User:Cooper7579/2018 WMHB Atlantic hurricane season

The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active and destructive Atlantic hurricane season, with 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes forming. The season officially began on June 1, 2018, and ended on November 30, 2018. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention. However, tropical cyclogenesis is possible at any time of the year, as demonstrated by the formation of Hurricane Alberto on May 25.

Storm names
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2018. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2024 season. This was the same list used in the 2012 season, with the exceptions of Kirk and Vanessa, which replaced Keith and Valerie, respectively. The name Kirk was used for the first time this year.