2018 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, November
On November 13, 2017, the Braves announced Alex Anthopoulos as the new general manager and executive vice president. John Hart was removed as team president and assumed a senior adviser role with the organization. Braves chairman Terry McGuirk apologized to fans "on behalf of the entire Braves family" for the scandal. McGuirk described Anthopoulos as "a man of integrity" and that "he will operate in a way that will make all of our Braves fans proud." On November 17, 2017, the Braves announced that John Hart had stepped down as senior advisor for the organization. Hart said in a statement that "with the hiring of Alex Anthopoulos as general manager, this organization is in great hands."


2018 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, November
On November 21, 2017, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the findings of the MLB investigation into Atlanta's international signings. Manfred ruled that the Braves must forfeit 13 international prospects, including highly touted Kevin Maitan, an infielder from Venezuela who signed for $4.25 million in 2016. The team also forfeited a third-round draft pick in the 2018 draft. Former Braves general manager John Coppolella was placed on baseball's permanently ineligible list.


2018 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, November
Additionally, the Braves shall be prohibited from signing any international player for more than $10,000 during the 2019–20 signing period and their international signing bonus pool for the 2020–21 signing period will be reduced by 50 percent.


2018 Atlanta Braves season, Offseason, December
The Braves traded outfielder Matt Kemp to the Los Angeles Dodgers for infielder Charlie Culberson, first baseman Adrián González and pitchers Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy on December 16, 2017. The Braves released Adrián González a few days later.


2018 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Record vs. opponents
The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.


2018 Atlanta Braves season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage; SB = Stolen bases


2018 Atlanta Braves season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2018 Atlanta Dream season
The 2018 WNBA season was the 11th season for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. The team began its season on May 20, 2018 against the Dallas Wings.


2018 Atlanta Dream season
The Dream started the season slowly, going 2–2 in May with both losses coming to Dallas. The team continued to not be able to build momentum in June, posting a 5–6 record. The team started well in the month, going on a three game win streak, but couldn't continue that run, winning just 2 of the final 7 games in the month. However, the Dream found another gear in July. The Dream went on an 8 game winning streak and head coach Nicki Collen was awarded the Coach of the Month.


2018 Atlanta Dream season
The team finished the month 9–2 and in prime playoff position. The team continued its run in August, going 6–1 with their only loss on the road against Phoenix. Collen was again voted coach of the month. However, on August 9th, the team lost their star Angel McCoughtry for the season with torn ligaments in her left knee. The team finished a franchise–best 23–11 which entered them into the 2018 WNBA Playoffs as the second seed.


2018 Atlanta Dream season
As the second seed, Atlanta earned a double bye into the semifinal round. There, Atlanta faced off against the Washington Mystics. The Mystics were the third seed, finishing one game behind Atlanta in the regular season. The series was a close one, with the Mystics star Elena Delle Donne getting injured in game 3. However, the Dream were not able to capitalize and eventually lost the series 2 games to 3.


2018 Atlanta Dream season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The Dream made the following selections in the 2018 WNBA Draft.


2018 Atlanta Falcons season
The 2018 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 53rd in the National Football League, their second playing their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (the venue for Super Bowl LIII) and their fourth under head coach Dan Quinn. The Falcons  attempted to be the first team to play the Super Bowl in their home stadium as an expected Super Bowl contender. However, the Falcons were riddled with injuries, losing 7 starters to IR with the Falcons stumbling to a 1–4 start.


2018 Atlanta Falcons season
Following a 31–17 loss to the Saints in Week 12, the Falcons fell to 4–7 and failed to match their 10–6 campaign from 2017. With a 34–20 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Falcons fell to 4–9 and suffered their first losing season since the 2014 season. Despite beating the Arizona Cardinals 40–14 in Week 15, the Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2015 with a win by the Minnesota Vikings. However, they were able to end their season with a 3 game win streak to finish 7–9.


2018 Atlanta Falcons season, Preseason
The Falcons' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April 11.


2018 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Falcons were the only NFC South team to lose to all of their AFC North opponents in 2018.


2018 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Green Bay Packers
Matt Ryan eclipsed 4,000 yards, becoming the third quarterback in NFL history to reach 4,000 in at least eight consecutive seasons, joining Drew Brees (2006-2017) & Peyton Manning (2006-2014). Julio Jones eclipsed 1,400 yards and became the first player in NFL history to register five consecutive seasons with at least 1,400 yards.


2018 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Despite this win, the loss by Miami to Minnesota eliminated the Falcons from post-season contention and once again assures that the Super Bowl host team will not play the championship game on their own field.


2018 Atlanta United 2 season
The 2018 Atlanta United 2 season is the club's first year of existence, their first season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.


2018 Atlanta United 2 season, Players
As of October 14, 2018. The squad of Atlanta United 2 will be composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed to ATLUTD2, and Atlanta United Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with ATLUTD2 will retain their college eligibility.


2018 Atlanta United FC season
The 2018 Atlanta United FC season was the second season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the tenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta played their home matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and were coached by Gerardo "Tata" Martino. Outside of MLS, the team participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup and the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, as well as various preseason competitions.


2018 Atlanta United FC season
On November 17, 2017, Atlanta United announced the launch of a reserve team, Atlanta United 2, to play in what is currently named the USL Championship at the start of the 2018 season.


2018 Atlanta United FC season
With a win over Chicago Fire on October 21, Atlanta qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by having the best aggregate record across the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons. The club later qualified for the competition by winning MLS Cup 2018, so their previously-held spot was allocated to the team with the second best aggregate record, New York Red Bulls.


2018 Atlanta United FC season, Club, International roster slots
Atlanta had seven International Roster Slots at the end of the 2018 season. Josef Martínez occupied an International Roster Slot until July 9, when he received a green card, making him a domestic player for MLS roster purposes. Jon Gallagher occupied an International Roster Slot until August 19, when he was sent on loan to Atlanta United 2 and José Hernández was recalled from the second team to replace Gallagher.


2018 Atlanta United FC season, Player movement, In, SuperDraft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. Atlanta had four selections in the draft.


2018 Atlanta United FC season, Player movement, Out
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.


2018 Atlanta United FC season, Player movement, Out, Loan out
Due to a surplus of players under contract that required an International Roster Slot, Oliver Shannon was loaned to Atlanta United 2 for the full 2018 season. In addition, as part of Eric Remedi's incoming transfer, José Hernández was officially loaned to Atlanta United 2. Neither player could be recalled to the first team without an additional corresponding roster transaction. Players on the first team roster were able play for the second team without restriction.


2018 Atlanta United FC season, Player movement, Out, Loan out
On August 19, Hernández was in the matchday squad for the first team's match against the Columbus Crew. In order for this to be in compliance with league roster rules, Atlanta had to send forward Jon Gallagher on loan to Atlanta United 2 for the rest of the season and recall Hernández from the second team.


2018 Atlanta sanitation strike
The 2018 Atlanta sanitation strike was a labor strike involving 120 sanitation workers for Republic Services in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The workers, members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, went on strike on August 10, 2018, with the strike ending later that day. Several days later, the union and company reached an agreement on new labor contracts.


2018 Atlanta sanitation strike, Background
On August 5, 2018, 120 members of Local 728 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted to authorize strike action against their employer, Republic Services. The workers involved were part of a unit that serviced several residential areas in Atlanta, as well as the Atlanta Public Schools, Emory Healthcare, Emory University, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and Piedmont Hospital. The strike organizer claimed that the members voted to strike after disputes in labor contract negotiations with Republic, saying, “The company has halted bargaining and negotiating with these workers. They refuse to reduce employees’ cost of health insurance. Workers don’t get paid for all the time they work.” Additionally, the union alleged that Republic was guilty of violating Federal law in an incident where work was taken from full-time mechanics and leased to subcontractors. A previous strike involving workers for Republic occurred in 2013 in nearby McDonough, Georgia.


2018 Atlanta sanitation strike, Course of the strike
The strike began shortly after midnight on August 10, when the workers performed a walkout. Shortly thereafter, the strikers, many wearing yellow vests, began picketing outside Republic's Atlanta offices. The strike ended later that day at 3:30 p.m., though there are disagreements regarding how the strike ended. In a press release, Republic claimed that union officials had "directed our employees to walk out on their jobs this morning without giving our employees a chance to vote on our comprehensive proposal," and they had "accepted an immediate and unconditional offer by Teamsters 728 to return to work.”


2018 Atlanta sanitation strike, Course of the strike
However, the strike organizer claimed that the strike had ended when it was scheduled to end, with no conversation occurring between Republic and union members. Following the end of the strike, the strike organizer didn't rule out the possibility of subsequent strike action. Republic claimed that the impact of the strike on their operations were minimal, only affecting some operations in the southern part of the city.


2018 Atlanta sanitation strike, Aftermath
Following the strike, none of the striking employees faced disciplinary action from the company. Several days later, on August 27, the union and company reached an agreement on a new 5-year labor contract. While the details were not released, the deal addressed the issues that had led to the strike.


