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Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1998

Richard J. Pasch, Lixion A. Avila, John L. Guiney

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The 1998 hurricane season in the Atlantic basin is summarized, and the individual tropical storms and hurricanes are described.It was an active season with a large number of landfalls.There was a near-record number of tropical cyclone-related deaths, due almost entirely to Hurricane Mitch in Central America.Brief summaries of forecast verification and tropical wave activity during 1998 are also presented.

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The 1998 hurricane season in the Atlantic basin is summarized, and the individual tropical storms and hurricanes are described.It was an active season with a large number of landfalls.There was a near-record number of tropical cyclone-related deaths, due almost entirely to Hurricane Mitch in Central America.Brief summaries of forecast verification and tropical wave activity during 1998 are also presented.

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The 1998 hurricane season in the Atlantic basin is summarized, and the individual tropical storms and hurricanes are described.It was an active season with a large number of landfalls.There was a near-record number of tropical cyclone-related deaths, due almost entirely to Hurricane Mitch in Central America.Brief summaries of forecast verification and tropical wave activity during 1998 are also presented.

Key concepts: Atlantic hurricane, Tropical cyclone, Tropical cyclone scales, Climatology, Storm, Tropical cyclone rainfall forecasting, Meteorology, Geography

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