2018 Atlantic hurricane season (Cooper - New)

The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was the final season in a series of three consecutive active Atlantic hurricane seasons. The season officially started on June 1, 2018, and ended on November 30, 2018. The season was active, with 14 named storms forming, of which eight were hurricanes and four were major hurricanes.

The season's first sytem, Tropical Storm Alberto, developed on June 4, while the final system, Tropical Storm Nadine, dissipated on November 24. The strongest storm was Hurricane Isaac, a Category 4 hurricane that stayed out at sea and had no effect on land as a tropical cyclone. Hurricane Gordon was the season's most significant storm, causing over $12 billion (2018 USD) in damages in the Greater Antilles, Cuba, and Florida.