AL071998 | 1998 season

Georges

La Nina 2FL impact Major Hurricane (Cat 3+) Rapid Intensification

Formed: 1998-09-15
Dissipated: 1998-10-01
Peak wind: 135 kt
Lifetime category: 4
Min pressure: 937 mb (lifetime)
Florida date: 1998-09-25
Approach: atlantic
FL regions: SW2
Center landfall: yes (1)
ENSO (ASO ONI): -1.31
Peak surge (FL): not yet curated

Surge: no curated record yet. An NHC Tropical Cyclone Report exists for storms of this era; this one is awaiting verification against it. Values are only shown after being checked against an NHC source (see methodology).

Track

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landfall (HURDAT2 L record, colored by intensity there)
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Florida Straits / Cuba shelf corridor (where track wobble is measured)

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Intensity

Maximum sustained wind over the storm lifetime, with Saffir-Simpson thresholds and the Florida-relevant date marked. All values from HURDAT2.

Official Sources

NHC Tropical Cyclone Report (PDF, track map inside)

How This Record Was Built

join: name_match | confidence: high | pressure diff: 27mb | enrichment v1.3.0 | status: machine_enriched

Impact facts from the NOAA Continental US Hurricane Impacts table; track and intensity from NOAA HURDAT2; ENSO phase from CPC ONI. Full rules on the methodology page.