The storm made the westernmost landfall surpassing the record of Tropical Storm One. A day after Sagar dissipation, another low pressure formed off the coast of Oman which later organised into Cyclone Mekunu. It then peaked as a Category 3 tropical cyclone according to JTWC and an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm according to IMD. It caused 30 people dead and heavy rainfall recorded in Salalah, Oman. After that, a low pressure quickly intensified into a deep depression and peaking as a tropical storm made landfall in Myanmar causing heavy downpour. Five monsoonal depression also formed between June and September.

Cyclogenesis continued with Cyclone Daye which made landfall in Odisha state. Heavy downpour and flood mainly in Malkangiri district and its outer bands also caused heavy rainfall in West Bengal. Following with Daye, Luban and Titli both formed in the Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal respectively, causing heavy damages in Oman and Andhra Pradesh. Gaja on November 10, also formed and caused extensive damage in Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The season ended with Cyclone Phethai causing agricultural damage in Andhra Pradesh and eight dead.

= South-West Indian Ocean =

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== January–June ==

{{Main|2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season}}

The 2017–18 season was a below-average season that produced only 8 tropical storms, of which 6 became tropical cyclones.

The season started with Tropical Depression 01U which was designated by the BOM, entered the basin on August 8 however quickly dissipated overseas. After a three-month gap another low formed off the coast of Madagascar on December 27 which intensified into Tropical Cyclone Ava. It caused powerful winds up to {{convert|190|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, caused extensive damage Toamasina and heavy downpour triggered flash flooding Tamatave and Antananarivo. After that another low formed on the Australian region and entered the basin. It was named Irving by the Bureau of Meteorology and peaked as a powerful Category 2 equivalent tropical cyclone. It dissipated off the coast of Madagascar. A day later after Ava and Irving, a low pressure formed near Mauritius and explosively intensified into a powerful Category 3 equivalent tropical cyclone named Berguitta. It passed near Mauritius and strong winds affected the textile industry, it then passed {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Réuníon and strong winds knocked down power lines and trees and left 72,000 people without power. Following with Berguitta, a tropical depression formed northeast of Madagascar and caused heavy downpour, damage is unknown however MFR gave advisories.

Five days after Berguitta's dissipation, another tropical depression formed on January 25, it then peaked as a very powerful Category 4 equivalent tropical cyclone named Cebile, however no advisories given by MFR and JTWC because it was formed overseas . A month after Cebile, a tropical depression formed near the coast of Madagascar which then named as Dumazile. It peaked as a Category 3 equivalent tropical cyclone and caused agricultural damage in Reunion Island. Week after Dumazile dissipation, another low pressure formed off the east coast of Madagascar. It caused heavy downpour which destroyed 260 homes and flash flooding caused additional 630 homes destroyed, its remnants affected Reunion. Month later, Fakir formed east of Réuníon and dumped {{convert|415|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rainfall which triggered landslide and took two people's lives. The season ended with Flamboyan which was the first system to be named by TCWC Jarkata, it peaked as Category 1 equivalent tropical cyclone and dissipated on May 1 without making landfall.

== July–December ==

{{Main| 2018–19 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season}}

The 2018–19 season was the costliest and the most active season ever recorded since reliable records began in 1967. Additionally, it is also the deadliest cyclone season recorded in the South-West Indian Ocean, surpassing the 1891–92 season, in which the 1892 Mauritius cyclone devastated the island of Mauritius.{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Jeff |title=Africa's Hurricane Katrina: Tropical Cyclone Idai Causes an Extreme Catastrophe |url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Africas-Hurricane-Katrina-Tropical-Cyclone-Idai-Causes-Extreme-Catastrophe |website=Weather Underground |accessdate=23 March 2019}}

The first tropical cyclone was an unnamed moderate tropical storm that formed northeast of Madagascar on September 13, 2018, two months before the official start of the season. Two cyclones formed in the month of November, with Intense Tropical Cyclone Alcide forming on November 5, and Severe Tropical Storm Bouchra entering the basin from the Australian region on November 9. Two tropical cyclones formed in the month of December, Cilida and Kenanga. Intense Tropical Cyclone Kenanga crossed into the basin from the Australian region, retaining its name assigned by TCWC Jakarta. Two moderate tropical storms formed in January, Desmond and Eketsang. Five more intense tropical cyclones formed during February and March: Funani, Gelena, Haleh, Idai, and Joaninha. In addition, Savannah crossed into the basin from the Australian basin as an intense tropical cyclone in March. On April 21, 2019, final two storms of the season formed at the same time, Kenneth and Lorna.

Systems

=January=

File:Cebile 2018-01-31 0525Z.jpg]]

A total of thirteen tropical systems of all intensities were monitored during January 2018, of which seven developed further and were named by the various warning centres. As the year opened a tropical depression that was being monitored by the JMA within the Western Pacific, while a weak tropical low existed within the Australian region to the south of Sumatra. During that day, the depression entered PAGASA's self-defined area of responsibility, where it was assigned the name Agaton. In the middle of the month, Cyclone Berguitta passed very close to Mauritius and Réunion, causing millions in damages and a fatality. The only system to cause significant damage was Tropical Cyclone Fehi which caused tens of millions in damages when it brought severe flooding to New Zealand in late January.

class="wikitable sortable"
+ Tropical cyclones formed in January 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

! style="width:15%;"| Dates active

! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

! style="width:30%;"| Areas affected

! style="width:10%;"| Damage
(USD)

! style="width:5%;"| Deaths

! style="width:5%;"| Refs

07U

|January 1–2

|N/A

|1006

|None

|None

|None

|

Irving

|January 3–9

|150 (90)

|964

|None

|None

|None

|

Joyce

|January 7–16

|85 (50)

|978

|Western Australia

|None

|None

|

Berguitta

|January 9–20

|165 (105)

|940

|Mauritius, Réunion

|{{ntsp|26500000||$}}

|1

|

04

|January 14–16

|55 (35)

|999

|Madagascar, Mozambique

|{{ntsp|5100000||$}}

|11

|

10U

|January 14–19

|Unspecified

|Unspecified

|Christmas Island

|None

|None

|

11U

|January 20–February 1

|75 (45)

|985

|Top End, Western Australia

|

|None

|None

|

12U

|January 23–24

|Unspecified

|Unspecified

|None

|None

|None

|

Cebile

|January 25–February 4

|185 (115)

|944

|None

|None

|None

|

05F

|January 26–27

|Unspecified

|996

|New Caledonia

|None

|None

|

Fehi

|January 28–30

|85 (50)

|986

|New Caledonia, New Zealand

|{{ntsp|67000000||$}}

|None

|

=February=

Image:Gita 2018-02-14 0150Z.jpg]]

