Live tracking · Archive · This day in storm history

September 18 in storm history

36 storms in the historical record were active on September 18 — 20 hurricanes, 12 of them major (Category 3+). The strongest was Maria (2017), a Category 5 hurricane peaking at 150 kt. Data: NOAA HURDAT2 best-track archive (2015–present on this site).

← September-17 September-19 → Today's briefing Season archive

2020s

Lee (2023) CAT 5 145 kt peak 09-05 → 09-18

Nolo (2026) CAT 4 135 kt peak 09-13 → 10-04

Teddy (2020) CAT 4 120 kt peak 09-12 → 09-24

Fiona (2022) CAT 4 120 kt peak 09-14 → 09-27

Gabrielle (2025) CAT 4 120 kt peak 09-17 → 09-28

Sally (2020) CAT 2 95 kt peak 09-11 → 09-18

Paulette (2020) CAT 2 90 kt peak 09-07 → 09-28

Nigel (2023) CAT 2 85 kt peak 09-15 → 09-26

Margot (2023) CAT 1 80 kt peak 09-07 → 09-18

Alpha (2020) TS 60 kt peak 09-14 → 09-19

Beta (2020) TS 55 kt peak 09-17 → 09-25

Odette (2021) TS 55 kt peak 09-16 → 09-26

Madeline (2022) TS 55 kt peak 09-11 → 09-25

Mario (2025) TS 55 kt peak 09-11 → 09-18

Karina (2020) TS 50 kt peak 09-12 → 09-18

Vicky (2020) TS 45 kt peak 09-14 → 09-19

Kenneth (2023) TS 45 kt peak 09-18 → 09-24

Wilfred (2020) TS 35 kt peak 09-17 → 09-21

2010s

Maria (2017) CAT 5 150 kt peak 09-16 → 10-02

Jose (2017) CAT 4 135 kt peak 09-04 → 09-25

Florence (2018) CAT 4 130 kt peak 08-30 → 09-18

Kiko (2019) CAT 4 115 kt peak 09-12 → 09-26

Humberto (2019) CAT 3 110 kt peak 09-12 → 09-20

Otis (2017) CAT 3 100 kt peak 09-11 → 09-21

Lee (2017) CAT 3 100 kt peak 09-14 → 09-30

Jerry (2019) CAT 2 90 kt peak 09-17 → 09-28

Paine (2016) CAT 1 80 kt peak 09-18 → 09-21

Lorena (2019) CAT 1 75 kt peak 09-17 → 09-22

Norma (2017) CAT 1 65 kt peak 09-14 → 09-22

Karl (2016) TS 60 kt peak 09-12 → 09-26

Mario (2019) TS 60 kt peak 09-16 → 09-24

Ida (2015) TS 45 kt peak 09-15 → 09-28

Malia (2015) TS 45 kt peak 09-17 → 09-23

Julia (2016) TS 45 kt peak 09-13 → 09-21

Joyce (2018) TS 45 kt peak 09-12 → 09-21

Imelda (2019) TS 40 kt peak 09-17 → 09-19

Peak winds are lifetime maxima from the NOAA best-track archive, not necessarily the intensity on September 18. Browse all-time records or seasons year by year.