What is 1998 Atlantic hurricane season?
{{Infobox hurricane season |Basin=Atl| Year=1998| |image=1998 Atlantic hurricane season map.png |Track = 1998 Atlantic hurricane season map.png |First storm formed=July 31, 1998 | Last storm dissipated=December 1, 1998 | Strongest storm name=[[Hurricane Mitch|Mitch]] | Strongest storm pressure = 905 | Strongest storm winds = 180 | Total storms=14 | Total hurricanes=10 | Total intense=3 | Damages=12000 | Inflated= | Fatalities=12,000+ | basin=Atlantic hurricane | five seasons=[[1996 Atlantic hurricane season|1996]], [[1997 Atlantic hurricane season|1997]], '''1998''', [[1999 Atlantic hurricane season|1999]], [[2000 Atlantic hurricane season|2000]] }} The '''1998 Atlantic hurricane season''' was the second deadliest [[Atlantic hurricane]] season. It began on June 1, 1998, and it ended on November 30, 1998. However, one storm lasted until after the end of the season. This season had 14 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. Storms during the season caused more than 12,000 deaths. Most of these were caused by [[Hurricane Mitch]]. ==Storms== ===Tropical Storm Alex=== {{Infobox Hurricane Small |Basin=Atlantic | Image= | Formed=July 28 | Dissipated=July 31 |1-min winds=50 |Pressure=1012 }} On July 27, the first tropical depression started. By July 29, it became ''Tropical Storm Alex''. Alex moved toward land but died on affect anywhere. [[Wind shear]] caused Alex to die on August 2. {{clear}} ===Hurricane Bonnie=== {{Infobox Hurricane Small |Basin=Atlantic | Image= | Track=Bonnie 1998 track.png | Formed=August 15 | Dissipated=August 19 |1-min winds=100 |Pressure=954 }} Hurricane Bonnie started on August 19, as a tropical depression. It had become a tropical storm by the next day. Bonnie became a hurricane after passing to the north of [[Puerto Rico]]. By August 27 it had slammed into [[Wilmington, North Carolina]], as a category 3 hurricane. Hurricane Bonnie went back out into the Atlantic and died on August 30. Bonnie killed about 5 people and caused $1 billion in damage. {{clear}} ===Hurricane Charl