The month of February was inactive, with only six tropical cyclones forming. However, Cyclone Gita became the most intense tropical cyclone to affect Tonga since records began. Gita was also one of the worst tropical cyclones to affect the island nation, causing significant agricultural and structural damages totalling in the hundreds of millions as well as a couple fatalities. Tropical Storm Sanba was a system that made landfall in the Philippines, resulting in a few million in damage and over a dozen fatalities. Cyclone Kelvin was unusual in that it maintained a healthy structure over land through a process known as the brown ocean effect, leading to tens of millions in damages.

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+ Tropical cyclones formed in February 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

! style="width:15%;"| Dates active

! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

! style="width:30%;"| Areas affected

! style="width:10%;"| Damage
(USD)

! style="width:5%;"| Deaths

! style="width:5%;"| Refs

14U

|February 1

|Unspecified

|Unspecified

|None

|None

|None

|

Gita

|February 3–19

|205 (125)

|927

|Vanuatu, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, American Samoa, Niue, Tonga, New Caledonia, Queensland, New Zealand

|$250 million

|2

|

08F

|February 3–11

|Unspecified

|994

|Fiji

|None

|None

|

Sanba (Basyang)

|February 8–16

|65 (40)

|1000

|Caroline Islands, Philippines

|{{ntsp|3230000||$}}

|{{nts|15}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3317/SitRep_No_11_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effect_for_TS_Basyang_SANBA_as_of_23FEB2018_0800H.pdf|title=SitRep No. 11 re re Preparedness Measures and Effects for Tropical Storm "BASYANG"|date=February 23, 2018|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012193123/http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3317/SitRep_No_11_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effect_for_TS_Basyang_SANBA_as_of_23FEB2018_0800H.pdf|url-status=dead}}

15U

|February 9–12

|Unspecified

|Unspecified

|None

|None

|None

|

Kelvin

|February 11–20

|150 (90)

|955

|Top End, Western Australia, South Australia

|$25 million

|None

|{{cite news|last1=DOLLERY|first1=REBECCA|title=Kimberley flooding leaves $16 million road repair bill after two cyclones|url=http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-15/kimberley-flooding-leaves-16m-damage-bill-on-roads/9547168|website=ABC news|date=14 March 2018|accessdate=17 March 2018}}

=March=

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March was an active month with twelve systems. Early in the month, Cyclone Hola formed near Vanuatu causing a few fatalities and later passed by New Caledonia and New Zealand where it caused minor damages. At the same time, Tropical Depression 18U made landfall in Northern Territory, causing tens of millions in damage despite being a weak system. In the middle of the month, Cyclone Eliakim made landfall in Madagascar, causing close to two dozen deaths and an unknown amount of damage. Also forming in the middle of month, Cyclone Marcus was a very intense tropical cyclone that affected the Tanimbar Islands, Top End, and Kimberley, causing tens of millions in damages. Cyclone Iris was a very long lived system that formed several days later, lasting for nearly four weeks as a tropical cyclone before dissipating in mid-April. Cyclone Josie was a system that formed in late March. It affected southern Fiji, causing millions in damages and several deaths.

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+ Tropical cyclones formed in March 2018

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km/h (mph)

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(hPa)

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(USD)

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Dumazile

|March 1–6

|165 (105)

|945

|Madagascar, Réunion

|None

|None

|

Hola

|March 3–11

|165 (105)

|952

|Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand

|Unknown

|3

|{{cite web|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/cyclone-hola-kills-1-injures-2-in-vanuatu-278023.html|title=Cyclone Hola Kills 1, Injures 2 In Vanuatu|date=9 March 2018|website=Urdupoint}}{{cite news|title=Two More Tc Hola Deaths Confirmed|url=http://dailypost.vu/news/two-more-tc-hola-deaths-confirmed/article_eafa4194-e320-5fe9-b569-5d03bb4b4ffa.html|date=14 March 2018}}

18U

|March 4–9

|Unspecified

|1001

|Northern Territory

|$40 million

|None

|

Eliakim

|March 13–20

|110 (70)

|980

|Madagascar

|$3.21 million

|21

|{{cite web|url=http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=25871&SEO=dozens-deaths-confirm-malagasys-fear-of-cyclone|title=Dozens Deaths Confirm Malagasy's Fear of Cyclone|date=20 March 2018|website=Prensa Latina|access-date=21 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180405-ab-analytics-if-march-global-recap.pdf|title=Global Catastrophe Recap March 2018|website=thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com|publisher=Aon Benfield|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119085143/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180405-ab-analytics-if-march-global-recap.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Linda

|March 13–16

|75 (45)

|993

|Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, South East Queensland

|None

|None

|

ARB 01

|March 13–15

|45 (30)3

|1006

|South India, Maldives

|None

|None

|

Marcus

|March 14–24

|250 (155)

|905

|Tanimbar Islands, Top End, Kimberley

|$75 million

|None

|

Nora

|March 20–26

|155 (100)

|958

|Cape York Peninsula, New Guinea, Top End

|None

|None

|

Iris

|March 20–April 9

|100 (65)

|987

|None

|None

|None

|

23U

|March 23–25

|Unspecified

|1004

|None

|None

|None

|

Jelawat (Caloy)

|March 24–April 1

|195 (120)

|915

|Caroline Islands

|Unknown

|2

|{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Meghan Swartz {{!}} The Guam Daily |title=Don't risk going in rough waters, expert says |url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/dont-risk-going-in-rough-waters-expert-says/article_9cc6613e-3727-11e8-9f8f-4fb2a004f08c.html |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=The Guam Daily Post |date=4 April 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2020 |title=FSM and RMI Program Summary |url=https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FSM_and_RMI_Program_Summary_Revised_10_20_2020.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329123455/https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FSM_and_RMI_Program_Summary_Revised_10_20_2020.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |website=USAID}}

Josie

|March 29–April 2

|75 (45)

|993

|Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga

|$10 million

|6

|

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April was an inactive month with only four systems forming. Tropical Cyclone Keni made landfall in Fiji, causing millions in damages. Later in the month, Tropical Cyclone Fakir passed by Réunion, causing millions in damages and a small number of fatalities.

