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Weather of 2018

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The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2018.

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Summary by weather type

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=Winter storms and cold waves=

A cold wave from late December 2017 persists into early January 2018. Between both years, 39 people die.[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28Z%29+Cold%2FWind+Chill&eventType=%28Z%29+Extreme+Cold%2FWind+Chill&beginDate_mm=12&beginDate_dd=23&beginDate_yyyy=2017&endDate_mm=01&endDate_dd=18&endDate_yyyy=2018&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=-999%2CALL Storm Events Database], NOAA[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28Z%29+Cold%2FWind+Chill&eventType=%28Z%29+Extreme+Cold%2FWind+Chill&beginDate_mm=01&beginDate_dd=01&beginDate_yyyy=2018&endDate_mm=01&endDate_dd=18&endDate_yyyy=2018&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=-999%2CALL Storm Events Database], NOAA[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28Z%29+Cold%2FWind+Chill&eventType=%28Z%29+Extreme+Cold%2FWind+Chill&beginDate_mm=01&beginDate_dd=03&beginDate_yyyy=2018&endDate_mm=01&endDate_dd=18&endDate_yyyy=2018&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=-999%2CALL Storm Events Database], NOAA Several records due to the cold are broken as a result, and the January 2018 North American blizzard is fueled. The blizzard results in 22 deaths. There is also $1.1 billion in damages.{{cite web |title=Global Catastrophe Recap - May 2018 |first1=Aon |last1=Benfield |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180607-ab-analytics-if-may-global-recap.pdf |publisher=Aon Benfield |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607161415/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180607-ab-analytics-if-may-global-recap.pdf |url-status=dead }} The storm was dubbed a historic bomb cyclone. Following a tranquil February, winter weather resumes in March. The March 1–3, 2018 nor'easter was the most destructive of those. Over 1.9 million people lose power,{{cite news|url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2018/03/03/noreaster-hits-east-coast-grounds-flights-and-halts-trains-at-least-5-dead/|title=Nor'easter hits East Coast, grounds flights and halts trains; at least 5 dead|agency=Associated Press|work=Salisbury Post|date=March 3, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2018}}`with 9 dead and $2.25 billion in damage.{{cite web |website=Aon Benfield |last1=Benfield |first1=Aon |title=Global Catastrophe Recap |date=April 2018 |url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180509-ab-analytics-if-april-global-recap.pdf |access-date=28 May 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 }} another nor'easter a few days later causes 2 deaths and $525 million in damage. A final nor'easter rode up the East Coast two weeks later. It caused a tornado outbreak. This included an EF3 tornado that destroyed Jacksonville State University in Alabama.[https://www.wbrc.com/2018/09/20/jacksonville-state-reflects-months-after-ef-tornado-hit-campus/ Jacksonville State reflects 6 months after EF-3 tornado hit campus], WBRC, September 19, 2018 It also caused near-record spring snowfall along the Northeastern United States.{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-03-20-winter-storm-toby-heaviest-latest-march-snowstorm-nyc-philadelphia|title=Winter Storm Toby Could be One of Heaviest, Latest March Snowstorms on Record in Parts of Interstate 95 Corridor, Including New York, Philadelphia|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=20 March 2018}} Then, in April, a cold wave caused Iowa and Wisconsin to have their coldest April on record.{{cite web | url=https://weather.com/news/news/2018-05-08-april-2018-record-cold-temperatures-united-states-noaa-report | title=April 2018 Was the Coldest in Two Decades for the Continental U.S.; All-Time Record Lows Set in Two States }} In mid-November, a winter storm across the United States caused 11 deaths,[https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-11-14-winter-storm-avery-impacts Winter Storm Avery Causes Chaotic Commutes, Strands Students at School Overnight, Kills 11 on Slick Roads], The Weather Channel, February 13, 2019 one of the worst traffic jams in New York City,[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snowstorm-new-york-new-jersey_n_5bee5ee1e4b0510a1f2f64cc COMMUTE FROM HELL: Snowstorm Cripples NYC Area With 10-Hour Traffic Nightmare], Huffington Post, November 16, 2018 and 555 car crashes in New Jersey.[https://www.nj.com/news/2018/11/441_crashes_closed_bridges_turn_evening_rush_into_snowlocked_mush_as_seasons_first_storm_smacks_nj.html 555 crashes, impassable roads turn evening rush into snowlocked mush as season's first storm smacks N.J.], Nj.com, November 15, 2018 A few weeks later, another blizzard kills 4 more people.{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-11-25-winter-storm-bruce-impacts-travel|title=Winter Storm Bruce: 4 Killed, Nearly 3,000 Flights Canceled|website=The Weather Channel|access-date=2019-02-22}} After that, another winter storm caused 3 more deaths in North Carolina.{{cite news|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article222892500.html|title=Winter storm kills three in NC as 'staggering' amount of snow falls|last1=Shaffer|first1=Josh|last2=Stradling|first2=Richard|work=News & Observer|date=December 10, 2018|access-date=December 12, 2018}}

