Atlantic 2018 season
Tropical Storm Kirk (2018)
Tropical Storm Kirk never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 63 mph sustained winds and was active from Sep 22, 2018 to Sep 28, 2018, with 1 documented landfall.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 55 kt / 63 mph / 102 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 998 mb |
| Active dates | Sep 22, 2018 – Sep 28, 2018 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 3.4 |
| Documented landfalls | 1 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Kirk 2018. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2018 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 8.9N 25.7W |
| Sep 24, 2018 | Tropical wave | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 9.4N 34.1W |
| Sep 25, 2018 | Tropical wave | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 10.3N 42.7W |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 11.5N 50.3W |
| Sep 27, 2018 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 12.9N 56.4W |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 13.8N 60.8W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.