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+ Tropical cyclones formed in April 2018

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! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

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(USD)

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! style="width:5%;"| Refs

Keni

|April 5–11

|140 (85)

|970

|Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga

|$50 million

|None

|

14F

|April 17–20

|Unspecified

|1000

|Rotuma

|None

|None

|

Fakir

|April 20–24

|130 (80)

|975

|Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius

|$24.5 million

|2

|{{cite web|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/deadly-tropical-storm-fakir-pulls-away-from-la-reunion-following-flooding-rainfall-destructive-winds-and-mudslides/70004775|title=Tropical Storm Fakir turns deadly after unleashing destructive winds, mudslides on La Réunion|date=26 April 2018|website=AccuWeather|access-date=27 April 2018|archive-date=28 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093511/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/deadly-tropical-storm-fakir-pulls-away-from-la-reunion-following-flooding-rainfall-destructive-winds-and-mudslides/70004775|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180509-ab-analytics-if-april-global-recap.pdf|title=Global Catastrophe Recap April 2018|website=thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com|publisher=Aon Benfield|access-date=May 17, 2018|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604102833/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180509-ab-analytics-if-april-global-recap.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Flamboyan

|April 26–May 1

|110 (70)

|983

|None

|None

|None

|

=May=

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May was a relatively active month with seven systems forming. In the middle of the month, Cyclone Sagar affected Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, causing tens of millions in damages and several dozen deaths. Several days later, Cyclone Mekunu affected Yemen, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, causing hundreds of millions in damages and close to a few dozen deaths. At the same time, Tropical Storm Alberto caused over a hundred million in damages and a dozen fatalities throughout the Northwest Caribbean and the Eastern United States. Late in the month, BOB 01 caused a few deaths in Myanmar.

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+ Tropical cyclones formed in May 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

! style="width:15%;"| Dates active

! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

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(USD)

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Lexi

|May 4–9

|75 (45)4

|988

|Alejandro Selkirk Island, Juan Fernández Islands, Chile

|None

|None

|

04W

|May 10–15

|Unspecified

|1008

|None

|None

|None

|

One-E

|May 10–11

|55 (35)4

|1007

|None

|None

|None

|

Sagar

|May 16–20

|85 (50)3

|994

|Yemen, Horn of Africa

|$30 million

|79

|{{cite report|title=Humanitarian Bulletin Somalia, 1 May - 3 June 2018|date=June 3, 2018|work=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |at=ReliefWeb|accessdate=June 3, 2018|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/May%20Bulletin%20-%20Final%20Draft1%20JB.pdf}}{{cite report|at=ReliefWeb|work=World Vision|title=World Vision East Africa Hunger Crisis Situation Report: Ethiopia|date=June 19, 2018|accessdate=July 3, 2018|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Ethiopia-May2018-final.pdf}}{{Cite report|title=UNICEF Djibouti Humanitarian Situation Report, June 2018|date=June 30, 2018|work=United Nations Children Fund|at=ReliefWeb|accessdate=August 7, 2018|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/djibouti/unicef-djibouti-humanitarian-situation-report-june-2018}}

Mekunu

|May 21–27

|175 (110)3

|960

|Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia

|$1.5 billion

|31

|{{cite web |title=Yemen: Cyclone Mekunu – Information bulletin No.2 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-cyclone-mekunu-information-bulletin-no2 |website=ReliefWeb |date=31 May 2018 |publisher=International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies |accessdate=1 June 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Gambrell|first1=Jon|title=Cyclone death toll in Oman, Yemen rises to at least 13|url=http://www.whec.com/national/oman-raises-death-toll-in-aftermath-of-cyclone-mekunu-to-6/4926039/?cat=10049|website=WHEC News|agency=The Associated Press|accessdate=28 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528220032/http://www.whec.com/national/oman-raises-death-toll-in-aftermath-of-cyclone-mekunu-to-6/4926039/?cat=10049|archive-date=28 May 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap June 2018|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180710-ab-analytics-if-june-global-recap.pdf|accessdate=July 15, 2018|archive-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710152433/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180710-ab-analytics-if-june-global-recap.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Alberto

|May 25–31

|100 (65)4

|990

|Yucatán Peninsula, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Gulf Coast of the United States, Southeastern United States, Midwestern United States, Ontario

|$125 million

|18

|{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap June 2018|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180710-ab-analytics-if-june-global-recap.pdf|accessdate=July 15, 2018|author=AON Benfield|page=10|archive-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710152433/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180710-ab-analytics-if-june-global-recap.pdf|url-status=dead}}

BOB 01

|May 29–30

|55 (35)3

|990

|Myanmar

|None

|5

|{{cite news |title=5 killed, 1,400 houses destroyed by cyclone in Myanmar |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/31/c_137220716.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030724/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/31/c_137220716.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |agency=Xinhua|accessdate=31 May 2018}}

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June was an active month with fourteen systems having formed. In early June, Tropical Storm Ewiniar impacted South China and Vietnam, causing hundreds of millions in damages and over a dozen deaths. At the same time, Severe Tropical Storm Maliksi killed a couple people in the Philippines despite never making landfall. In the middle of the month, Tropical Storm Gaemi made landfall in Taiwan, causing a few fatalities. Late in the month, Prapiroon affected Japan and the Korean Peninsula, killing a few people and causing over ten million in damages.