=Floods=

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In late February 2018, the Ohio River had its highest crest since 1997.[https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-flood-of-2018-how-does-it-compare/18718606# Cincinnati flood of 2018: How does it compare?], WLWT, February 26, 2018 Six people died in the flooding.[https://floodlist.com/america/usa/flooding-central-southern-states-february-2018 USA – 6 Dead as Flooding in Central and Southern States Worsens], FloodList, February 26, 2018 In late April and early May, one of the worst floods in New Brunswick history in Canada caused rivers to rise at record-breaking levels. A combination of heavy rainfall, melting snow, and very warm temperatures caused historic flooding over the St. John River, with the water level reaching {{Convert|8.12|m|ft|abbr=on}} near Fredericton.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-09 |title=Spring Flooding Along the St. John River |url=https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92125/spring-flooding-along-the-st-john-river |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=earthobservatory.nasa.gov |language=en}} 50 roads were affected by the floods, including a {{Convert|75|km|mi|abbr=on}} stretch of Canada Route 105 between Fredericton and Youngs Cove. On April 29, water levels began to stabilize, but remained high at about {{Convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} near the Fredericton area.{{Cite web |title=Flood Details - 2018-04-27 - 2018-05-12 |url=https://www.elgegl.gnb.ca/0001/en/Flood/Details/360 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.elgegl.gnb.ca}}

=Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires=

{{main|Wildfires in 2018}}{{Expand section|date=April 2025}}

In early February, 39.6% of the contiguous United States had drought coverage, with the worst of it being in the Southern Plains, southern Rockies and the Four Corners region.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-06 |title=Intense drought in the U.S. Southwest persisted throughout 2018, lingers into the new year {{!}} NOAA Climate.gov |url=https://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/intense-drought-us-southwest-persisted-throughout-2018-lingers-new#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20U.S.%20Drought,Rockies%20and%20Four%20Corners%20regions. |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.climate.gov |language=en}} In South America, a severe lack of rainfall led to the worst drought over parts of Argentina and Uruguay, with US$3.9 billion in damage, making it the most expensive disaster in Argentina and Uruguay history. In Uruguay, the lack of rainfall led to the worst drought conditions in the nation since 2008-2009.{{Cite web |title=Most Expensive Weather Disaster of 2018: a $3.9 Billion Drought in Argentina and Uruguay |url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/most-expensive-weather-disaster-2018-39-billion-drought-argentina-and-uruguay |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.wunderground.com |language=en}} 90 percent of German land suffered severe drought conditions, which combined with record heat between April and August, causing forest fires and crop failures.{{Cite web |last=Technology |first=Karlsruhe Institute of |title=Drought affected about 90% of German territory in 2018 |url=https://phys.org/news/2018-09-drought-affected-german-territory.html |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=phys.org |language=en}} The Camp Fire in November caused 85 deaths, destroyed more than 18,000 structures, and burned {{Convert|153,336|acre|ha|abbr=out}} of land, making it the deadliest fire in California history.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-11 |title=Most destructive wildfires in California history |url=https://abc7ny.com/post/biggest-most-destructive-fires-california-history/15787046/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}