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament took place from May 23 to 26. The top seven regular season finishers of the league's twelve teams metin the double-elimination tournament, which was at Tucker Field at Barcroft Park, the home field of George Washington. As champion, Saint Louis earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The tournament used the same format adopted in 2014, with the top seven finishers from the regular season seeded one through seven. As the top seed, Saint Louis received a single bye while remaining seeds played on the first day.


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference held from October 27 through November 4, 2018. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Baujan Field in Dayton, Ohio. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending tournament champions were the La Salle Explorers. La Salle did not qualify for the tournament after finishing ninth in conference regular season play. The top seed, and regular season champions were the Saint Louis Billikens. Saint Louis also won their second overall title, and coach Katie Shields' first title.


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
The 2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season was the 32nd season of varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 24 and concluded on November 11, 2018. Following the regular season, the 2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament was be held to determine the conference champion and automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
UMass enters the season as the defending regular season and tournament champions. The Minutemen finished eighth in the regular season and were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament by VCU. VCU won the regular season championship, giving the Rams their first A-10 regular season title, and their first regular season championship overall since 2004. Rhode Island won the tournament, given them their first A-10 tournament title since 2006.


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season
Rhode Island at the A-10 Tournament champions, earned the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. They were the only berth the A-10 sent to the NCAA Tournament. There they were defeated by their rivals, Connecticut, 3–4.


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Preseason, Preseason poll
The preseason poll will be released on August 21, 2018. Fordham was picked to win the regular season.


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Preseason, Preseason national polls
Three of the programs were ranked in one of the five major preseason polls. CollegeSoccerNews.com and Hero Sports use a Top 30 ranking throughout the season, while United Soccer, Soccer America, and TopDrawer Soccer use a Top 25 ranking throughout the season.


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All A-10 awards and teams
Janos Loebe, FordhamLeon Maric, Saint Joseph's                  Oscar Haynes Brown, George WashingtonSiad Haji, VCUDominik Richter, Rhode IslandDevin Boyce, Saint Louis         Lennart Hein, Saint LouisJordan Hill, Davidson   Joergen Oland, Fordham           Peder Kristiansen, Rhode Island          Rashid Nuhu, Fordham


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All A-10 awards and teams
Stavros Zarokostas, Rhode IslandJohn Klein, Saint LouisKosi Nwafornso, St. BonaventureDeAndrae Brown, MassachusettsJaylen Thompson, DavidsonRok Taneski, DaytonEdvin Akselsen, Rhode IslandUlrik Edvardsen, VCUTyler Dickson, Rhode IslandKonrad Gorich, MassachusettsRyo Shimazaki, VCUMario Sequeira, VCU


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All A-10 awards and teams
Henry Howell, Davidson              Elias Harryson, DaytonManel Busquets, Duquesne     Sindri Ingimarsson, FordhamAto Williams, George Mason    Marcelo Lage, George WashingtonYosuke Hanya, MassachusettsEdvin Akselsen, Rhode Island                Sondre Karterud, Rhode Island             Isaac Boamah, St. Bonaventure           John Klein, Saint Louis


2018 Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer season, MLS SuperDraft, Notable non-draft signees
The following are notable players who went pro following the end of the season that were not selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.


2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic 10 Conference's 2017–18 season. It was held March 7 through March 11, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Davidson won the tournament by defeating Rhode Island in the championship game. As a result, Davidson received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All 14 A-10 schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye.


2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 21st edition of the Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament. It will determined the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament  began on November 4 and concluded on November 11. Saint Louis University hosted the semifinals and championship matches with these fixtures contested at Hermann Stadium.


2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Rhode Island won the A-10 Tournament, giving the Rams their first Atlantic 10 Conference championship, as well as first NCAA berth since 2006. Rhode Island defeated George Mason in the final, and bested regular season champions, VCU, in the semifinals, and last year's NCAA quarterfinalists, Fordham in the quarterfinals. George Mason defeated Saint Louis and Dayton to reach the championship match.


2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Defending champions, UMass, were eliminated by the virtue of penalty kicks to VCU in the quarterfinal round.


2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament
Rhode Island was the only Atlantic 10 team this year to earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they were eliminated in the first round by Connecticut off of a golden goal.


2018 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament that completed the 2017–18 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference. It was played at campus sites on February 27 for the first round, with the remaining games held on March 2–4 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.


2018 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2018 Atlantic Championship
The 2018 Atlantic Championship Series season was the fifth season of the revived Atlantic Championship. The series was organised by Formula Race Promotions and sanctioned by the United States Auto Club. 17 year old Argentine driver Baltazar Leguizamon won the championship by 99 points over American Blake Mount. Leguizamon won ten of the fourteen races while Mount and Atlantics veteran Keith Grant won two races each.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 27 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference for college baseball. The tournament champion receives the league's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. This was the last of 19 athletic championship events held by the conference in the 2017–18 academic year.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The tournament has been held every year but one since 1973, with Clemson winning ten championships, the most all-time. Georgia Tech has won nine championships, and Florida State has won seven titles since their entry to the league in 1992. Charter league member Duke, along with recent entrants Virginia Tech, Boston College, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame have never won the event. Louisville plays their third season in the ACC in 2017, and has also yet to win a title.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Florida State defeated Louisville in the championship game to win the tournament for the eighth time overall, and the third time in four seasons.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The winner of each seven team division and the top ten other teams based on conference winning percentage, regardless of division, from the conference's regular season will be seeded one through twelve. Seeds one and two are awarded to the two division winners. Teams are then divided into four pools of three teams each, with the winners advancing to single elimination bracket for the championship.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Softball tournament will be held at Shirley Clements Mewborn Field on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia from May 9 through May 12, 2018.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Tournament
This is the first year of a 10-team tournament. The 1st Round, quarterfinals and semifinals will be shown on the ACC RSN's with a simulcast on ACC Extra. The championship game will be broadcast by ESPN.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 66th season of College Football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was played from August 30, 2018 until January 2019. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The entire 2018 schedule was released on January 17, 2018.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Previous Season
Clemson defeated Miami, 38–3, in the ACC Football Championship Game.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Previous Season
Ten teams participated in bowl games in the 2017 season and the league went 4–6 in those games. Two teams participated in New Years 6 Bowls, however both lost. Clemson lost to Alabama in the 2018 Sugar Bowl, 6–24. Miami was played in the Orange Bowl as the ACC's other New Years Six team and lost to Wisconsin 24–34. Louisville lost 27–31 to Mississippi in the TaxSlayer Bowl. NC State beat Arizona State 52–31 in the Sun Bowl. Wake Forest won a shootout in the Belk Bowl with Texas A&M, 55–52. Virginia Tech lost 21–30 to Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl Virginia lost 7–49 to Navy in the Military Bowl. Iowa defeated Boston College, 20-27, in the Pinstripe Bowl. Florida State beat Southern Miss 42–13 in the Independence Bowl. Duke beat Northern Illinois 36–14 in the Quick Lane Bowl.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Preseason, ACC Media days
The 2018 ACC Football Kickoff event was held on July 18 & 19 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 6, the ACC announced 28 student athletes from 14 schools that addressed the media at the kickoff event. Press also released preseason polls (shown below) at the event.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Preseason, ACC Media days, Preseason Poll
The 2018 ACC Preseason Poll was announced following the ACC Football Kickoff event. Clemson and Miami were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. Clemson was selected the favorite to win the ACC Championship, receiving 139 out of 148 votes, or 94% of the vote. The poll was voted on by 148 media members, all of which were in attendance for the ACC Football Kickoff.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Preseason, ACC Media days, Preseason ACC Player of the year
1 A. J. Dillon (RB) - Boston College - 45 2 Christian Wilkins (DT) - Clemson - 42  3 Ryan Finley (QB) - NC State - 37 4 Cam Akers (RB) - Florida State - 13 5 Greg Dortch (WR) - Wake Forest – 3 T6 Joe Giles-Harris (LB) - Duke, TaQuon Marshall (QB) - Georgia Tech – 2 T8 Zach Allen - (DE) - Boston College, Eric Dungey (QB) - Syracuse, Jaylen Smith (WR) - Louisville, Olamide Zaccheaus (HB) - Virginia – 1


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, ACC vs other conferences, ACC vs Power 5 matchups
This is a list of the power conference teams (Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The ACC plays in the non-conference games. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Postseason, Bowl games
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, ACC Individual Awards, All-Americans
Mitch Hyatt – ClemsonGarrett Bradbury – NC StateAndre Szmyt – SyracuseChristian Wilkins – Clemson


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, ACC Individual Awards, All-Americans
Mitch Hyatt – ClemsonGarrett Bradbury – NC StateAndre Szmyt – SyracuseChristian Wilkins – ClemsonClelin Ferrell – Clemson


