High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Atlantic hurricane season had fourteen named storms, of which ten became hurricanes and three became major hurricanes (hurricanes that are classified as Category 3 or higher). These major hurricanes were Bonnie, Georges, and Mitch. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The timeline also includes information that was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned on, has been included. The season officially began on June 1, 1998, and ended on November 30 that same year.