=Tornadoes=

{{main|Tornadoes of 2018}}

2018 was relatively quiet in terms of tornadoes, and for the first time in history, no EF4 or EF5 tornadoes touched down in the United States.{{cite news |last1=Landa |first1=Brian |title=2018 was one of the least active years on record for US tornadoes; No twister rated EF4 or higher |url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/2018-was-one-of-the-least-active-years-on-record-for-us-tornadoes-no-twister-rated-ef4-or-higher/338823 |access-date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=AccuWeather |date=December 31, 2018}} However, the state of Connecticut saw a record number of tornadoes.[https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/2018-10-31-connecticut-new-tornado-record-9-tornadoes-2018 Connecticut Sets New Tornado Record in a Year With Below-Average U.S. Tornadoes], The Weather Channel, October 31, 2018 The first major tornado outbreak of 2018 came on February 24. This tornado outbreak caused two deaths{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Nashville, Tennessee|title=Tennessee Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=735022|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=July 16, 2018}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Memphis, Tennessee|title=Arkansas Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=738582|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=July 16, 2018}} and 20 injuries from 30 tornadoes. This became the first tornado related death in the United States in 284 days, ending a record long streak.{{cite news |title=Flood fears rise as wicked storm system tears across southern, central U.S. |url=https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/nation-now/flood-fears-rise-as-wicked-storm-system-tears-across-southern-central-us/465-c9ef4f10-cd80-4ad7-964a-49eb828df54a |access-date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=First Coast News |date=February 25, 2018}} A few days later, a tornado outbreak strikes the United States from March 20 to 22nd. An EF3 tornado struck Jacksonville State University, causing $42 million[https://guadalupe.gob.mx/nemphul0/tornado-jacksonville-al-today TORNADO JACKSONVILLE AL TODAY], Guadeloupe Gobinero Municipal and forcing 9,000 people to go without power.[https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/mc-nws-tornado-jacksonville-state-university-20180320-story.html Tornado strikes college as storm leaves trail of damage across South], The Morning Call, March 20, 2018 A month later, another tornado outbreak affects the United States in mid-April. An EF1 tornado in April in Louisiana caused one death.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Shreveport, Louisiana|title=Louisiana Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=743585|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=December 7, 2018}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Shreveport, Louisiana|title=Louisiana Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=744130|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=December 7, 2018}} An EF2 tornado in North Carolina also caused a fatality, but an indirect one.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Raleigh, North Carolina|title=North Carolina Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=754019|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=October 2, 2018}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Blacksburg, Virginia|title=North Carolina Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=748581|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=October 2, 2018}} A month later, another tornado outbreak produces an EF0 tornado in Newburgh, New York that results in a death.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in New York, New York|title=New York Event Report: EF0 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=756478|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=December 10, 2018}} The storm itself causes 5 more deaths as a result of straight-line winds.{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Pam |title=Northeast Storms Spawn Nine Tornadoes, Kill Five and Knock Out Power to Thousands |url=https://weather.com/news/news/2018-05-16-northeast-storms-deaths |access-date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=The Weather Channel |date=May 18, 2018}} Before that, on May 14, the storm also produced tornadoes across Kansas.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Wichita, Kansas|title=Updated NWS Damage Survey for 05/14/18 Cowley County Tornadoes|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSICT&e=201805160151|publisher=Iowa Environmental Information|date=May 15, 2018|access-date=May 15, 2018}}

On June 12, an F4 tornado touches down in Brazil, killing two.{{cite web |title=Tornado passa pelo RS, deixa 2 mortos e causa destruição em dezenas de municípios |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/ultimas-noticias/2018/06/12/tornado-passa-pelo-rs-deixa-2-mortos-e-causa-destruicao-em-dezenas-de-municipios.htm |access-date=May 3, 2019}} On July 10, another fatal EF2 touched down in Minot, North Dakota. One newborn baby is killed and 28 others are injured.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Bismarck, North Dakota|title=North Dakota Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=766986|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=March 10, 2019}} Nine days later, destructive tornadoes tore across Iowa, causing $320 million in damage, and 37 injuries.[https://data.ydr.com/tornado-archive/iowa/766071/ EF3 tornado on Jul. 19, 2018 15:01 PM CDT], DailyRecord[https://data.ydr.com/tornado-archive/iowa/766075/ EF3 tornado on Jul. 19, 2018 15:24 PM CDT], DailyRecord It also fuels the Table Rock Lake duck boat accident, which kills 17 and injures 7 in Missouri. On August 3, an EF4 touched down in Manitoba, becoming North America's only violent tornado of the year, and killing one person.{{cite news|publisher=CBC|date=August 5, 2018|access-date=August 5, 2018|title=Tornado's path in rural Manitoba was as wide as 800 metres, Environment Canada says|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/alonsa-manitoba-tornado-1.4774912}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/alonsa-manitoba-tornado-severity-level-environment-canada-1.4775513 |title=Environment Canada gives Manitoba tornado 2nd-highest severity classification | CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=2018-08-06 |access-date=2019-02-01}} The remnants of Hurricane Florence spawned a fatal tornado in Virginia.{{cite web |last1=Brackett |first1=Ron |title=Virginia Tornadoes Spawned by Florence's Remnants Kill 1 |url=https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/2018-09-17-florence-virginia-richmond-tornadoes-damage |website=weather.com |access-date=2018-09-30}} The tornado outbreak as a whole spawned 37 other tornadoes. Just a few days later, the 2018 United States–Canada tornado outbreak causes damage in the Midwestern United States and especially in Ontario and Quebec. Before crossing into Canada, Minnesota had its third most prolific tornado day on record.{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/mpx/20180920_Severe_Weather |title=September 20, 2018 Tornado Outbreak and Widespread Damaging Wind (updated 11/15)|author=US Weather Forecast Office in Twin Cities, MN|publisher=National Weather Service|date=November 15, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/cle/event_20180920_tornado|title=Two Tornadoes near Middlefield, OH Sept. 20, 2018|author=US Weather Forecast Office in Cleveland, OH|publisher=National Weather Service|date=November 15, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2018}} 300,000 customers in the Ottawa area lost power.{{Cite web|url=https://hydroottawa.com/about/governance/overview|title=About Us - Governance - Overview - Hydro Ottawa|author=Hydro Ottawa |website=hydroottawa.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-15}} The tornadoes cause $295 million in damage and injure 31.[https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/catastrophe/ottawagatineau-tornadoes-cause-nearly-300-million-in-insured-damage-114407.aspx Ottawa-Gatineau tornadoes cause nearly $300 million in insured damage], insurancebusinessmag.com, October 23, 2018