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, ACC Individual Awards, All-Americans
Travis Etienne – ClemsonGreg Dortch – Wake ForestGerald Willis – Miami


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, ACC Individual Awards, All-Americans
Terrone Prescod – NC StateChris Lindstrom – Boston CollegeHamp Cheevers – Boston CollegeAndre Cisco – Syracuse


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, ACC Individual Awards, All-Americans
Travis Etienne – ClemsonHamp Cheevers – Boston CollegeAndre Cisco – SyracuseBryce Hall – VirginiaMichael Walker – Boston College


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, ACC Individual Awards, All-Americans
Mitch Hyatt – ClemsonGarrett Bradbury – NC StateChristian Wilkins – ClemsonHamp Cheevers – Boston CollegeAndre Szmyt – SyracuseGreg Dortch – Wake Forest


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season, Awards and honors, ACC Individual Awards, All-Americans
Travis Etienne – ClemsonGerald Willis – MiamiBryce Hall – VirginiaMichael Walker – Boston College


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 65th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the North Carolina are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending ACC Tournament Champions. Both Wake Forest and North Carolina successfully defended their titles, while Louisville won the ACC Tournament.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Changes from 2017
After the 2017 season, Bobby Clark retired as the Notre Dame head coach. He was replaced by Chad Riley, who was hired from Dartmouth.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Changes from 2017
After the 2018 season, Louisville Cardinals coach Ken Lolla resigned after 13 years and a 155–77–39 record with the team. He was replaced by John Michael Hayden on December 27, 2018


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Teams, Stadiums and locations
1. Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Preseason, Hermann Trophy
Prior to the season two ACC men's soccer players were selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Preseason, Preseason Poll
The 2018 ACC Preseason Poll was announced on August 15. Wake Forest and North Carolina were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. North Carolina was selected as the favorite to win the ACC Championship. The poll was voted on by all ACC coaches, for a total of 12 possible votes.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Preseason, Preseason national polls
Eight of the programs were ranked in one of the five major preseason polls. CollegeSoccerNews.com and Hero Sports use a Top 30 ranking throughout the season, while United Soccer, Soccer America, and Top Drawer Soccer use a Top 25 ranking throughout the season.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Regular season, Week 11 (Oct 29–Nov 4)
Schedule and ResultsNote: Rankings shown are seedings from ACC tournament


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Regular season, Week 12 (Nov 5–11)
Schedule and ResultsNote: Rankings shown are seedings from ACC tournament


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards
The Atlantic Coast Conference post season awards were announced on November 7, 2018, the same day as the Semifinals of the ACC Tournament.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-ACC awards and teams
Daniele Proch, Jr., M, DukeTate Schmitt, Sr., F, LouisvilleNils Bruening, Sr., F, North CarolinaAlex Comsia, Sr., D, North CarolinaMauricio Pineda, Jr., M, North CarolinaJames Pyle, Sr., GK, North CarolinaDavid Loera, So., M, NC StateEdward Kizza, So., F, PittsburghTajon Buchanan, So., F, SyracuseOmir Fernandez, So., M, Wake ForestBruno Lapa, Jr., M, Wake Forest


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-ACC awards and teams
Simon Enstrom, Sr., F, Boston CollegeWill Pulisic, So., GK, DukeBrandon Williamson, Jr, M., DukeIssa Rayyan, Fr., M, DukeGeoffrey Dee, Sr., M, LouisvilleJohn Nelson, So., D, North CarolinaThomas Ueland, Sr., F, Notre DamePatrick Berneski, Gr., D, Notre DameJavi Perez, Sr., M, PittsburghKristo Strickler, So., F, Virginia TechBrad Dunwell, Sr., M, Wake Forest


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-ACC awards and teams
Ciaran McKenna, Sr., M, DukeCherif Dieye, Jr., M, LouisvilleJack Skahan, Jr., M, North CarolinaManny Perez, So., M, NC StateTommy McCabe, Jr., M, Notre DameFelicien Dumas, Sr., D, Notre DameKamal Miller, Sr, D, SyracuseJoe Bell, So., M, VirginiaHenry Kessler, So., D, VirginiaMathijs Swaneveld, So., GK, Virginia TechSam Raben, Sr., D, Wake Forest


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-ACC awards and teams
Kristofer Konradsson, Fr., M, Boston CollegeCharlie Asensio, Fr., D, ClemsonIssa Rayyan, Fr., M, DukeAedan Stanley, Fr., D, DukeChandler Vaughn, Fr., D, PittRyan Raposo, Fr., M, SyracuseDaryl Dike, Fr., F, VirginiaCabrel Happi Kamseu, Fr., F, VirginiaAboubacar Keita, Fr., D, VirginiaDaniel Steedman, Fr., F, VirginiaAristotle Zarris, Fr., F, Wake Forest


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-Americans
Alex Comsia – Defender – North Carolina Bruno Lapa – Midfielder – Wake Forest Omir Fernandez – Forward – Wake Forest


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season, Awards, Postseason awards, All-Americans
Brad Dunwell – Midfielder – Wake Forest Mauricio Pineda – Midfielder – North Carolina Daniele Proch – Forward – Duke


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season will be the 30th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season
The Duke Blue Devils the defending regular season champions. The North Carolina Tar Heels are the defending ACC Tournament Champions.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Pre-season, Hermann Trophy Watchlist
Prior to the season, seven ACC women's soccer players were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Pre-season, Pre-season poll
The ACC women's soccer pre-season poll was determined by a vote of all 14 ACC women's soccer head coaches. The poll was voted on as teams began their pre-season training during the first week of August. The coaches also voted on a pre-season all-ACC team. Results were released on August 6.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Regular season, Conference matrix
The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays 10 matches. Each team does not play every other team.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
An NCAA record 10 ACC teams were selected to the 2018 Women's Soccer Tournament. Additionally, two teams received No. 1 seeds and five total teams were seeded.


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, All-Americans
Samantha Coffey - Midfielder - Boston CollegeKayla McCoy - Forward - DukeAlessia Russo - Forward - North Carolina


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, All-Americans
Emina Ekic - Midfielder - LouisvilleYujie Zhao - Midfielder - Florida StateDeyna Castellanos - Forward - Florida State


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, All-Americans
Juila Ashley - Defender - North CarolinaNatalia Kuikka - Defender - Florida StateSam Staab - Defender - ClemsonTaylor Otto - Midfielder - North Carolina


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, ACC Awards
Sam Coffey, So., M, Boston CollegeSam Staab, Sr., D, ClemsonKayla McCoy, Sr., F, DukeDeyna Castellanos, Jr., F, Florida StateYujie Zhao, Fr., M, Florida StateEmina Ekic, So., M, LouisvilleEmily Fox, So., D, North CarolinaTaylor Otto, R-So., M, North CarolinaBrianna Pinto, Fr., M, North CarolinaAlessia Russo, So., F, North CarolinaAmanda McGlynn, Jr., GK, Virginia Tech


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, ACC Awards
Mariana Speckmaier, So., F, ClemsonTaylor Racioppi, Sr., F, DukeElla Stevens, Jr., M, DukeJaelin Howell, Fr., M, Florida StateNatalia Kuikka, Sr., D, Florida StatePhallon Tullis-Joyce, R-Sr., GK, MiamiJulia Ashley, Sr., D, North CarolinaTziarra King, Jr., F, NC StateRicci Walkling, Jr., M, NC StatePhoebe McClernon, Jr., D, VirginiaBayley Feist, Sr., M, Wake Forest


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, ACC Awards
Sandy MacIver, Jr., GK, ClemsonMiranda Weslake, R-Sr., F, ClemsonMalia Berkely, R-So., D, Florida StateBrooklynn Rivers, Jr., F, LouisvilleCourtney Petersen, R-Jr., D, VirginiaDorian Bailey, Sr., M, North CarolinaKarin Muya, Gr., F, Notre DameAlexa Spaanstra, Fr., F, VirginiaTaryn Torres, So., M, VirginiaKelsey Irwin, R-Jr., D, Virginia TechPeyton Perea, Sr., M, Wake Forest


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Awards and Honors, ACC Awards
Kayla Duran, Fr., D, Boston CollegeDelaney Graham, Fr., D, DukeSydney Simmons, Fr., M, DukeJaelin Howell, Fr., M, Florida StateYujie Zhao, Fr., M, Florida StateBrianna Pinto, Fr., M, North CarolinaRachel Jones, Fr., F, North CarolinaRebecca Jarrett, Fr., F, VirginiaAlexa Spaanstra, Fr., F, VirginiaEmily Gray, Fr., M, Virginia TechGiovanna Demarco, Fr, M, Wake Forest


2018 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season, Draft picks
The ACC had 9 players selected in the 2019 NWSL Draft. This was the most selections in the draft from a single conference. The ACC had three players selected in the first round, three in the second round and three in the fourth round.


