1918 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1918 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | June 19, 1918 |
| Last system dissipated | October 19, 1918 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | One |
| • Maximum winds | 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| • Lowest pressure | 955 mbar (hPa; 28.2 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total depressions | 10 |
| Total storms | 6 |
| Hurricanes | 4 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total fatalities | 34 |
| Total damage | $5 million (1918 USD) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 1 – August 7 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 955 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 22 – August 26 |
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| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 968 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 23 – August 26 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 31 – September 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) <992 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 2 – September 6 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) <972 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 9 – September 14 |
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| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) <1008 mbar (hPa) |
The 1918 Atlantic hurricane season was relatively inactive, with only six known tropical cyclones forming in the Atlantic during the summer and fall. There were four suspected tropical depressions, including one that began the season in June and one that ended the season when it dissipated in October. Four storms intensified into hurricanes, one of which attained Category 3 status on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Storm data is largely based on the Atlantic hurricane database, which underwent a thorough revision for the Atlantic hurricane season of 1918 in 2008.
Most of the cyclones directly impacted land. A northward-moving hurricane killed 34 people and severely damaged Cameron, Louisiana, and the surrounding area in early August. A few weeks later, Honduras and Belize experienced hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall from a storm that traversed much of the Caribbean Sea. Tropical storm-force winds were also experienced along the North Carolina coastline in late August as a hurricane brushed the Outer banks of the state. In early September, the extratropical remnants of a cyclone impacted Nova Scotia, and tropical storm conditions were observed on many of the Caribbean Islands, especially the island of Jamaica.
The Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT) officially recognizes six tropical cyclones from the 1918 season. Four attained hurricane status, with winds of 75 mph (121 km/h) or greater. The first hurricane of the season was the most intense storm, with a minimum central air pressure of 955 mbar (28.2 inHg). Four weak tropical depressions developed and remained below tropical storm force; the first formed in June and the fourth in October. The first storm to reach tropical storm intensity developed on August 1, and the final tropical storm of the year dissipated on September 14.
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