The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season ended up being slightly above-average, according to the Canadian Hurricane Centre.
Meteorologist Bob Robichaud said a typical season would see 12 named storms, six hurricanes and two or three “major” hurricanes.
“We had a total of 15 named storms in the Atlantic,” Robichaud said. “Of those 15, eight made it to hurricane status and two of those hurricanes made it to ‘major’ hurricane status.”
Hurricane Florence caused severe damage in the Carolinas in September and Hurricane Michael battered the Florida Panhandle in October.
NHC issued the final Monthly Tropical Weather Summary over the weekend to close out the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic was above normal with 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes: https://t.co/dEg6cZLDXO. pic.twitter.com/3gi3LhOum6
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) December 3, 2018
Here in Atlantic Canada, Robichaud said we “dodged a bullet” once again this year.
“The one storm that we did get here in Atlantic Canada was Hurricane Chris that impacted Newfoundland and Labrador as a post-tropical storm,” he said.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, which is when most tropical cyclones occur, but Robichaud said storms can form earlier and later.
The first storm of the 2018 season, Alberto, became a tropical storm on May 25; back in 2016, Hurricane Alex formed in the month of January.
Story by Brad Perry
Twitter: @BradMPerry
Email: perry.brad@radioabl.ca
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