2018-2019 Atlantic hurricane season[]
This season was one of the most active seasons on record, only 10 storms behind 2012. The names of the storms are supposed to be from the 2012 season, but was pushed back to 2020. The first storm was Hurricane Alicia, which formed on May 17 and intensified into a Category 4 hurricane. The next storm, Tropical Storm Ben, made landfall on Haiti and caused light rainfall. Tropical Storm Cindy nearly became a hurricane and attacked Alabama. Hurricane Danny became a Category 3 hurricane and made landfall near Nova Scotia.
Storms[]
Hurricane Alex[]
| Category 5 hurricane
(SSHS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Duration | April 30 – May 7 | ||
| Intensity | 165 mph (270 km/h) (1-min) 878 mbar (hPa; 25.93 inHg) | ||
Hurricane Barry[]
| Category 4 hurricane
(SSHS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Duration | April 31 – May 9 | ||
| Intensity | 140 mph (220 km/h) (1-min) 920 mbar (hPa; 27.17 inHg) | ||
Season effects[]
| Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale | |||||||
| TD | SS | TS | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 |
| Storm name | Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity | Max 1-min wind mph | Min. press.(mbar) | Areas affected | Damage (millions USD) | Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | April 30 – May 7 A | Tropical Depression | 165 (270) | 884 | none | 0 | 0 | |||
| Season Aggregates | ||||||||||
| 1 cyclones | June 2 – Season still active | 35 (55) | 1003 | none | 0 | 0 | ||||