2018 Atlantic Hockey Tournament
The 2018 Atlantic Hockey Tournament is the 14th Atlantic Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2018 at home campus locations and at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. It was the last tournament at Blue Cross Arena before the tournament moved to HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. By winning the tournament, Air Force earned Atlantic Hockey's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2018 Atlantic Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament features four rounds of play. In the first round the sixth and eleventh, seventh and tenth, and eighth and ninth seeds, as determined by the conference regular-season standings, will play a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals. The top five teams from the conference regular-season standings receive a bye to the quarterfinals. There, the first seed and lowest-ranked first-round winner, the second seed and second-highest-ranked first-round winner, the third seed and highest-ranked first-round winner, and the fourth seed and the fifth seed will play a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second-highest and second-lowest remaining seeds will play a single game each, with the winners advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2018 Atlantic Hockey Tournament, Format, Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2018 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was the third in a consecutive series of above-average and damaging Atlantic hurricane seasons, featuring 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes, which caused a total of over $50 billion (2018 USD) in damages and at least 172 deaths. More than 98% of the total damage was caused by two hurricanes (Florence and Michael). The season officially began on June 1, 2018, and ended on November 30, 2018. These dates historically describe the period each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin and are adopted by convention. However, the formation of Tropical Storm Alberto on May 25 marked the fourth consecutive year in which a storm developed before the official start of the season. The season concluded with Oscar transitioning into an extratropical cyclone on October 31, almost a month before the official end.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season
Although several tropical cyclones impacted land, only a few left extensive damage. In mid-September, Hurricane Florence produced disastrous flooding in North Carolina and South Carolina, with damage totaling about $24 billion. The storm also caused 54 deaths. About a month later, Hurricane Michael, the first tropical cyclone to strike the United States as a Category 5 hurricane since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, left extensive damage in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Michael caused approximately $25 billion in damage and at least 64 deaths.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season
Since Michael reached Category 5 status, 2018 became the third consecutive season to feature at least one Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Leslie resulted in the first tropical storm warning being issued for the Madeira region of Portugal. Leslie and its remnants left hundreds of thousands of power outages and downed at least 1,000 trees in the Portuguese mainland, while heavy rains generated by the remains of the cyclone caused 15 deaths in France. The storm left approximately $500 million in damage and 16 fatalities.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season
Most forecasting groups called for a below-average season due to cooler than normal sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic and the anticipated development of an El Niño. However, the anticipated El Niño failed to develop in time to suppress activity, and activity exceeded most predictions.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
Ahead of and during the season, several national meteorological services and scientific agencies forecast how many named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes will form during a season or how many tropical cyclones will affect a particular country. These agencies include the Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) Consortium of University College London, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Colorado State University (CSU). The forecasts include weekly and monthly changes in significant factors that help determine the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a particular year.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
Some of these forecasts also take into consideration what happened in previous seasons and an ongoing La Niña event that had recently formed in November 2017. On average, an Atlantic hurricane season between 1981 and 2010 contained twelve tropical storms, six hurricanes, and three major hurricanes, with an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index of between 66 and 103 units. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of a hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed; therefore, long-lived storms and particularly strong systems result in high levels of ACE. The measure is calculated at full advisories for cyclones at tropical storm strength—storms with winds in excess of 39 mph (63 km/h).


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks
The first forecast for the year was released by TSR on December 7, 2017, which predicted a slightly above-average season for 2018, with a total of 15 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. On April 5, 2018, CSU released its forecast, predicting a slightly above-average season with 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks
TSR released its second forecast on the same day, predicting a slightly-below average hurricane season, with 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes, the reduction in both the number and size of storms compared to its first forecast being due to recent anomalous cooling in the far northern and tropical Atlantic. Several days later, on April 16, North Carolina State University released its predictions, forecasting an above-average season, with 14–18 named storms, 7–11 hurricanes, and 3–5 major hurricanes. On April 19, The Weather Company (TWC) released its first forecasts, predicting 2018 to be a near-average season, with a total of 13 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks
TWC revised their forecast slightly on May 17, instead projecting 12 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes in their May 17 outlook. On May 24, NOAA released their first forecasts, calling for a near to above average season in 2018. On May 25, the UK Met Office released their prediction, predicting 11 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) value of approximately 105 units.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season outlooks
In contrast, on May 30, TSR released their updated prediction, significantly reducing their numbers to 9 named storms, 4 hurricanes and 1 major hurricane, citing a sea surface temperature setup analogous of those observed during the cool phase of the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation. On May 31, one day before the season officially began, CSU updated their forecast to include Tropical Storm Alberto, also decreasing their numbers due to anomalous cooling in the tropical and far northern Atlantic.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season outlooks
On July 2, CSU updated their forecast once more, lowering their numbers again to 11 named storms, 4 hurricanes, and 1 major hurricane, citing the continued cooling in the Atlantic and an increasing chance of El Niño forming later in the year. TSR released their fourth forecast on July 5, retaining the same numbers as their previous forecast. On August 2, CSU updated their forecast again, increasing their numbers to 12 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 1 major hurricane, citing the increasing chance of a weak El Niño forming later in the year.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season outlooks
Four days later, TSR issued their final forecast for the season, slightly increasing their numbers to 11 named storms, 5 hurricanes and only one major hurricane, with the reason of having two unexpected hurricanes forming by the beginning of July. On August 9, 2018, NOAA revised its predictions, forecasting a below-average season with 9–13 named storms, 4–7 hurricanes, and 0–2 major hurricanes for all of the 2018 season.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1. The season produced sixteen tropical depressions, all but one of which further intensified into tropical storms. Eight of those strengthened into hurricanes, while two of the six hurricanes further strengthened into major hurricanes. A record seven storms received the designation of subtropical cyclone at some point in their duration. Above normal activity occurred due to anomalously warm sea surface temperatures, a stronger west-African monsoon, and the inability for the El Nino to develop during the season. The Atlantic tropical cyclones of 2018 collectively caused 172 fatalities and just over $50.2 billion in damage. The Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30, 2018.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Tropical cyclogenesis began with the formation of Tropical Storm Alberto on May 25, marking the fourth consecutive year that activity began early. However, no storms developed in the month of June. July saw the formation of Beryl and Chris, both of which intensified into hurricanes. August also featured two named storms, Debby and Ernesto, though neither strengthened further than tropical storm status. On August 31, the depression that would later become Hurricane Florence developed. September featured the most activity, with Florence, Gordon, Helene, Isaac, Joyce, Tropical Depression Eleven, Kirk, and Leslie also forming or existing in the month. Florence, Helene, Isaac, and Joyce existed simultaneously for a few days in September, becoming the first time since 2008 that four named storms were active at the same time. The season also became the second consecutive year with three hurricanes simultaneously active.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Activity continued in October, with Michael forming on October 7 and strengthening into a major hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, before making landfall in the Florida Panhandle at peak intensity.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Michael, which peaked as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 919 mbar (27.1 inHg), was the most intense tropical cyclone of the season and one of only four storms to make landfall in the United States mainland as a Category 5, the others being the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, Hurricane Camille in 1969, and Hurricane Andrew in 1992.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
After 15 consecutive days as a tropical cyclone, Leslie transitioned into a powerful extratropical cyclone on October 13 while situated approximately 120 mi (195 km) west of the Iberian Peninsula, before making landfall soon afterward. A two-week period of inactivity ensued as the season began to wind down. Oscar, forming as a subtropical storm on October 26, intensified into a hurricane the next day, making it the eighth hurricane of the season. Oscar's extratropical transition ended the season's activity on October 31. No systems formed in the month of November for the first time since 2014. The seasonal activity was reflected with an Accumulated Cyclone Energy index value of 133 units.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Alberto
A broad area of low pressure formed over the northwestern Caribbean Sea on May 20 due to the diffluence of a trough. Dry air and wind shear initially prevented development as the low moved over the Yucatán Peninsula. However, after the low re-emerged into the Caribbean on May 25, a well-defined circulation developed and the system became a subtropical depression about 80 mi (130 km) east-southeast of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, around 12:00 UTC.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Alberto
After remaining nearly stationary for the next day, the subtropical depression moved northward and continued strengthening, becoming Subtropical Storm Alberto as it crossed into the Gulf of Mexico late on May 26. After convection to migrated closer to the circulation and the storm's wind field decreased in size, the cyclone became a tropical storm around 00:00 UTC on May 28. Around that time, Alberto peaked with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mbar (29 inHg). Around 21:00 UTC, Alberto made landfall near Laguna Beach, Florida, with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). The cyclone weakened to a tropical depression shortly after landfall. Possibly due to the brown ocean effect, Alberto persisted as a tropical cyclone over land until transitioning into a remnant low over northern Michigan on May 31. A frontal system subsequently absorbed the remnant low over Ontario on June 1st.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Alberto
Alberto and its precursor caused flooding in the Yucatán Peninsula, particularly in Mérida. Flooding also occurred in Cuba, where the cyclone dropped 14.41 in (366 mm) of rainfall in Heriberto Duquezne, Villa Clara. The storm damaged 5,218 homes and 23,680 acres (9,580 ha) of crops throughout the country. Alberto caused 10 deaths in Cuba, all due to drowning. In Florida, sustained winds reached 51 mph (82 km/h) and gusts topped out at 59 mph (95 km/h), both recorded at the St. George Island Bridge.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Alberto
The winds knocked down dozens of trees, some of which fell onto roads, power lines, and a few homes. Storm surge entered five buildings and a restaurant in the Florida Panhandle. Farther inland, Alberto caused flooding in several states. Particularly hard hit was western North Carolina, where flooding and mudslides led to the closure of more than 40 roads, including parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Approximately 2,000 people fled their homes in McDowell County due to the threat of failure of the dam at Lake Tahoma. Alberto caused eight deaths and about $125 million in damage in the United States.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Beryl
On July 1, a tropical wave and accompanying low-pressure area exited the west coast of Africa. While moving west-southwestward over the next few days, the system organized into a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC on July 4 about 1,495 mi (2,405 km) west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. About 12 hours later, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Beryl. Despite relatively cool sea surface temperatures, Beryl continued to strengthen, becoming a Category 1 hurricane by 06:00 UTC on July 6 as a pinhole eye became evident.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Beryl
Beryl became the second earliest hurricane on record in the Main Development Region (south of 20°N and between 60° and 20°W), behind only a storm in 1933. Simultaneously, the cyclone peaked with 80 mph (130 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 991 mbar (29.3 inHg). Thereafter, increasing wind shear caused it to weaken back to a tropical storm by 12:00 UTC on July 7. A reconnaissance aircraft flight found that Beryl had degenerated into an open trough about 24 hours later. The remnants were monitored for several days.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Beryl
After conditions became more favorable, Beryl regenerated into a subtropical storm near Bermuda at 12:00 UTC on July 14. The rejuvenated storm soon began to lose convection due to dry air intrusion and degenerated into a remnant low once again by 00:00 UTC on July 16. An extratropical storm over Newfoundland absorbed the low on the following day.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Beryl
In Guadeloupe, four observation sites recorded tropical storm-force winds, downing trees and power lines. Rainfall on the island peaked at 7.8 in (200 mm) in Saint-Claude, causing minor localized flooding due to runoff. Gusty winds in Puerto Rico left approximately 47,000 people without power. Flash flooding closed several road closures and downed several trees. In the Dominican Republic, heavy rainfall led to flooding that displaced more than 8,000 people and isolated 19 communities. Overall, the flooding damaged 1,586 homes and destroyed 2 others. Roughly 59,000 electrical customers lost power. Total damage was estimated to be in the millions.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Chris
A frontal system moved offshore the coast of the northeastern United States on July 2. The frontal system dissipated a few days later, but the remaining shower and thunderstorm activity developed into a non-tropical low by July 3. After further organization, a tropical depression formed around 12:00 UTC on July 6 about 345 mi (555 km) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The depression's elongated circulation and the presence of dry air initially prevented intensification. Nevertheless, at 06:00 UTC on July 8, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Chris.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Chris
Pulled slowly southeastward by a passing cold front, Chris intensified little throughout the rest of the day due to upwelling. However, on July 10, a developing trough over the northeastern United States accelerated Chris eastward into warmer waters, allowing for the formation of an inner core. With a well-defined eye and impressive appearance on satellite imagery, Chris strengthened into a hurricane at 12:00 UTC that day.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Chris
Chris proceeded to rapidly intensify and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) early on July 11, with the convective ring in its core transforming into a full eyewall. However, movement into cooler waters and the effects of a nearby mid-latitude trough caused Chris to begin to undergo extratropical transition. At 12:00 UTC on July 12, Chris became an extratropical cyclone well southeast of Newfoundland. The low continued northeastward over the Atlantic for the next few days, before weakening and finally dissipating south of Iceland on July 17.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Chris
While offshore, Chris brought large swells to the East Coast of the United States, sparking hundreds of water rescues, especially along the coasts of North Carolina, New Jersey, and Maryland. On July 7, a man drowned in rough seas attributed to the storm at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. A vacation home in Rodanthe was declared uninhabitable after swells generated by Chris eroded away the base of the building. As an extratropical cyclone, the system brought locally heavy rain and gusty winds to Newfoundland and Labrador. Rainfall accumulations peaked at 3.0 in (76 mm) in Gander, while gusts reached 60 mph (96 km/h) in Ferryland. Rainfall accumulations were highest on Sable Island, at 4.39 in (111.6 mm).