In late October and early November, another tornado outbreak occurs, spawning 61 tornadoes. There is one indirect death due to an EF1 in Mississippi,{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Jackson, Mississippi|title=Mississippi Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=785299|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=March 18, 2019}} and two direct deaths due to an EF1 tornado in Maryland.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Washington, DC|title=Maryland Event Report: EF1 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=791228|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=March 18, 2019}} Just a few days later, another fatal tornado touches down in Tennessee.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Nashville, Tennessee|title=Tennessee Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=794526|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=March 18, 2019}} A tornado outbreak then started at the end of the month and continued into December, which spawned 49 tornadoes, including an EF3 in Illinois that injured 22.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Lincoln, Illinois|title=NWS Damage Survey for 12/01/18 Tornado Event #6|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSILX&e=201812032220|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 5, 2018}} Another tornado death occurs due to an EF1 in Missouri.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Springfield, Missouri|title=NWS Damage Survey for 12/01/18 Aurora Tornado Event|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSSGF&e=201812011933|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=December 1, 2018}} Two weeks later, the 2018 Port Orchard tornado touches down in Port Orchard, Washington. The tornado caused $1.81 million in damage. Finally, on December 31, a child dies in a tornado in Indonesia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/12/31/tornado-kills-one-damages-165-houses-in-west-java.html|title=Tornado kills one, damages 165 houses in West Java - The Jakarta Post|website=www.thejakartapost.com|access-date=2019-10-24}}

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=Tropical cyclones=

File:Yutu 2018-10-25 0000Z.jpg at peak intensity over the Northern Marianas Islands]]

{{main|Tropical cyclones in 2018}}

As the year began, a tropical depression was moving across the Philippines,{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2017364N07138|title = IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}} and Cyclone Ava was developing northeast of Madagascar.{{Cite web|url=http://ibtracs.unca.edu/index.php?name=v04r00-2017364S12065|title = IBTrACS - International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship}} Ava caused at least 51 deaths and US$195 million in damage, and was followed by 13 additional tropical cyclones in the south-west Indian Ocean.{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2019|title=The World Bank: Madagascar Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Grant with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO) (P167941)|url=http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/137521576465305187/text/Madagascar-Disaster-Risk-Management-Development-Policy-Financing-with-a-Catastrophe-Deferred-Drawdown-Option-Project.txt|website=Documents, The World Bank|publisher=Urban, Resilience, and Land Global Practice. Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice for Africa Region}}{{Cite web|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2018/summ2017-2018.htm|title = Southern Hemisphere 2017-2018 Tropical Cyclone Season Review}}australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2019/summ2018-2019.htm In the Australian region, there were 27 tropical cyclones, including Cyclone Marcus, a powerful cyclone that caused US$75 million in damage in Western Australia.{{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=12 May 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}} In the South Pacific Ocean, there were 15 tropical cyclones during the year, including Cyclone Gita, the most intense tropical cyclone to impact Tonga since reliable records began.{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/tonga/pacific-islands-cyclone-gita-humanitarian-situation-report-1-13-february-2018|title = Pacific Islands Cyclone Gita Humanitarian Situation Report #1, 13 February 2018 - Tonga| date=13 February 2018 }}