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+ Tropical cyclones formed in June 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

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! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

! style="width:30%;"| Areas affected

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(USD)

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Ewiniar

|June 2–9

|75 (45)

|998

|Vietnam, Philippines, South China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands

|{{ntsp|812000000||$}}

|{{nts|13}}

|{{cite news|publisher=中华人民共和国减灾部|date=June 11, 2018|accessdate=June 11, 2018|title=台风"艾云尼"致粤赣湘闽琼14人死亡失踪|url=http://www.jianzai.gov.cn//DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000029221.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728032525/http://www.jianzai.gov.cn/DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000029221.html|archive-date=July 28, 2018|url-status=dead}}

Maliksi (Domeng)

|June 3–11

|110 (70)

|970

|Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Honshu

|None

|{{nts|2}}

|{{cite web|title=2 dead in aftermath of Typhoon Domeng|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/06/10/domeng-aftermath.html|date=June 11, 2018|publisher=CNN Philippines|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612213217/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/06/10/domeng-aftermath.html|url-status=dead}}

TD

|June 4–5

|Unspecified

|1006

|None

|None

|None

|

Aletta

|June 6–11

|220 (140)4

|943

|None

|None

|None

|

Bud

|June 9–15

|220 (140)4

|943

|Western Mexico, Baja California Sur, Southwestern United States

|Minimal

|None

|

BOB 02

|June 10–11

|45 (30)3

|989

|Bangladesh

|None

|None

|

07W

|June 13–15

|65 (40)

|996

|Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands

|None

|None

|

Gaemi (Ester)

|June 13–16

|85 (50)

|990

|Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands

|None

|3

|{{cite web|title=SitRep No.15 Preparedness Measures&Effects of SW Monsoon by TY Domeng & TD Ester|url=http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3389/SitRep_no_15_Effects_of_Southwest_Monsoon_Enhanced_by_Typhoon_DOMENG_and_TD_ESTER_for_the_period_of_8AM_to_5PM_19JUNE2018.pdf|date=June 19, 2018|publisher=NDRRMC}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Carlotta

|June 14–18

|100 (65)4

|997

|Southwestern Mexico

|Unknown

|None

|

TD

|June 17–18

|Unspecified

|1000

|South China

|None

|None

|

Daniel

|June 24–26

|75 (45)4

|1004

|None

|None

|None

|

Emilia

|June 27–July 1

|95 (60)4

|997

|None

|None

|None

|

Prapiroon (Florita)

|June 28–July 4

|120 (75)

|960

|Japan, Korean Peninsula

|$10 million

|4

|{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap July 2018|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180809-ab-analytics-if-july-global-recap.pdf|accessdate=August 9, 2018|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809121948/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180809-ab-analytics-if-july-global-recap.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=1 dead, 1 missing as Typhoon Prapiroon approaches Korea|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180702000720|date=July 2, 2018 |publisher = Koreaherald}}

Fabio

|June 30–July 6

|175 (110)4

|964

|None

|None

|None

|

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July was an active month with fourteen systems having formed. In the middle of the month, Typhoon Maria caused a few hundred million in damages and a couple deaths in East China. Around the same time, Hurricane Chris killed a person off the coast of North Carolina. Later in the month, Tropical Storm Son-Tinh impacted the Philippines, South China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar, causing over a $235 million in damages and several dozen deaths.

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+ Tropical cyclones formed in July 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

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! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

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Maria (Gardo)

|July 3–12

|195 (120)

|915

|Mariana Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, East China

|$623 million

|1

|{{cite web|title=强台风"玛莉亚"造成1.3万间房屋倒损|url=http://www.jianzai.gov.cn//DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000029720.html|date=July 13, 2018|publisher=中华人民共和国减灾委员会|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928013743/http://www.jianzai.gov.cn/DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000029720.html|archive-date=September 28, 2018|url-status=dead}}

Beryl

|July 5–16

|130 (80)4

|991

|Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada

|Minimal

|None

|

Chris

|July 6–12

|165 (105)4

|969

|Bermuda, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Iceland

|Minimal

|1

|{{cite news |last1=Kory |first1=Melissa |title=Man Drowns in Rough Surf as Tropical Storm Chris Spins Off North Carolina Coast |url=https://weather.com/news/news/2018-07-07-north-carolina-man-dies-rough-surf-tropical-depression-storm-chris |accessdate=8 July 2018 |work=The Weather Channel}}

Son-Tinh (Henry)

|July 16–24

|75 (45)

|994

|Philippines, South China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar

|$256 million

|170

|

TD

|July 16–17

|Unspecified

|998

|South China, Vietnam, Laos

|$14.9 million

|None

|{{cite news|publisher=中华人民共和国减灾部|date=July 27, 2018|accessdate=July 27, 2018|title=热带低压致广西海南云南损失1亿元|url=http://www.jianzai.gov.cn//DRpublish/jzdt/0000000000029987.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729094917/http://www.jianzai.gov.cn/DRpublish/jzdt/0000000000029987.html|archive-date=July 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}

Ampil (Inday)

|July 17–24

|95 (60)

|985

|Ryukyu Islands, China, Russian Far East

|$241 million

|1

|{{cite news|publisher=中华人民共和国减灾部|date=July 27, 2018|accessdate=July 27, 2018|title=台风"安比"致10省份近180万人受灾|url=http://www.jianzai.gov.cn//DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000029955.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728175951/http://www.jianzai.gov.cn/DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000029955.html|archive-date=July 28, 2018|url-status=dead}}

13W (Josie)

|July 20–23

|55 (35)

|996

|Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, East China

|$87.4 million

|16

|{{cite web|title=SitRep No.35 SW Monsoon enhanced by TCs HENRY, INDAY and JOSIE|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3369/Update_SitRep_No_35_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_SW_Monsoon_for_the_period_6AM_08August2018_to_6AM_09August2018.pdf|date=August 9, 2018|publisher=NDRRMC|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809122817/http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3369/Update_SitRep_No_35_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_SW_Monsoon_for_the_period_6AM_08August2018_to_6AM_09August2018.pdf|url-status=dead}}