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Debby
On August 4, the NHC began monitoring a non-tropical low over the northern Atlantic Ocean for tropical or subtropical development. Initially, convection remained very limited, with the system consisting mostly of a convection-less swirl interacting with an upper-level low. However, as the system moved southwestward into a more favorable environment, it gradually began to acquire subtropical characteristics.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Debby
A large band of convection with tropical storm-force winds developed far from the center of the strengthening circulation, leading to the formation of Subtropical Storm Debby at 06:00 UTC on August 7. Moving northward along the western side of a mid-level ridge, deep convection increased near the center of the cyclone, and Debby transitioned to a tropical storm at 00:00 UTC on August 8. Throughout the day, despite moving over marginal sea surface temperatures, Debby strengthened while turning north-northeastward to northeastward.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Debby
The storm reached its peak intensity at 00:00 UTC on August 9 with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). Although Debby's passage over a warm Gulf Stream eddy allowed it to maintain its intensity for a short time, the entrainment of dry air into its circulation and passage over cooler waters caused its deep convection to dissipate. Debby degenerated into a remnant low at 18:00 UTC on August 9 about 540 mi (870 km) east-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. The system then transitioned to an extratropical cyclone early on August 10 before being absorbed by a larger extratropical cyclone later that day.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ernesto
A complex non-tropical low pressure system formed over the northern Atlantic on August 12. As the low drifted southeastward and slowly weakened, a new low formed to the east of the system on August 14. The new low quickly acquired subtropical characteristics, and by 06:00 UTC on August 15, the low had organized sufficiently to be classified as a subtropical depression while situated about 740 mi (1,190 km) southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Turning northeastward along the southern periphery of the mid-latitude westerlies, the subtropical depression intensified into Subtropical Storm Ernesto about six hours later.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ernesto
After Ernesto became a warm core system, with sufficient convective organization and anticyclonic outflow, the cyclone transitioned into a fully tropical storm late on August 16. By the following day, Ernesto began accelerating northeastward due to the influence of the mid-latitude westerlies. Around 18:00 UTC, the cyclone peaked with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,003 mbar (29.6 inHg). By six hours later, Ernesto transitioned into an extratropical low about 805 mi (1,295 km) north-northeast of the Azores. The low merged with a frontal system and continued east-northeastward until dissipating over the British Isles on August 19. Heavy rains fell in portions of the United Kingdom on that day.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Florence
A tropical wave and a broad low-pressure area exited the west coast of Africa on August 30. The southern portion of the wave moved westward for a few weeks and developed into Tropical Depression Nineteen-E in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on September 19, while the remaining portions of the wave and the low formed into a tropical depression about 105 mi (170 km) southeast of the island of Santiago in the Cabo Verde Islands late on August 31. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Florence early the next day.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Florence
Florence moved west-northwestward at an average speed of 17 mph (27 km/h) due to a large ridge associated with the Bermuda-Azores High. Marginally favorable conditions allowed for only gradual intensification, with the cyclone becoming a hurricane on September 4. However, Florence then underwent rapid intensification, reaching Category 4 status by late on the next day, farther northeast than any previous Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic during the satellite era. A sharp increase in wind shear then led to rapid weakening, with Florence falling to tropical storm intensity by early on September 7. A building mid-level ridge halted Florence's northward movement, leading to a westward turn.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Florence
Wind shear decreased again and the storm crossed into warmer ocean temperatures, allowing Florence to re-strengthen into a hurricane on September 9. On the next day, Florence underwent a second bout of rapid intensification, reaching Category 4 intensity again late on September 10. After additional strengthening, the cyclone reached its peak intensity around 18:00 UTC on September 11, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 937 mbar (27.7 inHg).