In the northern hemisphere, the western Pacific Ocean was active, with 44 tropical cyclones. The strongest typhoons were Kong-rey and Yutu, which both had 10 minute sustained winds of 215 km/h (130 mph) and a minimum pressure of {{convert|900|mbar|inHg|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|url=http://australiasevereweather.com/cyclones/2019/summ2018.htm|title=Northern Hemisphere 2018 Tropical Cyclone Season Review}} In October, Yutu struck Tinian in the Northern Marianas Islands at peak intensity, making it the strongest storm on record to hit the island chain.{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/typhoon/news/2018-10-28-super-typhoon-yutu-philippines-china-saipan|title=Typhoon Yutu Was the Strongest Tropical Cyclone on Record to Pass Over Saipan and Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands (RECAP)|publisher=The Weather Company|date=October 28, 2018|access-date=October 29, 2018}} When Typhoon Jebi struck Japan in September, insured damage totaled around US$15 billion, making it the country's costliest ever typhoon.{{cite web| url=https://insurancenews.com.au/international/jebi-now-japans-costliest-typhoon | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816151247/https://www.insurancenews.com.au/international/jebi-now-japans-costliest-typhoon | archive-date=2019-08-16 | title=Jebi now Japan's costliest typhoon| access-date=2023-10-29}} In July, Tropical Storm Son-Tinh killed more than 200 people when it moved through the Philippines, China, and Vietnam, mostly related to a dam collapse in Laos.{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap July 2018|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180809-ab-analytics-if-july-global-recap.pdf|access-date=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=live}} In December, Tropical Depression Usman moved through the Philippines, killing 156 people and leaving ₱5.41 billion (US$103 million) in damage.{{cite report|url=http://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3540/Update_re_Sitrep_no_26_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_TD_USMAN_as_of_6AM_Jan_20_2019_with_TABS.pdf|title=Sitrep No.26 re Preparedness Measures and Effects of TD USMAN|publisher=NDRRMC|date=January 20, 2019|access-date=January 20, 2019|archive-date=August 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822010916/https://ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3540/Update_re_Sitrep_no_26_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_TD_USMAN_as_of_6AM_Jan_20_2019_with_TABS.pdf|url-status=live}} In the north Indian Ocean, there were 14 tropical cyclones, several of which affected land.{{cite web| url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/report/27/27_60dae9_rsmc-2018.pdf | access-date=2023-10-29 | title=REPORT ON CYCLONIC DISTURBANCES OVER NORTH INDIAN OCEAN DURING 2018}} In May, Cyclone Sagar killed 79 people when it struck Somaliland in the Horn of Africa.{{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|access-date=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|access-date=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|access-date=August 7, 2018|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/djibouti/unicef-djibouti-humanitarian-situation-report-june-2018}} Cyclone Mekunu caused US$1.5 billion in damage and 31 deaths when it struck Oman.{{cite web|title=Global Catastrophe Recap June 2018|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20180710-ab-analytics-if-june-global-recap.pdf|access-date=July 15, 2018}}{{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 |access-date=1 June 2018}}{{cite web|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|access-date=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}} Cyclone Titli killed 85 people when it struck southeastern India in October.{{cite report|title=Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "Titli" over Eastcentral Bay of Bengal (08–13 October 2018): A Report|date=January 2019|publisher=India Meteorological Department|access-date=January 22, 2022|url=https://rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in/uploads/report/26/26_dd893c_Titli.pdf}}