BOB 03

|July 21–23

|45 (30)3

|989

|East India, North India

|Unknown

|69

|

Wukong

|July 22–26

|95 (60)

|990

|None

|None

|None

|

Jongdari

|July 23–August 4

|140 (85)

|960

|Japan, East China

|$1.48 billion

|None

|{{cite news|publisher=中华人民共和国减灾部|date=August 6, 2018|accessdate=August 6, 2018|title=台风"云雀"致沪苏浙损失3亿余元|url=http://www.jianzai.gov.cn//DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000030169.html}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap August 2018|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180907-ab-analytics-if-august-global-recap.pdf|accessdate=September 7, 2018|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907144646/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180907-ab-analytics-if-august-global-recap.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Gilma

|July 26–29

|75 (45)4

|1005

|None

|None

|None

|

Nine-E

|July 26–27

|55 (35)4

|1007

|None

|None

|None

|

16W

|July 31–August 1

|55 (35)

|1002

|None

|None

|None

|

Hector

|July 31–August 16

|250 (155)4

|936

|Hawaii, Johnston Atoll

|Minimal

|None

|

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{{Expand section|date=September 2018}}

August was an active month with 21 systems having formed. Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina with deadly flooding, resulting in $24.23 billion in damages{{cite web|url=https://www.enr.com/articles/45696-north-carollina-talies-127-billion-toll-from-hurricane-florence|title=North Carolina tallies 12.7 billion in damages|last=Sawyer|first=Tom|date=October 25, 2018}} and killed 53 people, making it one of the costliest hurricanes to strike North Carolina, and the fourth deadliest to strike. Florence was also the first storm in the turn of activity. In the same month, Hurricane Lane made an extremely close pass near Hawaii after peaking as a Category 5 Hurricane, becoming Hawaii's wettest tropical cyclone on record{{cite web|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/Products/PNSHFO/PNSHFO.1808271505.txt|title=Lane possibly breaks Hawaii tropical cyclone rainfall record|last=Hawaii|first=NWS Office in Honolulu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072332/http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/Products/PNSHFO/PNSHFO.1808271505.txt|archive-date=August 29, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=October 30, 2018}} and the second wettest tropical cyclone in U.S. history, only behind Hurricane Harvey.

class="wikitable sortable"
+ Tropical cyclones formed in August 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

! style="width:15%;"| Dates active

! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

! style="width:30%;"| Areas affected

! style="width:10%;"| Damage
(USD)

! style="width:5%;"| Deaths

! style="width:5%;"| Refs

Shanshan

|August 2–10

|130 (80)

|970

|Mariana Islands, Japan

|$132 thousand

|None

|

Ileana

|August 4–7

|100 (65)4

|998

|Western Mexico, Baja California Sur

|Unknown

|8

|{{cite news|language=Spanish|newspaper=El Diaro de Coahuila|date=August 6, 2018|accessdate=August 8, 2018|title=Van 4 muertos por efectos de la tormenta "Ileana" en Guerrero|url=http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/nacional/2018/8/6/muertos-efectos-tormenta-ileana-guerrero-751026.html}}

John

|August 5–10

|175 (110)4

|964

|Western Mexico, Baja California Sur, Southern California

|None

|None

|

Yagi (Karding)

|August 6–15

|75 (45)

|990

|Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, China

|$386 million

|8

|{{cite web|title=第14号台风"摩羯"昨天夜间减弱为热带低压|url=http://www.jianzai.gov.cn//DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000030326.html|publisher=China National Commission for Disaster Reduction|accessdate=August 14, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825144548/http://www.jianzai.gov.cn/DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000030326.html|archivedate=August 25, 2018|language=Chinese|date=August 14, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Sitrep no.18 as of 06:00 AM, 26 August 2018|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3403/SitRep_No_18_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_Southwest_Monsoon_Enhanced_by_Tropical_Storm_KARDING.pdf|date=August 26, 2018|publisher=NDRRMC}}

Kristy

|August 7–12

|110 (70)4

|991

|None

|None

|None

|

BOB 04

|August 7–8

|45 (30)3

|992

|East India

|None

|None

|

Debby

|August 7–9

|85 (50)4

|998

|None

|None

|None

|

Bebinca

|August 9–17

|85 (50)

|985

|South China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar

|$367 million

|19

|{{cite web|author=Thời sự |url=http://infonet.vn/nghe-an-xin-trung-uong-ho-tro-350-ti-dong-khac-phuc-thiet-hai-bao-so-4-post272385.info |title=Nghệ An xin trung ương hỗ trợ 350 tỉ đồng khắc phục thiệt hại bão số 4 - Infonet |publisher=Infonet.vn |date=2018-08-22 |accessdate=2022-04-20}}{{cite news|publisher=中华人民共和国减灾部|date=August 16, 2018|accessdate=August 16, 2018|title="贝碧嘉"登陆广东省雷州市沿海|url=http://www.jianzai.gov.cn//DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000030411.html|archive-date=September 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923141854/http://www.jianzai.gov.cn/DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000030411.html|url-status=dead}}

Leepi

|August 10–15

|95 (60)

|994

|Japan, South Korea

|None

|None

|

Rumbia

|August 14–19

|85 (50)

|985

|Ryukyu Islands, China, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East

|$5.36 billion

|53

|{{cite web|title="温比亚"造成6省份22人死亡7人失踪|url=http://www.jianzai.gov.cn//DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000030417.html|publisher=China National Commission for Disaster Reduction|accessdate=August 21, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821034528/http://www.jianzai.gov.cn//DRpublish/ywcp/0000000000030417.html|archivedate=August 21, 2018|language=Chinese|date=August 20, 2018}}{{cite news|newspaper=South China Morning Post|author=Alice Yan|date=August 24, 2018|accessdate=August 25, 2018|title=Floods brought by Typhoon Rumbia devastate China's biggest supplier of vegetables|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2161252/floods-brought-typhoon-rumbia-devastate-chinas-biggest-supplier}}

Soulik

|August 15–24

|155 (100)

|950

|Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Northeast China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East, Alaska

|$84.5 million

|86

|{{cite web |title=태풍 현황과 전망 |url=http://www.weather.go.kr/weather/warning/report.jsp?prevStn=108&prevKind=&stn=108&kind=&reportId=ann%3A201808232310%3A34&x=22&y=9 |publisher=Korea Meteorological Administration |accessdate=August 23, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823170031/http://www.weather.go.kr/weather/warning/report.jsp?prevStn=108&prevKind=&stn=108&kind=&reportId=ann%3A201808232310%3A34&x=22&y=9 |archivedate=August 23, 2018 |language=Korean |date=August 23, 2018}}