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Florence
The system steadily weakened thereafter due to upwelling and eyewall replacement cycles, with the storm falling below major hurricane intensity on September 13 as it neared the Carolinas. Florence then slowed significantly due to collapsed steering currents and made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, as a Category 1 with winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) around 11:15 UTC on September 14. Jogging to the west-southwest, the cyclone remained near the coast and weakened to a tropical storm over eastern South Carolina early on September 15. Florence weakened to a tropical depression over the western part of the state late on the next day before turning northward. The system then became extratropical over West Virginia. The extratropical system tracked northeastward due to an approaching frontal system prior to dissipating over Massachusetts on September 18.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Florence
Florence brought catastrophic flooding to North Carolina and South Carolina. In the former, the storm dropped a maximum total of 35.93 in (913 mm) of precipitation near Elizabethtown, making Florence the rainiest tropical cyclone on record in North Carolina. Floodwaters entered 74,563 structures and inundated nearly every major highway in eastern North Carolina for several days. Several cities became completely isolated, including Wilmington. A total of 5,214 people required rescue during the flood. Significant losses to crops and livestock also occurred, with the deaths of 5,500 hogs and 3.5 million poultry.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Florence
Approximately one million people lost electricity at the height of the storm. Damage in North Carolina alone totaled approximately $22 billion. In South Carolina, Florence produced a maximum total of 23.63 in (600 mm) of precipitation in Loris, also becoming the wettest tropical cyclone in the history of that state. Though flooding was not as severe as in North Carolina, the storm still inflicted a multi-billion dollar disaster in South Carolina, with damage totaling about $2 billion. Approximately 11,386 homes throughout the state experienced moderate or major damage. Interstate 95 remained closed for about a week due to inundation. In Virginia, the storm caused generally minor flooding and spawned 11 tornadoes. A tornado in Chesterfield County overturned cars, downed a number of power lines, deroofed several buildings, and destroyed a warehouse, killing a man inside. Overall, Florence killed 54 people and caused just over $24 billion in damages.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gordon
A tropical wave departed the west coast of Africa on August 26 and moved quickly across the tropical Atlantic with little convective activity. On August 30, an increase in convection occurred as the wave approached the Caribbean Sea. Gradual organization occurred as the system moved northwestward toward the Bahamas. At 06:00 UTC on September 3, a tropical depression formed about 90 mi (140 km) southeast of Key Largo, Florida, and strengthened into Tropical Storm Gordon just three hours later.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gordon
Moving west-northwestward to northwestward around a strong subtropical ridge, Gordon continued to strengthen and reached winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) as it made landfall near Tavernier, Florida, at 11:15 UTC. After making a second landfall near Flamingo at 13:15 UTC, Gordon emerged into the Gulf of Mexico. An eye-like feature briefly appeared late on September 3 as the small tropical cyclone continued to strengthen. At 18:00 UTC on September 4, Gordon peaked with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h), making landfall at that intensity at 03:15 UTC the following day near the Alabama-Mississippi border. The tropical storm quickly weakened to a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC, degenerating into a remnant low at 18:00 UTC on September 6 over Arkansas. The remnant low degenerated into a trough early on September 8 before merging with a developing extratropical low later that day.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gordon
Several locations in South Florida observed tropical-storm-force wind gusts. Over 8,000 people lost power in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. One death occurred in Miami on Interstate 95 when a truck driver lost control of his vehicle, crashed into a wall, and was ejected from the truck. Rainfall reaching 6.98 in (177 mm) in Homestead caused some street flooding in the Miami area. Along the Gulf Coast, especially the Florida Panhandle, Alabama, and Mississippi, winds and storm surge caused damage to some piers, homes, and buildings. About 27,000 people lost electricity, with most in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gordon
A young girl died in Pensacola after a tree fell on her mobile home. Tornadoes and flash floods from the remnants of Gordon caused some damage farther inland, especially in Kentucky and Missouri. The storm caused two deaths in the former and one in the latter. Gordon resulted in approximately $200 million in damage throughout the United States.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Helene
In early September, a vigorous tropical wave moving across west Africa produced a large mass of convection. While still inland, a surface low pressure area formed in association with the wave on September 6. Heavy rainfall from the precursor tropical wave in Guinea triggered flooding, which claimed three lives in Doko. The system moved offshore early on September 7 and developed into a tropical depression around 12:00 UTC near Banjul, The Gambia. Steered westward due to a subtropical ridge to the north, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Helene early on September 8.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Helene
In the Cabo Verde Islands, winds downed trees and a telecommunications antenna in the city of São Filipe. The storm also caused minor damage to buildings, vehicles, and roads. Improvement of banding features and the development of an inner core indicated further strengthening; Helene became a hurricane around 18:00 UTC the following day. Helene was the second easternmost hurricane to form in the main development region (MDR) during the satellite era, behind only Fred in 2015. Helene then curved west-northwestward around the edge of the subtropical ridge and intensified further, becoming a Category 2 hurricane around 12:00 UTC on September 10. Approximately 24 hours later, the cyclone peaked with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 967 mbar (28.6 inHg).


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Helene
Colder water temperatures and drier air caused Helene to weaken to a tropical storm on September 13. The flow between a trough over the central Atlantic and the subtropical ridge then drew Helene in a northward motion. On September 13 and September 14, the cyclone underwent a Fujiwhara interaction with the smaller Tropical Storm Joyce to the west. Afterward, Helene accelerated northeastward and passed over the Azores late on September 15. The storm likely produced tropical storm-force winds over the western Azores.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Helene
The next day, Helene transitioned into an extratropical cyclone while speeding toward the British Isles, becoming the first named storm of the European windstorm season. On September 18, the extratropical low associated with Helene merged with another extratropical system. The remnants continued onwards to impact Ireland and the United Kingdom, prompting warnings for wind gusts up 65 mph (105 km/h) for southern and western areas of the United Kingdom. However, Helene weakened considerably while approaching the British Isles, resulting in the cancellation of all weather warnings on September 18. The extratropical storm produced rainfall across the British Isles and wind gusts reaching 50 mph (80 km/h) in Wales.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isaac
On September 2, a tropical wave exited the west coast of Africa. The system gradually organized over the next several days. After a burst of deep convection on September 6 and then the development of a well-defined center shortly after, a tropical depression formed about 690 mi (1,110 km) west of the Cabo Verde Islands around 12:00 UTC on September 7. Weak steering currents caused the depression to initially move slowly, while moderate wind shear temporarily prevented the system from strengthening. At 12:00 UTC on September 8, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Isaac.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isaac
Thereafter, the cyclone began moving westward between 12 and 17 mph (19 and 27 km/h) after a subtropical ridge situated north of the storm strengthened. With warm ocean temperatures, abundant moisture, and low wind shear, Isaac intensified into a hurricane at 00:00 UTC on September 10. Simultaneously, the cyclone peaked with sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 995 mbar (29.4 inHg).


