What is 2018 Atlantic hurricane season?
{{Infobox hurricane season | Basin=Atl | Year=2018 | Track=2018 Atlantic hurricane season summary map.png | First storm formed=May 25, 2018 | Last storm dissipated=October 31, 2018 | Strongest storm name=[[hurricane Michael|Michael]] | Strongest storm winds=140 | Strongest storm pressure=919 | Total depressions=16 | Total storms=15 | Total hurricanes=8 | Total intense=2 | Fatalities=173 total | Damages=50205 |five seasons=[[2016 Atlantic hurricane season|2016]] [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season|2017]] 2018 [[2019 Atlantic Hurricane season|2019]] [[2020 Atlantic Hurricane season|2020]]}} The '''2018 Atlantic hurricane season''' was a near-normal season but above-average in terms of [[Accumulated Cyclone Energy]]. There were 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes in which [[Tropical cyclone|tropical cyclones]] were formed in the [[Northern Hemisphere]] at the Atlantic basin. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2023|title=North Atlantic Ocean Historical Tropical Cyclone Statistics|url=https://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/Realtime/index.php?arch&loc=northatlantic|access-date=17 November 2023|website=Colorado State University}}</ref>They caused a total of over $50 billion (2018 USD) in damages and at least 172 deaths. The hurricane season officially started on June 1, and officially ended on November 30. Subtropical Storm Alberto in late May was the first storm of the season that formed on May 25. This was the fourth consecutive season in which storms formed before the official start of the hurricane season. Beryl became the first hurricane of the season in early July. [[Hurricane Florence|Florence]] became the first major hurricane of the season on September 5. [[Hurricane Michael|Michael]] became the second major hurricane of the season on October 9, and a day later, it became the third-most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States in terms of pressure, behind the [[1935 Labor Day hurricane]] and [[Hurricane Camille]] of [[1969 Atlantic hurricane season|1969]]. As Michael became a Category 5, 2018 b