Lane

|August 15–29

|260 (160)4

|926

|Hawaii

|$250 million

|1

|[http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180907-ab-analytics-if-august-global-recap.pdf Analytics August 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907144646/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180907-ab-analytics-if-august-global-recap.pdf |date=2018-09-07 }}

BOB 05

|August 15–17

|45 (30)3

|994

|East India, Central India, West India

|Unknown

|None

|

Ernesto

|August 15–18

|75 (45)4

|1003

|Ireland, United Kingdom

|None

|

|

Cimaron

|August 16–24

|155 (100)

|950

|Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan, Aleutian Islands

|$30.6 million

|None

|

24W (Luis)

|August 22–26

|55 (35)

|994

|Taiwan, East China

|$34 million

|7

|{{cite web |title=Flooding causes estimated NT$370 million in agricultural losses |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201808250020.aspx |website=Focus Taiwan |publisher=Enditem/AW |accessdate=August 26, 2018 |date=August 25, 2018}}

TD

|August 24–26

|Unspecified

|1000

|Ryukyu Islands, East China

|None

|None

|

Miriam

|August 26–September 2

|155 (100)4

|974

|None

|None

|None

|

Jebi (Maymay)

|August 26–September 4

|195 (120)

|915

|Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Japan, Russian Far East, Arctic

|$3.29 billion

|17

|{{cite web|publisher=Insurance Journal|date=September 9, 2018|accessdate=September 13, 2018|title=Insured Losses from Typhoon Jebi Estimated at $2.3-$4.5 Billion: AIR|url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/09/09/500532.htm}}{{cite web |title=Japan deals with Jebi aftermath |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180905_23/ |publisher=NHK |accessdate=September 5, 2018 |date=September 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905133201/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180905_23/ |archive-date=September 5, 2018 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |author1=沈如峰 |title=宜蘭海上發現浮屍 證實為神秘沙灘失蹤者 |url=http://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/201809050183-1.aspx |agency=Central News Agency |accessdate=September 4, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905153923/http://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/201809050183-1.aspx |archivedate=September 5, 2018 |location=Yilan County, Taiwan |language=Chinese |date=September 5, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Keoni |first1=Everington |title=Rogue waves claim 6 lives over 2 days in NE Taiwan |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3521858 |publisher=Taiwan News |accessdate=September 4, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904101046/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3521858 |archivedate=September 4, 2018 |date=September 4, 2018}}

Norman

|August 28–September 10

|240 (150)4

|937

|Hawaii

|None

|None

|

Florence

|August 31–September 17

|240 (150)4

|937

|West Africa, Cape Verde, Bermuda, Southeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, Atlantic Canada

|>$24.23 billion

|57

|

=September=

{{Expand section|date=September 2018}}

File:Kong-rey_2018-10-02 0440Z.jpg]]

September was the most active month in the year at 23 tropical cyclones, including Hurricane Walaka, the third most intense in the Central Pacific on record and Typhoon Mangkhut as the third most intense worldwide of the year. Typhoon Kong-rey along with Hurricane Walaka both were Category 5 tropical cyclones on the Saffir–Simpson scale simultaneously in the Northern Hemisphere, marking the first time since 2005 that this rare occurrence happened. In the Atlantic, a turning point in the activity was also to be seen, with the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season to be the second Atlantic season in a row to see three hurricanes active at once on September 13.

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+ Tropical cyclones formed in September 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

! style="width:15%;"| Dates active

! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

! style="width:30%;"| Areas affected

! style="width:10%;"| Damage
(USD)

! style="width:5%;"| Deaths

! style="width:5%;"| Refs

Olivia

|September 1–13

|215 (130)4

|951

|Hawaii

|$25 million

|None

|

Gordon

|September 3–6

|110 (70)4

|996

|Greater Antilles, The Bahamas, Florida, Gulf Coast of the United States, Eastern United States, Ontario

|$200 million

|3

|{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/tropical-storm-gordon-takes-aim-gulf-coast-mississippi/story?id=57586053|title=Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall in Mississippi; 1 death reported from storm|date=5 September 2018|website=ABC News}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article217758230.html|title=One dead as car crashes jam highways connecting Miami and Miami Beach|work=miamiherald|access-date=2018-09-05}}

TD

|September 5–8

|55 (35)

|1000

|Ryukyu Islands

|None

|None

|

BOB 06

|September 6–7

|55 (35)3

|990

|East India

|Unknown

|None

|

Mangkhut (Ompong)

|September 7–17

|205 (125)

|905

|Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, South China, Vietnam

|$3.74 billion

|134

|

Helene

|September 7–16

|175 (110)4

|967

|West Africa, Cape Verde, Azores, Ireland, United Kingdom, Norway

|Unknown

|3

|{{cite news|language=French|author=Mohamed Moro Sacko|publisher=Guinea News|date=September 6, 2018|accessdate=September 8, 2018|title=Siguiri : Trois morts suite à des pluies duliviennnes à Doko|url=https://www.guineenews.org/siguiri-trois-morts-suite-a-des-pluies-duliviennnes-a-doko/}}

Isaac

|September 7–15

|120 (75)4

|995

|West Africa, Lesser Antilles, Haiti, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cuba

|Minimal

|None

|

Barijat (Neneng)

|September 8–13

|75 (45)

|998

|Philippines, Taiwan, South China, Vietnam

|$7.3 million

|None

|

Paul

|September 8–11

|75 (45)4

|1002

|None

|None

|None

|

Joyce

|September 12–19

|85 (50)4

|995

|None

|None

|None

|

01

|September 13–17

|75 (45)

|1004

|None

|None

|None

|

Nineteen-E

|September 19–20

|55 (35)4

|1002

|Baja California Sur, Northwestern Mexico, Southwestern United States, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas

|>$296 million

|14

|

Daye

|September 19–22

|65 (40)3

|992

|Andhra Pradesh, East India, Central India, North India

|Minimal

|None

|

Trami (Paeng)

|September 20–October 1

|195 (120)

