1998 WMHB Atlantic hurricane season

The 1998 Atlantic hurricane season was an active and destructive season that ran from June 1 to November 30. The season's first system, a subtropical storm, developed on June 2, while the season's last system, Tropical Storm Otto, developed on November 10. The season resumed the period of activity that was temporarily stopped in the 1997 season due to an El Nino. The 1998 season's activity was mostly due to a weak La Nina, which developed towards the end of the season, increasing activity in the later months of the season. The strongest and most destructive storm was Hurricane Nicole, a Category 5 hurricane which caused severe damage in the Leeward Islands. Nicole was also the costliest Atlantic hurricane at the time, but it was later surpassed by numerous storms in the hyperactive 2004 season, which used the same naming list. Hurricane Jeanne was the season's deadliest storm, causing 179 fatalities in the Yucatan Peninsula, as well as causing considerable damage in Belize.

Storm Names
Below is a list of names used for systems that reached at least tropical storm intensity during the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. This list is the same that was used in the 1992 season, with the exceptions of Ethan, Gaston, and Fiona, which replaced Earl, Georges, and Frances.

Retirement
In the spring of 1999 at its annual meeting, the World Meteorological Association retired the names Jeanne and Nicole from its rotating name lists. They were replaced by Julia and Nevaeh in the 2004 season.