1998 Pokemon hurricane season
Strongest storm
Hurricane Jasmine - 946 mb
Total storms
12 (record low, tied with 1999 and 2010)
Major hurricanes
1 (record low)
Storms
Tropical Storm Alfred
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration June 4 – June 6 Peak intensity 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 994 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Brianna
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration July 21 – July 27 Peak intensity 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 981 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Clifford
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration July 27 – August 2 Peak intensity 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) 968 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Denise
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration August 9 – August 14 Peak intensity 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Edgar
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration August 10 – August 16 Peak intensity 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Frieda
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration August 25 – September 2 Peak intensity 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 970 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Grover
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration August 31 – September 2 Peak intensity 60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Harriet
Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration September 3 – September 9 Peak intensity 100 mph (155 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Isaiah
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration September 12 – September 16 Peak intensity 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 990 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Jasmine
Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration October 9 – October 21 Peak intensity 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 946 mbar (hPa )
Hurricane Kristof
Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) Duration November 12 – November 16 Peak intensity 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa )
Tropical Storm Laverne
Tropical storm (SSHWS) Duration November 23 – November 25 Peak intensity 40 mph (65 km/h) (1-min) 1005 mbar (hPa )
Season Effects
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1998 Pokemon world tropical cyclone season statistics
Storm name
Dates active
Storm category at peak intensity
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h)
Min. press. (mbar )
Areas affected
Damage (USD )
Deaths
Tropical storm
65 (100)
994
Category 1 hurricane
85 (140)
981
Category 2 hurricane
110 (175)
968
Category 1 hurricane
85 (140)
979
Category 2 hurricane
100 (155)
980
Category 2 hurricane
105 (165)
970
Tropical storm
60 (95)
998
Category 2 hurricane
100 (155)
973
Tropical storm
70 (110)
990
Category 4 hurricane
145 (230)
946
Category 1 hurricane
80 (130)
985
Tropical storm
40 (65)
1005
Season aggregates
12 systems
June 4 - November 25
145 (230)
946
Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)
ACE (104 kt2 ) – Storm
1
30.65
Jasmine
7
5.77
Denise
2
17.13
Frieda
8
4.78
Kristof
3
10.90
Clifford
9
3.37
Isaiah
4
9.51
Harriet
10
1.54
Alfred
5
9.05
Edgar
11
1.47
Grover
6
5.94
Brianna
12
0.37
Laverne
Total: 100.46
Storm names
The following names were used to name storms that formed in 1998. This list was used again in the 2004 season. Names not assigned are marked in gray .
Alfred
Brianna
Clifford
Denise
Edgar
Frieda
Grover
Harriet
Isaiah
Jasmine
Kristof
Laverne
Mortimer (unused)
Natalie (unused)
Orville (unused)
Pamela (unused)
Rudolph (unused)
Sasha (unused)
Titus (unused)
Vivian (unused)
Winston (unused)