|915

|Mariana Islands, Taiwan, Japan, Russian Far East, Alaska

|$1 billion

|4

|

TD

|September 21–22

|Unspecified

|1006

|None

|None

|None

|

Eleven

|September 21–22

|55 (35)4

|1007

|None

|None

|None

|

Kirk

|September 22–29

|100 (65)4

|998

|Lesser Antilles

|$444,000

|2

|

Leslie

|September 23–October 13

|150 (90)4

|968

|Azores, Bermuda, East Coast of the United States, Madeira, Iberian Peninsula, France

|>$500 million

|17

|

Rosa

|September 25–October 2

|240 (150)4

|936

|Baja California Peninsula, Northwestern Mexico, Southwestern United States

|$50.5 million

|3

|

29W

|September 25–27

|55 (35)

|1008

|None

|None

|None

|

Liua

|September 26–29

|75 (45)

|994

|Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea

|None

|None

|

Zorbas

|September 27–October 1

|120 (75)

|987

|Tunisia, Libya, Greece, Italy, Turkey

|Unknown

|6

|

Kong-rey (Queenie)

|September 28–October 6

|215 (130)

|900

|Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea

|$172 million

|3

|

Sergio

|September 29–October 13

|220 (140)4

|943

|Baja CalifornNorthwestern Mexico, Southwestern United States

|$352.1 million

|2

|

Walaka

|September 29–October 6

|260 (160)4

|921

|Johnston Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, British Columbia

|Minimal

|None

|

= October =

File:Yutu 2018-10-25 0000Z.jpg]]

{{Expand section|date=October 2018}}

October was an active month of the year but less so than previous months at 11 tropical cyclones. Typhoon Yutu became the strongest tropical cyclone in 2018, neck-to-neck with Typhoon Kong-rey. Hurricane Michael caused $25.1 billion in damage after making landfall on the Florida Panhandle, becoming the third most intense hurricane to make landfall in the Continental United States in terms of minimum pressure. Cyclonic Storms Luban and Titli caused extensive damage throughout countries of Yemen and India, also becoming the first pair of tropical cyclones ever recorded to be active in both the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal simultaneously. Hurricane Willa also became the closest Category 5 to Mexico since Patricia.

class="wikitable sortable"
+ Tropical cyclones formed in October 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

! style="width:15%;"| Dates active

! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

! style="width:30%;"| Areas affected

! style="width:10%;"| Damage
(USD)

! style="width:5%;"| Deaths

! style="width:5%;"| Refs

Luban

|October 6–15

|140 (85)3

|976

|Yemen, Oman

|$1 billion

|14

|

Michael

|October 7–11

|260 (160)4

|919

|Central America, Yucatán Peninsula, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Southeastern United States, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, Iberian Peninsula

|$25.1 billion

|74

|

Titli

|October 8–12

|150 (90)3

|970

|Andhra Pradesh, East India

|$920 million

|85

|

Nadine

|October 9–13

|100 (65)4

|995

|None

|None

|None

|

Tara

|October 14–17

|100 (65)4

|995

|Southwestern Mexico

|Unknown

|None

|{{cite web | title=Tropical Storm Tara 2018 | website=AccuWeather| url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/east-pacific/tara-2018%20 | access-date=25 September 2023}}

Vicente

|October 19–23

|85 (50)4

|1002

|Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Southwestern Mexico

|$7.05 million

|16

|{{cite web | title=Tropical Storm Vicente 2018 | website=AccuWeather| url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/east-pacific/vicente-2018 | access-date=25 September 2023}}

TD

|October 19–20

|Unspecified

|1008

|Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar

|None

|None

|

Willa

|October 20–24

|260 (160)4

|925

|Central America, Southwestern Mexico, Texas

|$825 million

|9

|[https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/mexico-may-face-new-tropical-threat-next-week/70006386 Mexico may face new tropical threat next week] accuweather.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108143000/https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/mexico-may-face-new-tropical-threat-next-week/70006386 |date=2019-11-08 }}{{cite web | title=Hurricane — Category 5 Willa 2018 | website=AccuWeather| url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/east-pacific/willa-2018%20 | access-date=25 September 2023}}

TD

|October 20

|Unspecified

|1008

|None

|None

|None

|

Yutu (Rosita)

|October 21–November 2

|215 (130)

|900

|Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines, South China, Taiwan

|$198 million

|30

|

Oscar

|October 27–31

|175 (110)4

|966

|None

|None

|None

|

=November=

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November featured 10 tropical cyclones. Cyclone Gaja made landfall in South India, resulting in about 60 fatalities.

class="wikitable sortable"
+ Tropical cyclones formed in November 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

! style="width:15%;"| Dates active

! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

! style="width:30%;"| Areas affected

! style="width:10%;"| Damage
(USD)

! style="width:5%;"| Deaths

! style="width:5%;"| Refs

Xavier

|November 2–5

|100 (65)4

|995

|Southwestern Mexico

|None

|None

|

Alcide

|November 5–11

|185 (115)

|960

|Agaléga, Madagascar, Tanzania

|None

|None

|

TD

|November 9

|<55 (35)

|1002

|None

|None

|None

|

Bouchra

|November 9–19

|95 (60)

|990

|None

|None

|None

|

Gaja

|November 10–19

|110 (70)3

|992

|Andaman Islands, South India, Sri Lanka

|$775 million

|52

|

02F

|November 11–16

|Unspecified

|1003

|Solomon Islands

|None

|None

|

TL

|November 14–18

|Unspecified

|1004

|Java, Christmas Island

|None

|None

|

Usagi (Samuel)

|November 14–26

|110 (70)

|990

|Caroline Islands, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos

|$16 million

|4

|

Toraji

|November 16–22

|65 (40)

|1004

|Vietnam, Malay Peninsula

|$43.2 million

|22

|

Man-yi (Tomas)

|November 20–28

|150 (90)

|960

|Caroline Islands, Alaska

|None

|None

|

Owen

|November 29–December 17

|150 (90)

|958

|Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Northern Territory

|$25 million

|1

|

=December=

File:Cilida 2018-12-21 0640Z.jpg]]