The north-east Pacific Ocean was active, with three Category 5 hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson scale – Lane, Walaka, and Willa.{{cite web | url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2018-10-15-2018-eastern-pacific-hurricane-season-one-of-busiest-on-record | title=Tara, Vicente and Willa Have Made 2018 the Most Active Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season on Record }} Lane in August was the wettest on record in Hawaii, with peak rainfall accumulations of 58 inches (1,473 mm) causing US$250 million in damage.{{cite report|first=Kevin|last=Kodama|publisher=National Weather Service Office in Honolulu, Hawaii|date=August 27, 2018|access-date=August 27, 2018|type=Public Information Statement|title=Lane Possibly Breaks Hawaii Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Record|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/Products/PNSHFO/PNSHFO.1808271505.txt|archive-date=August 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072332/http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/Products/PNSHFO/PNSHFO.1808271505.txt|url-status=dead}}{{cite report|publisher=AON Benfield|date=December 2018|access-date=March 28, 2020|title=Global Catastrophe Recap: December 2018|url=http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20190118-ab-if-december-global-recap.pdf|page=9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201223723/http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com//Documents/20190118-ab-if-december-global-recap.pdf|archive-date=February 1, 2019|url-status=live}} In October, Walaka affected the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands,{{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=4 September 2020 |date=9 June 2020 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612113152/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/CP012018_Walaka.pdf |url-status=live }} and Willa struck southwestern Mexico, causing nine deaths and US$825 million in damage.{{cite news|first1=Myriam|last1=Navarro|first2=Javier|last2=Santos|url=http://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/2018/11/07/ascienden-a-10-mil-millones-los-danos-que-causo-2018willa2019-en-nayarit-1536.html|title=Ascienden a $10 mil millones los daños que causó 'Willa' en Nayarit|trans-title=The damages caused by 'Willa' in Nayarit amount to $10 billion|language=es|newspaper=La Jornada|date=November 11, 2018|access-date=January 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115182032/https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/2018/11/07/ascienden-a-10-mil-millones-los-danos-que-causo-2018willa2019-en-nayarit-1536.html|archive-date=January 15, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/1004714.hay-danos-evidentes-en-lerdo-por-lluvias.html|title=Hay daños evidentes en Lerdo por lluvias|trans-title=There is evident damage in Lerdo due to rains|language=es|work=El Siglo de Durango|date=November 3, 2018|access-date=November 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104170055/https://www.elsiglodedurango.com.mx/noticia/1004714.hay-danos-evidentes-en-lerdo-por-lluvias.html|archive-date=November 4, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first1=Ireri|last1=Piña|url=https://www.contramuro.com/necesarios-35-mdp-para-solventar-danos-por-willa/|title=Necesarios 35 mdp para solventar daños por "Willa"|trans-title=35 million pesos needed to pay damages for “Willa”|language=es|work=Contramuro|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104211038/https://www.contramuro.com/necesarios-35-mdp-para-solventar-danos-por-willa/|archive-date=November 4, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.noticiasdigitalessinaloa.com/post/2019-02-05-estiman-en-6-mil-millones-de-pesos-los-da-c3-b1os-dejados-por-hurac-c3-a1n-willa-en-escui|title=Estiman en 6 mil millones de pesos los daños dejados por huracán Willa en Escuinapa|trans-title=Hurricane Willa leaves 6 billion pesos in damage in Escuinapa|language=es|work=Noticias Digitales Sinaloa|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=February 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830081216/https://www.noticiasdigitalessinaloa.com/post/2019-02-05-estiman-en-6-mil-millones-de-pesos-los-da-c3-b1os-dejados-por-hurac-c3-a1n-willa-en-escui|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status=live}} The Atlantic Ocean featured 16 tropical cyclones,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/index.php?basin=atl&season=2018|title = 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season}} including Hurricane Michael in October, one of only four Category 5 hurricanes to hit the United States at that intensity. Michael struck the Florida panhandle and caused US$25.5 billion in damage as well as 74 deaths.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-201812|title=Assessing the U.S. Climate in 2018|date=2019-02-06|website=National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)|language=en|access-date=2019-02-09}} In September, Hurricane Florence caused widespread flooding after setting state precipitation records in North and South Carolina, resulting in US$24 billion in damage and 52 fatalities.{{cite report|author=Stacy Stewart and Robbie Berg|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=September 18, 2019|title=Hurricane Florence (AL062018)|series=Tropical Cyclone Report|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL062018_Florence.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002160858/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL062018_Florence.pdf|archive-date=October 2, 2019|url-status=live}}

