2017-18 European tropical cyclone season

The 2017-18 European tropical cyclone season was a slightly above average season of European tropical cyclones. The strongest system, Betsy, was the most intense ever recorded in the basin, reaching Category 5 strength on both the SSHWS and ETCIS. Luckily, it didn't do any damage, and stayed off shore. The season officially began on September 10, 2017 and ended on July 31, 2018. The first named storm, Severe Storm Aidan struck Ireland in late September of 2017, causing some serious damage and some deaths.

Storm Names

At the European Weather Center Meeting on August 1, 2017, the EWC announced the list of names for the 2017-18, that was previously used during the 2013-14 season.

Aidan  Betsy   Candace   Damian   Eugene  Fernando  Gavin   Horace  Inez    Jonas   Kimberly  Liam  Malcolm   Noah  Omar  Page  Quinn  Robbie  Sabrina  Theodore (unused)  Ulman (unused)  Valence (unused)  Walter (unused)  Xavier (unused) Yann (unused) Zachariah (unused)

Storms