Atlantic hurricane season of 1998

Authors
Pasch, RJ Avila, LA Guiney, JL
Citation
Rj. Pasch et al., Atlantic hurricane season of 1998, M WEATH REV, 129(12), 2001, pp. 3085-3123
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW
ISSN journal
00270644 → ACNP
Volume
129
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
3085 - 3123
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-0644(2001)129:12<3085:AHSO1>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The 1998 hurricane season in the Atlantic basin is summarized, and the indi vidual tropical storms and hurricanes are described. It was an active seaso n with a large number of landfalls. There was a near-record number of tropi cal cyclone-related deaths, due almost entirely to Hurricane Mitch in Centr al America. Brief summaries of forecast verification and tropical wave acti vity during 1998 are also presented.