In addition to the officially tracked storms, there was a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone named Cyclone Zorbas, which struck Greece.{{cite web |author=Jeff Masters |date=29 September 2018 |access-date=29 September 2018 |publisher=Weather Underground |url = https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Tropical-Storm-Medicane-Hits-Greece |title=Tropical Storm-Like Medicane Hits Greece}}

Timeline

This is a timeline of weather events during 2018. Please note that entries might cross between months, however, all entries are listed by the month it started, except for the December 2017–January 2018 North American cold wave, which was ongoing when 2018 began.

=January=

  • December 23, 2017 – January 19, 2018 – A cold wave caused damaging low temperatures across eastern North America. The cold wave also caused Tallahassee, Florida to receive trace amounts of frozen precipitation for the first time in more than 30 years.{{cite news |title=Tallahassee's first snow day in nearly 30 years |url=https://www.fsunews.com/story/news/2018/01/07/tallahassees-first-snow-day-nearly-30-years/1011118001/ |access-date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=FSU News |date=January 7, 2018}}
  • December 29, 2017 – January 4, 2018 – Tropical Storm Bolaven forms east of Palau.{{cite web |title=RSMC Tropical Cyclone Best Track Name 1801 Bolaven (1801) |url=http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/ax/axpq20.rjtd..txt |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency |access-date=May 16, 2020 |date=February 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904062230/https://www.wis-jma.go.jp/d/o/RJTD/Alphanumeric/Analysis/Miscellaneous/20180904/010000/A_AXPQ20RJTD040100_C_RJTD_20180904014317_40.txt |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |url-status=dead }} The storm struck the southern portion of the Philippines, where it killed 4 people in total and left ₱554.7 million (US${{To USD round|554.7|PHL|year=2018|sf=4}} million) of damage,{{cite news |title='Agaton' strengthens into tropical storm as it exits Philippines |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2018/01/03/1774253/agaton-strengthens-tropical-storm-it-exits-philippines |access-date=April 21, 2020 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 3, 2018}}{{cite report|title=SitRep No. 13 re Preparedness Measures and Effects of Tropical Depression "AGATON" as of 8:00 AM|url=http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3276/SitRep_No_13_re_Preparedness_Measures_and_Effects_of_TD_Agaton_as_of_0800H_22Jan2018.pdf|date=January 22, 2018|publisher=National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council|access-date=April 21, 2020}} before dissipating off the South Central Coast of Vietnam.
  • January 2–6 – A cyclonic blizzard across North America killed 22 people, caused at least 300,000 power outages, and caused $1.1 billion (2018 USD) in damage across Cuba, The Bahamas, Bermuda, the Southeastern United States, the Northeastern United States, New England, and Atlantic Canada. The storm received various unofficial names, such as Winter Storm Grayson, Blizzard of 2018 and Storm Brody. The storm was also dubbed a "historic bomb cyclone".{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/01/04/historic-bomb-cyclone-unleashes-blizzard-conditions-from-coastal-virginia-to-new-england-frigid-air-to-follow/ |title=Historic 'bomb cyclone' unleashes blizzard conditions from coastal Virginia to New England. Frigid air to follow. |last=Samenow |first=Jason |date=January 4, 2018 |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=January 4, 2018}}
  • January 8- A severe cold wave hit Bangladesh and Bangladesh register lowest ever recorded temperature in independent Bangladesh history in tetulia upzila in panchagarh district in Rangpur division a temperature about 2.60°C on 8:38 am in local time.
  • January 9 – A series of mudflows in Southern California killed 23 people, injured 163 others, and caused $207 million (2018 USD) in damage.
  • January 11–24 – Cyclone Berguitta kills two people with one missing and caused over US$107 million in damage across Mauritius and Réunion.{{cite news |last1=Abel |first1=Vinesen |title=À Wooton: la route fait une neuvième victime |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/324834/wooton-route-fait-une-neuvieme-victime |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=L'Express |date=17 January 2018 |language=fr |archive-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604063806/https://www.lexpress.mu/article/324834/wooton-route-fait-une-neuvieme-victime |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Il chute du toit de sa maison lors du passage de Berguitta: Serge Gérard Nayna n'a pas survécu |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/325282/il-chute-toit-sa-maison-lors-passage-berguitta-serge-gerard-nayna-na-pas-survecu |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=L'Express |date=24 January 2018 |language=fr |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603205551/https://www.lexpress.mu/article/325282/il-chute-toit-sa-maison-lors-passage-berguitta-serge-gerard-nayna-na-pas-survecu |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=L'après-Berguitta : encore de nombreux foyers privés d'eau ou d'électricité et de nombreux radiers impraticables |url=https://www.clicanoo.re/Berguitta/Societe/Article/2018/01/19/Lapres-Berguitta-encore-de-nombreux-foyers-prives-deau-ou |access-date=7 June 2021 |work=Journal de l'île de La Réunion |date=19 January 2018 |language=fr |archive-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228090433/https://www.clicanoo.re/Berguitta/Societe/Article/2018/01/19/Lapres-Berguitta-encore-de-nombreux-foyers-prives-deau-ou |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Berguitta – Eric Ng : " Un manque à gagner de Rs 2 Md pour l'économie " |url=https://business.mega.mu/2018/01/18/berguitta-eric-ng-un-manque-gagner-de-rs-2-md-pour-leconomie/ |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=Business Mega |date=18 January 2018 |language=fr |archive-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604070918/https://business.mega.mu/2018/01/18/berguitta-eric-ng-un-manque-gagner-de-rs-2-md-pour-leconomie/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Ibrahim Patel : "Un manque de 41 millions d'euros à gagner" |url=https://www.linfo.re/la-reunion/societe/736242-ibrahim-patel-un-manque-de-41-millions-d-euros-a-gagner |access-date=7 June 2021 |work=Linfo.re |date=1 February 2018 |language=fr |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808222335/https://www.linfo.re/la-reunion/societe/736242-ibrahim-patel-un-manque-de-41-millions-d-euros-a-gagner |url-status=live }}
  • January 14–16 – Tropical Depression 04 kills 11 people and caused $5.1 million (2018 USD) in damage across Madagascar and Mozambique.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
  • January 28–30 - Cyclone Fehi caused extensive damage as an extratropical cyclone in Western New Zealand. Insurance loss were amounted at NZ$38.5 million (US$28.5 million).{{cite news|publisher=ICNZ|date=March 21, 2018|access-date=March 21, 2018|title=CYCLONE FEHI SET TO COST MORE THAN $39M|url=https://www.icnz.org.nz/media-resources/media-releases/single/item/cyclone-fehi-set-to-cost-more-than-39m/}}

=February=

=March=

=April=

  • April 13–15 – A tornado outbreak combined with a blizzard (Winter Storm Xanto) kills four people (1 tornadic (+1 indirect and 3 winter storm{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}), injured 29 others, and caused $925 million (2018 USD) in damage across the United States and Eastern Canada with a total of 73 confirmed tornadoes.
  • April 22–26 – Cyclone Fakir kills two people and caused over 17.7 million (2018 USD) in damage across Mauritius and Réunion.

