Storm history › Atlantic › 2018 season
Tropical Storm Ernesto (2018)
Ernesto was a tropical storm of the 2018 Atlantic season. It was tracked from August 15, 2018 to August 19, 2018, about 4 days, and covered 2,349 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 999 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 61 miles from Glasgow, United Kingdom.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 999 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Landfalls
- None recorded
- Duration
- 4 days
- Track length
- 2,349 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.4
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Glasgow, United Kingdom | 61 mi (98 km) |
| Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 83 mi (134 km) |
| Dublin, Ireland | 95 mi (153 km) |
| Liverpool, United Kingdom | 126 mi (203 km) |
| Manchester, United Kingdom | 139 mi (224 km) |
| Leeds, United Kingdom | 145 mi (233 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 1612th highest of 2,017 Atlantic storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Arthur (2026), Tropical Storm Cristobal (2026), Tropical Storm Hanna (2026) and 50 more.
- Lowest pressure: 906th lowest of 1,294 Atlantic storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Arthur (2026), Tropical Storm Fernand (2025), Tropical Storm Rina (2023) and 20 more.
- Energy: 1% of the 2018 Atlantic season's ACE.