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isaac
Later on September 10, dry air entered the storm's small circulation, suppressing convection and preventing any further intensification. Increasing wind shear generated by an upper-level trough to the north caused Isaac to weaken, with the cyclone falling to tropical storm intensity early on September 11. Between September 12 and September 13, the system's surface circulation became exposed from the convection. Around 12:00 UTC on September 13, Isaac passed between Martinique and Dominica, with the high terrain on Martinique nearly causing the storm to dissipate. On Dominica, the cyclone caused minor flooding and mudslides.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isaac
Wind gusts peaked at 53 mph (86 km/h) on Guadeloupe, causing hundreds of power outages. Locally heavy rainfall on Saint Lucia caused flooding in Anse La Raye and Castries, while winds downed trees in Barre de L'isle. Although convection briefly re-developed, persistent wind shear caused Isaac to weaken to a tropical depression early on September 15 and then degenerate into a tropical wave about halfway between the Dominican Republic and Venezuela shortly thereafter.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Joyce
A cold front moved offshore New England and Atlantic Canada around September 7. A low-pressure area developed along the front three days later and reached gale-force intensity by early on September 12. After a curved band of convection formed later that day, the low became Subtropical Storm Joyce by 12:00 UTC while centered roughly 615 mi (990 km) west-southwest of Flores Island in the Azores. From September 13-September 14, Joyce interacted with the larger Hurricane Helene, due to the Fujiwhara effect, with Joyce being steered counter-clockwise around Helene. At 00:00 UTC on September 14, Joyce transitioned into a tropical storm.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Joyce
Later that day, Joyce began turning eastward and reached its peak intensity with sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). Afterward, Joyce began to weaken due to the increasing wind shear. At 12:00 UTC on September 16, Joyce weakened into a tropical depression. At 00:00 UTC on September 19, Joyce degenerated into a remnant low, which continued an eastward motion for another couple of days, before dissipating late on September 21.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Eleven
A tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa on September 14, with signs of rotation. As the wave traversed the tropical Atlantic, rotation slightly weakened. After a few days moving westward, convection and organization gradually improved. On September 18, a large area of disturbed weather in association with a tropical wave developed far to the east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles. The system initially lacked a surface circulation, and though a weak low formed on September 20, strong upper-level winds and dry air were expected to limit further development.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Eleven
Deep convection, despite being displaced east of the center, became persistent throughout the day, leading to the formation of a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC on September 21. However, the depression failed to strengthen further within an increasingly hostile environment, eventually degenerating into an elongated trough on the following day approximately 345 mi (555 km) east of the Lesser Antilles.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kirk
A tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa on September 22. The wave moved swiftly westward and organized into a tropical depression about 520 mi (835 km) south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands early on September 22. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Kirk about six hours later, becoming a named storm at 8.1°N, the lowest latitude for a system of tropical storm strength or higher in the north Atlantic since an a hurricane in 1902.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kirk
Little change in strength occurred as Kirk accelerated across the tropical Atlantic, possibly owing to its high forward speed, and the cyclone degenerated into an open tropical wave at 12:00 UTC on September 23. The remnant trough continued westward and reorganized, becoming a tropical storm once again early on September 26. Kirk peaked with sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) later that day. Strong wind shear weakened the storm slightly over the next day as it approached the Lesser Antilles, and around 00:30 UTC on September 28, the storm made landfall on St. Lucia.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kirk
Kirk continued to weaken while moving westward through the Caribbean, and the surface circulation became exposed to the west of the main convection. Early on September 29, Kirk degenerated into an open tropical wave over the eastern Caribbean. Kirk's remnants drifted westward for the next couple of days, before being absorbed by a developing area of low pressure over the southwest Caribbean, which would later become Hurricane Michael.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kirk
Tropical storm watches and warnings were issued for the Windward Islands at 09:00 UTC on September 26. The storm caused the loss of roughly 80% of banana and plantain crops and also damaged school buildings, while two buildings suffered complete destruction. Approximately 2,000 chickens died at a poultry farm after their pens collapsed during the storm. Damage in St. Lucia totaled approximately $444,000. Rainfall amounts exceeding 10 in (250 mm) on Barbados caused extensive street flooding and power outages. Two deaths occurred in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines after two fishermen ignored storm warnings and presumably drowned.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Leslie
A non-tropical area of low pressure formed over the central Atlantic on September 22, quickly transitioning into Subtropical Storm Leslie by 12:00 UTC on the next day about 945 mi (1,520 km) southwest of Flores Islands in the Azores. After little change in strength over the two days, Leslie weakened to a subtropical depression early on September 25, before becoming post-tropical later that day. After merging with a frontal system, Leslie began a cyclonic loop to the west, intensifying during this time, and becoming a powerful extratropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds early on September 27. The remnants of Leslie then gradually weakened, as the storm began to lose its frontal structure. However, Leslie became a subtropical storm once again around 12:00 UTC on September 28. A day after regenerating, Leslie became fully tropical.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Leslie
Over the next several days, Leslie drifted south-southwestward between a high pressure area to the west and another to the northeast while gradually intensifying. At 06:00 UTC on October 3, Leslie strengthened into a hurricane and turned northward, but weakened back to a tropical storm later on the next day. Leslie then drifted northeastward on October 5 and October 6 without much change in intensity, before turning east-southeastward along the western periphery of a broad mid-tropospheric trough on October 7.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Leslie
After a period of weakening, Leslie began restrengthening late on October 8, reaching hurricane intensity for the second time on October 10 while executing a sharp turn to the east-northeast. The cyclone then accelerated due to the influence of the mid-latitude westerlies. Late on October 13, Leslie became extratropical roughly 120 mi (195 km) west-northwest of Lisbon, Portugal, before making landfall soon afterward. The extratropical low became ill-defined after emerging into the Bay of Biscay on the next day.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Leslie
On October 12, a tropical storm warning was issued for Madeira for the first time in the island's history, and Leslie became the first tropical cyclone to pass within 100 mi (160 km) of the archipelago since reliable record-keeping began in 1851. Prior to Leslie, Hurricane Vince in 2005 passed closer to the islands than any other tropical cyclone. Madeira officials closed beaches and parks. The threat of the storm caused eight airlines to cancel flights into Madeira. Leslie resulted in the cancellation of over 180 sports matches, more than half of them affecting the Madeira Football Association.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Leslie
On the mainland of Portugal, the remnants of Leslie produced wind gusts of 109 mph (175 km/h), leaving 324,000 homes without power and downing at least 1,000 trees in coastal areas. One death occurred due to a falling tree. Moisture from the remnants of Leslie and a semi-stationary cold front caused heavy rainfall and flash flooding over southern France. The flooding left 15 deaths, all in the Aude department. Overall, Leslie and its remnants inflicted more than $500 million in damage.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Michael
On October 1, a broad area of low pressure formed over the southwestern Caribbean Sea, absorbing the remnants of Tropical Storm Kirk by the next day. The low gradually organized, becoming a tropical depression early on October 7 about 150 mi (240 km) south of Cozumel. The depression intensified into Tropical Storm Michael shortly thereafter. Michael quickly became a hurricane around midday on October 8 as a result of rapid intensification. The storm reached the Gulf of Mexico several hours later and continued to quickly strengthen over the next two days, becoming a major hurricane late on October 9.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Michael
At 17:30 UTC on October 10, Michael made landfall near Panama City, Florida, at its peak intensity as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 919 mbar (27.1 inHg). Michael became the most intense storm of the season and also the third-strongest landfalling hurricane in the U.S. on record in terms of central pressure. The cyclone initially weakened quickly over land, falling to tropical storm intensity over Georgia early on October 11. By 00:00 UTC on October 12, Michael became extratropical over Virginia.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Michael
After crossing through the Southeastern United States, Michael started restrengthening early on October 12 as a result of baroclinic forcing while transitioning into an extratropical cyclone. The extratropical low moved northeastward across the Atlantic, before curving southeastward and then southward while nearing the European mainland. The low dissipated just offshore Portugal on October 15.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Michael
The combined effects of the precursor low to Michael and a disturbance over the Pacific Ocean caused significant flooding across Central America. Nearly 2,000 homes in Nicaragua suffered damage and 1,115 people evacuated. A total of 253 and 180 homes were damaged in El Salvador and Honduras, respectively. More than 22,700 people were directly affected throughout the three countries. The precursor of Michael caused roughly $10 million in damages in Central America and killed at least 15 people across the region: 8 in Honduras, 4 in Nicaragua, and 3 in El Salvador.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Michael
In Cuba, high winds from Michael resulted in more than 200,000 power outages and caused sporadic structural damage in Pinar del Río Province. Heavy rains overflowed creeks and rivers, while floodwaters entered homes in La Coloma. Catastrophic damage occurred in portions of the Florida Panhandle, particularly in and around Mexico Beach, Panama City, and Panama City Beach. Michael damaged more than 45,000 structures and destroyed over 1,500 others in Bay County alone. Major wind damage continued well inland, including about 1,000 structures experiencing substantial damage or destruction in Jackson County.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Michael
In Georgia, 99% of homes in Seminole County suffered some degree of damage, while thousands of other homes as far north as Dougherty County reported damage. Extensive wind damage also occurred in southeastern Alabama. The remnants of Michael caused flooding in western North Carolina and Virginia, with a maximum precipitation total of 13.01 in (330 mm) near Black Mountain, North Carolina. In the United States, at least 59 people were killed across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia, with most in the state of Florida. Michael caused at least $25 billion in property damage in the United States.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Nadine
Early on October 6, a tropical wave moved off the west coast of Africa. The wave soon fractured as it moved into the tropical Atlantic, with the northern portion moving over cool waters and the southern portion continuing westward over warm waters. Convection associated with the southern portion increased and became more organized, and a well-defined circulation developed on October 7. The disturbance continued to organize over the next day as a well-defined surface low developed.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Nadine
At 06:00 UTC on October 9, while located southwest of Cape Verde, the disturbance organized into a tropical depression, and six hours later strengthened into Tropical Storm Nadine. Upon its designation as a tropical storm at the longitude of 30°W, Nadine became the easternmost named storm to develop in the tropical Atlantic so late in the calendar year.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Nadine
Located within a very favorable environment with low wind shear, warm sea surface temperatures, and abundant atmospheric moisture, the small tropical cyclone quickly intensified, reaching its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) around 06:00 UTC on October 10. At that time, a well-defined eye feature was evident in microwave imagery. However, an abrupt increase in westerly wind shear brought an end to the strengthening trend, and Nadine began to weaken later that day.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Nadine
Turning sharply west-northwestward, Nadine encountered hostile environmental conditions which resulted in the cyclone weakening to a tropical depression at 18:00 UTC on October 12. The weakening cyclone degenerated into an open wave six hours later. The wave continued to move westward for the next several days, finally dissipating just east of the Lesser Antilles early on October 16.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Oscar
The interaction of a tropical wave and a mid- to upper-level trough resulted in the formation of a surface trough and a broad low-pressure area well northeast of the Leeward Islands on October 24. Gradual organization ensued as the low drifted northward, with the shower and thunderstorm activity becoming better defined. By 18:00 UTC on October 26, the circulation of the broad low had become sufficiently defined for it to be classified as Subtropical Storm Oscar while situated roughly 1,180 mi (1,900 km) east-northeast of the Leeward Islands.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Oscar
Oscar continued to strengthen as it accelerated westward around the northern side of a mid to upper-level low, transitioning into a tropical storm at 18:00 UTC on October 27. A small eye became evident on satellite imagery by late on October 28, and Oscar strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane at 18:00 UTC that day. Continued intensification followed, with Oscar peaking as a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) early on October 30. Soon afterward, the cyclone accelerated northeastward over increasingly colder waters, while a cold front approached the system from the northwest.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Oscar
On October 31, Oscar underwent an extratropical transition, a process it completed by 18:00 UTC that day about 605 mi (975 km) south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. The remnant extratropical storm continued north-northeastward and then northeastward before being absorbed by another extratropical low and frontal system near the Faroe Islands late on November 4.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2018. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2024 season. This was the same list used in the 2012 season, with the exception of the name Sara, which replaced Sandy.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names, Retirement
On March 20, 2019, at the 41st session of the RA IV hurricane committee, the World Meteorological Organization retired the names Florence and Michael  from its rotating naming lists due to the number of deaths and amount of damage they caused, and they will not be used again for another Atlantic hurricane. They will be replaced with Francine and Milton, respectively, for the 2024 season.