=May=

=June=

=July=

  • July 3–12 – Typhoon Maria, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gardo, kills two people and caused $628 million (2018 USD) in damage across the Mariana Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and China.
  • July 4–17 – Hurricane Beryl caused over $1 million (2018 USD) in damage and caused 47,000 power outages across the Caribbean, the United States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Lucayan Archipelago, Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada.
  • July 6–17 – Hurricane Chris kills one person and caused damage across the East Coast of the United States, Bermuda, Atlantic Canada, and Iceland.
  • July 10 – An EF2 tornado in North Dakota kills one person and injured 28 others.
  • July 15–24 – Tropical Storm Son-Tinh, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Henry, kills 173 people with over 1,100 missing and caused $323 million (2018 USD) in damage across the Philippines, South China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.
  • July 17–26 – Tropical Storm Ampil, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Inday, kills one person and caused $241 million (2018 USD) in damage across the Ryukyu Islands and East and Northeast China.
  • July 20–23 – Tropical Depression Josie kills 16 people and caused $87.4 million (2018 USD) in damage across the Philippines and Taiwan.
  • July 19–20 - A tornado outbreak, mainly in Iowa, causes 37 injuries and $320 million from 31 tornadoes.{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Des Moines, Iowa|title=Iowa Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=766071|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=March 11, 2019}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Des Moines, Iowa|title=Iowa Event Report: EF2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=766072|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=March 11, 2019}}{{cite web|type=Report|agency=National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Des Moines, Iowa|title=Iowa Event Report: EF3 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=766075|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2018|access-date=March 11, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Storm Events Database - Event Details {{!}} National Centers for Environmental Information |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=763961 |website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov |access-date=21 April 2022}} It also caused the Table Rock Lake duck boat accident to sink, which killed 17 people and injured 7 others.{{cite news |last1=Joyce |first1=Kathleen |title=Missouri duck boat's dead include children, and 9 members of one family |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-duck-boats-dead-include-children-and-9-members-of-one-family |access-date=21 April 2022 |work=Fox News |date=20 July 2018}}
  • July 23 – August 4 – Typhoon Jongdari caused $1.46 billion (2018 USD) in damage across Japan and East China after becoming the fourth tropical cyclone since 1951 to approach Honshu on a westward trajectory.
  • July 31 – August 16 – Hurricane Hector caused damage across Hawaii and Johnston Atoll.

=August=

=September=

=October=

=November=

  • November 6 – An EF2 tornado in Tennessee kills one person and injured two others.
  • November 8–25 - The Camp Fire, across northern California, killed 85 people with one missing, injured 17 others, and caused $16.65 billion (2018 USD) in damage, becoming the costliest wildfire on record.
  • November 23 - A monthly low temperature record is set in two cities in New York. Syracuse saw a low of {{convert|-1|F|C}} and Binghamton saw a record low of {{convert|0|F|C}}. Several other cities saw daily record lows set.[https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2018-11-18-thanksgiving-day-record-cold-northeast Northeast Warms Up After Record Cold Thanksgiving, Black Friday], The Weather Channel, November 23, 2018 Bridgeport, Connecticut also set a record for coldest November day with a low of {{convert|13|F|C}}.[https://www.mcall.com/ny-metro-cold-black-friday-20181123-story.html Baby it's cold outside: New York kicks off holiday season with record lows], The Morning Call, November 23, 2018
  • November 30 – A high-end F1 tornado in Brazil kills two people.{{cite web|url=https://paranaportal.uol.com.br/destaques/destaque-2/itaperucu-tem-26-casas-com-risco-de-desabamento-apos-tornado-aponta-cosedi/ |title=Itaperuçu tem 26 casas com risco de desabamento após tornado, aponta Cosedi |publisher=Paranaportal.uol.com.br |date= |access-date=2019-02-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/curitiba/tempestade-que-destruiu-itaperucu-na-verdade-foi-um-tornado-87wbfv7m3xz5rqslpymq2y7zg/|title=Tempestade que destruiu Itaperuçu na verdade foi um tornado|website=Gazeta do Povo}}{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/noticia/2018/12/04/destruicao-de-casas-com-duas-mortes-em-itaperucu-foi-causada-por-tornado-dizem-meteorologistas.ghtml |title=Destruição de casas com duas mortes em Itaperuçu foi causada por tornado, dizem meteorologistas | ParanĂĄ | G1 |publisher=G1.globo.com |date=2018-12-26 |access-date=2019-02-01}}
  • November 30 – December 2 – A tornado outbreak across the United States kills one person and injured 32 others from 49 tornadoes. This outbreak was the largest December tornado event on record in Illinois history.[https://www.weather.gov/ilx/ILTornadoOutbreaksinDecember 12/1/18 Event Sets Record for Largest December Tornado Outbreak in Illinois History]

=December=

  • December 18 – A rare EF2 tornado hits Port Orchard, Washington and caused $1.81 million (2018 USD) in damage{{cite web |title=Gov. Inslee asks FEMA for Major Disaster Declaration for December storms |url=https://mil.wa.gov/blog/news/post/gov-inslee-asks-fema-for-major-disaster-declaration-for-december-storms |work=Washington Emergency Management Division |publisher=Washington Military Department |date=2019-02-21 |access-date=2019-03-05 |archive-date=2019-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306174742/https://mil.wa.gov/blog/news/post/gov-inslee-asks-fema-for-major-disaster-declaration-for-december-storms |url-status=live }} and became the strongest tornado in Washington since 1986.{{cite news |last1=Baumann |first1=Lisa |title=Rare Washington state tornado strongest since 1986 |url=https://apnews.com/article/8776e9b117ad4567b7d6438b9e3ff88a |access-date=September 11, 2022 |publisher=AP News |date=December 19, 2018}}
  • December 31 – A tornado in Indonesia killed one person.

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