December was an active month with 13 tropical cyclones forming. Cyclone Cilida intensified into an Intense Tropical Cyclone, while never directly making landfall.

class="wikitable sortable"
+ Tropical cyclones formed in December 2018

! style="width:5%;"| Storm name

! style="width:15%;"| Dates active

! style="width:10%;"| Max wind
km/h (mph)

! style="width:5%;"| Pressure
(hPa)

! style="width:30%;"| Areas affected

! style="width:10%;"| Damage
(USD)

! style="width:5%;"| Deaths

! style="width:5%;"| Refs

TL

|December 9–12

|Unspecified

|1005

|Solomon Islands, Queensland

|None

|None

|

Phethai

|December 13–18

|100 (65)3

|993

|East India, Northeast India

|$100 million

|8

|

Kenanga

|December 14–22

|185 (115)

|942

|None

|None

|None

|

Cilida

|December 16–24

|215 (130)

|940

|Mauritius

|Minimal

|None

|

35W (Usman)

|December 25–29

|55 (35)

|1000

|Palau, Philippines

|$103 million

|156

|{{cite news |title=At least 50 killed in Bicol during Tropical Depression Usman |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/219968-tropical-depression-usman-death-toll-december-30-2018 |accessdate=December 30, 2018 |work=Rappler |date=December 30, 2018}}

TL

|December 27–28

|Unspecified

|1001

|Top End, Timor, Kimberley

|None

|None

|

Penny

|December 26–January 9

|95 (60)

|987

|Papua New Guinea, Queensland

|Minimal

|None

|

Mona

|December 28–January 7

|95 (60)

|985

|Solomon Islands, Fiji

|Minimal

|None

|

03F

|December 28–January 1

|55 (35)

|998

|Solomon Islands, Fiji

|None

|None

|

TL

|December 29–30

|Unspecified

|1007

|Tagula Island

|None

|None

|

TL

|December 30–January 2

|Unspecified

|1007

|Java

|None

|None

|

05F

|December 31–January 2

|Unspecified

|998

|None

|None

|None

|

Global effects

{{Expand section|date=September 2018}}

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:320px;"| Season name

! style="width:250px;"| Areas affected

! style="width:65px;"| Systems formed

! style="width:65px;"| Named storms

! style="width:100px;"| Damage (USD)

! style="width:50px;"| Deaths

2018 Atlantic hurricane season

|West Africa, Cape Verde, Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Cayman Islands, Central America, Gulf Coast of the United States, East Coast of the United States, Southeastern United States, Eastern United States, Midwestern United States, Bermuda, Ontario, Atlantic Canada, Iceland, Iberian Peninsula, Madeira, Azores, Ireland, United Kingdom, France, Norway

|16

|15

|>$50.205 billion

|172

2018 Pacific hurricane season

|Central America, Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Hawaii, Johnston Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Southwestern United States, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alaska, British Columbia

|26

|23

|>$1.258 billion

|52

2018 Pacific typhoon season1

|Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Guam, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Ryukyu Islands, Honshu, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Russian Far East, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Palau

|43

|28

|>$30.23 billion

|772

2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season

|Andaman Islands, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Arabian Peninsula, Horn of Africa,

|14

|7

|$4.325 billion

|343

2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season1

|Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Réunion

|7

|6

|$63.9 million

|108

2018–19 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season2

|Agaléga, Madagascar, Tanzania, Mauritius

|4

|4

|None

|None

2017–18 Australian region cyclone season1

| Western Australia, Christmas Island, Top End, Solomon Islands, South Australia, New Caledonia, South East Queensland, Tanimbar Islands, East Timor, Papua New Guinea

|15

|7

|$165 million

|41

2018–19 Australian region cyclone season2

|Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Java, Christmas Island, Timor, Queensland, Northern Territory

|6

|3

|$25 million

|1

2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season1

|Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Tonga, New Zealand, Samoan Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Solomon Islands

|10

|6

|$377 million

|11

2018–19 South Pacific cyclone season2

|Solomon Islands, Fiji

|3

|1

|None

|None

Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone

|Tunisia, Libya, Italy, Greece, Turkey

|1

|1

|Unknown

|6

Worldwide

|(See above)

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|>$86.65 billion

|1,506{{efn|name=Death Counting|The sum of the number of fatalities in each basin will not equal the number shown as the total. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of fatalities.}}

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Notes

1 Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2018 are counted in the seasonal totals.

2 Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2018 are counted in the seasonal totals.
3 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.–
4 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir–Simpson scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
5 The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France which uses gust winds.


6 04F formed as a tropical low in the Australian region on December 28 before crossing into the South Pacific basin on December 31. This system was later named Mona in January 2019 and thus only counts for that year.


7 36W was the last tropical depression to form in the 2018 Pacific typhoon season. It was later named Pabuk on January 1, 2019, and as such only counts for that year.

See also

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Notes

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References

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External links

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Regional specialized meteorological centers

  • [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ US National Hurricane Center] – North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific
  • [http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/ Central Pacific Hurricane Center] – Central Pacific
  • [http://www.jma.go.jp/en/typh/ Japan Meteorological Agency] – NW Pacific
  • [http://www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/index.php?lang=en India Meteorological Department] – Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
  • [http://www.meteo.fr/temps/domtom/La_Reunion/webcmrs9.0/anglais/ Météo-France – La Reunion] – South Indian Ocean from 30°E to 90°E
  • [http://www.met.gov.fj/ Fiji Meteorological Service] – South Pacific west of 160°E, north of 25° S

Tropical cyclone warning centers

  • [http://meteo.bmkg.go.id/siklon Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia] – South Indian Ocean from 90°E to 141°E, generally north of 10°S
  • [http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/ Australian Bureau of Meteorology (TCWC's Perth, Darwin & Brisbane)] – South Indian Ocean & South Pacific Ocean from 90°E to 160°E, generally south of 10°S
  • [http://www.pngmet.gov.pg/warnings/smartalert/ Papua New Guinea National Weather Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123183157/http://www.pngmet.gov.pg/warnings/smartalert/ |date=2020-11-23 }} – South Pacific Ocean from 141°E to 160°E, generally north of 10°S
  • [http://metservice.com/ Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited] – South Pacific west of 160°E, south of 25°S

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