2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Season effects
This is a table of the tropical cyclones that formed in the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s), denoted in parentheses, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a tropical wave, or a low, and all the damage figures are in USD. Potential tropical cyclones are not included in this table.


2018 Atlético Nacional season
The 2018 Atlético Nacional season was the 71st season in the club's history. The team competed in the Categoría Primera A, Copa Colombia, Superliga Colombiana, and Copa Libertadores.


2018 Atlético Nacional season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Atlético Nacional season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Atlético Nacional season, Competitions, Categoría Primera A, Torneo Apertura
†: Match postponed due to participation in the Copa Libertadores. ‡: Match postponed due to Deportivo Cali's participation in the Copa Sudamericana.


2018 Atlético Nacional season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 30 MarchSource: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2018 Atlético Petróleos de Luanda season
The 2018 season of Atlético Petróleos de Luanda is the club's 37th season in the Girabola, the Angolan Premier football League and 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Angolan football. In 2018,  the club participated in the Girabola and the CAF Confederation Cup.


2018 Atlético Petróleos de Luanda season, J.G.M. withdrawal
In late April, J.G.M. submitted a withdrawal request to the Angolan Football Federation citing financial reasons. The request was granted. As a result, 3 points won by Petro in its round 8 away match win against J.G.M. were withdrawn.


2018 Attica wildfires
A series of wildfires in Greece, during the 2018 European heat wave, began in the coastal areas of Attica in July 2018. 103 people were confirmed dead in Mati. The fires were the second-deadliest wildfire event in the 21st century, after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Australia that killed 173.


2018 Attica wildfires
Over 700 residents were evacuated or rescued, mainly from the seaside settlements located north of the port town of Rafina, namely Kokkino Limanaki and Mati, where rescuers found 26 corpses trapped just metres away from the sea, apparently hugging each other as they died. Boats also recovered corpses from the water, and rescued hundreds of people from beaches and the sea. Ten people drowned when the boat rescuing them from a hotel in Mati capsized. Μore than 4,000 residents were affected by the wildfires. The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras declared a state of emergency in Attica, and announced a three-day period of national mourning, stating in a televised address, "The country is going through an unspeakable tragedy".


2018 Attica wildfires
After the fires, flags atop the Acropolis and the Greek parliament flew at half mast. The European flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels also flew at half mast in honour of the victims. Many countries worldwide helped or offered aid to Greece. A 65-year-old man from Penteli has been arrested for causing the fire through negligence, by burning wood in his garden.


2018 Attica wildfires, Fires
On 23 July 2018 at 13:00 Eastern European Time, a wildfire started west of Athens near Kineta. A few hours later, a second wildfire started burning at the north of Athens near Penteli. Due to very strong wind gusts in the area both wildfires spread quickly which were up to 124 km/h, 77 mph, 12 Beaufort. The fire in Kineta burned houses in the area, while the fire in Penteli headed east towards the beach, where it started burning parts of Neos Voutzas, Mati and Kokkino Limanaki just north of the town of Rafina and as far as its northern fringes.


2018 Attica wildfires, Fires, Impact
The flames were so intense that they trapped and burned people inside their houses, cars, or a few metres away from the beach. Thousands of vehicles and houses were destroyed before the fire was brought under control hours later. An entire summer camp with 620 children was evacuated in an overnight operation. Many animals, wild and domestic, died or were injured.


2018 Attica wildfires, Fires, Impact
The fires were the second-deadliest wildfire event to have occurred worldwide since 2001, after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Australia that killed 180. In addition, the wildfires were also the sixth-deadliest to have occurred in the one-hundred years prior to the event. Only the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009, the Black Dragon Fire of 1987, the Indonesian forest fires of 1997, the Cloquet Fire of 1918, and the Kursha-2 Fire of 1936 had a higher death toll.


2018 Attica wildfires, Casualties and damage
As of May 2019, 102 people were confirmed dead; the dead were identified as 48 women, 43 men, and 11 children (one an infant). The youngest was 6 months and the oldest 93 years old. The dead were 97 Greek, two Polish, one Irish, one Belgian and one Georgian nationals.


2018 Attica wildfires, Casualties and damage
At least 164 adults and 23 children were taken to hospital with injuries, including 11 adults in serious condition. It was also reported that at least 15 of the injured later died in the hospital.


2018 Attica wildfires, Casualties and damage
Thousands of vehicles, 4,000 homes, and 40,000 pine and olive trees  were burned; the fire destroyed Mati and nearby Kokkino Limanaki. About 400 people waded deep into the sea and waited hours to be rescued. Temperatures reached 800°C, fanned by gale-force winds.


2018 Attica wildfires, Cause
On 26 July 2018, the Mayor of Penteli, Dimitris Stergiou, claimed that the deadly fire that hit Mati in eastern Attica beganfrom a damaged cable at a utility pole. In a press conference held on 26 July, Nikos Toskas, the Alternate Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection, said that there are strong indications of arson, for the fires both in Kineta and Penteli. The defence minister Panos Kammenos said illegal constructions had exacerbated the situation.


2018 Attica wildfires, Cause
The arson investigation department of the Hellenic Fire Service dismissed the arson theory on 27 July, stating the fire was probably started due to wood being burnt in Daou, Penteli. Kathimerini said the suspect's name was already known. A video obtained from a home security camera by the newspaper, showed that a fire started in a clearing near houses in Daou at 4:41 p.m. and quickly spread due to the wind.


2018 Attica wildfires, Cause
A 65-year old resident of the area was charged with multiple manslaughter, causing criminal harm through negligence and negligent arson. He is suspected of causing the fire after burning wood in his garden.


2018 Attica wildfires, Reconstruction plans
The Mayor of Athens Giorgios Kaminis was in constant communication with the local authorities of the municipalities affected by the wildfires. The City of Athens commissioned a study to research and proposed an actionable and resilient reforestation plan, as well as collect funding through the Athens Partnership for those impacted.


2018 Attica wildfires, Reconstruction plans
During reconstruction and rescue around the wildfires Greek citizens, businesses and organizations banded together to aid one another. Businesses handed out free food and water to victims and first responders, organizations such as the Hellenic Center for Disease Prevention and Control launched donation drives, and citizens opened their homes for those impacted, both independently and through Airbnb.


2018 Attica wildfires, Aftermath
In March 2019 a report was produced detailing many mistakes made by the authorities: mismanagement by police and fire services, and a lack of coordination between rescue agencies, had caused "chaos and a collapse of the system... criminal mistakes and omissions". During the wildfire of Mati, several prominent Greek news outlets did not cover the incident as an environmental issue, but rather a political event.


2018 Attica wildfires, Aftermath
The Prime Minister visited Mati weeks after the fire, and promised to create a "model town" within a year. A year later plots remained burned out and the land scorched. Home owners had by then received compensation of up to €6,000, but there was difficulty in getting permission to carry out repair work. Several residents started private court cases against the government.


2018 Attica wildfires, Aftermath
In August 2021 similar wildfires struck large parts of Greece and Turkey, following a period of exceptionally high temperatures of up to 47°C, albeit a general absence of strong or even medium winds.


2018 Attica wildfires, Aftermath, International assistance
Greece appealed for help from other countries to help tackle the fires and deal with the emergency situation by submitting a request through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism for international assistance with air and land assets. European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management arrived in Athens on 24 July to coordinate the EU assistance being provided to Greece through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism, helped mobilize planes, vehicles, medical personnel and firefighters from the EU countries. The EU's Copernicus satellite system has also been activated to provide the authorities with highly specialized maps. The Greek minister Nikos Toskas said never before have there been so many offers to assist firefighting efforts, lauding the solidarity other countries have shown.


2018 Auburn Tigers football team
The 2018 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Jordan–Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Gus Malzahn. The Tigers finished the season 8–5, 3–5 in SEC play to finish 5th in the West Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl, where they defeated Purdue.


2018 Auburn Tigers football team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017 season 10–4, 7–1 in SEC play to win a share of the Western Division title with Alabama. Due to their head-to-head win over Alabama, they represented the Western Division in the SEC Championship Game and lost to Georgia. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they lost to UCF.