1918 Atlantic hurricane season
1918 Atlantic hurricane season
| First storm formed |
June 20, 1918 |
| Last storm dissipated |
October 19, 1918 |
| Strongest storm |
#1 – 955 mbar (hPa) (28.21 inHg), 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Total storms |
6 |
| Hurricanes |
4 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total fatalities |
34 |
| Total damage |
$5 million (1918 USD) |
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 |
The 1918 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1918. The season was quiet. Only six tropical cyclones formed during the course of the year. Four of them were hurricanes, and one of those were major hurricanes.
Storms
Hurricane One
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 1 – August 7 |
| Intensity |
120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min), 955 mbar (hPa) |
The strongest storm of the season was a Category 3 hurricane that made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana.[1] It caused nearly $5 million in damage, with 34 fatalities reported.
Hurricane Two
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 22 – August 26 |
| Intensity |
105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min), 968 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Two effected the northern coast of South America and the southern Lesser Antilles with tropical storm force winds. But the hurricane force winds effected Honduras, and Belize.
Hurricane Three
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 23 – August 26 |
| Intensity |
75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
Hurricane Three hit North Carolina as a tropical storm but just before it made landfall as a tropical storm it was at hurricane strength.
Tropical Storm Four
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
August 31 – September 6 |
| Intensity |
70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
This Tropical Storm was the shortest lived storm of the 1918 season. It affected no land.
Hurricane Five
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 2 – September 8 |
| Intensity |
110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min), 977 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Five hit Nova Scotia after grazing Bermuda as a weak Category 2 hurricane.
Tropical Storm Six
| Tropical storm (SSHS) |
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| Duration |
September 9 – September 14 |
| Intensity |
45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min), Unknown |
This Tropical Storm effected Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, the north and central Lesser Antilles, but the worst was at Jamaica.
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