atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season tied named storms atlantic_ocean month november surpassed season officially began june lasted november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form atlantic_ocean season fairly active tropical cyclones forming time season active tropical cyclones atlantic basin month june season neutral having tropical cyclones atlantic_ocean notable earliest category hurricane record devastated portions caribbean_sea mexico united_states tropical storm caused significant flooding mexico resulted fatalities tropical cyclones hurricane intensity enter gulf_of_mexico landfall season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june tropical depression develop july season tropical depressions formed depressions attained tropical storm status attained hurricane status hurricanes strengthened major hurricanes allen landfall hurricane strength season tropical storms caused damage fatalities cyclones collectively caused deaths billion usd damage storm season hurricane dissipated november days official end date november atlantic hurricane season slow beginning tropical depression developing prior month august contrast august active month tropical cyclones forming hurricanes month hurricane allen earliest known category hurricane august record later broken hurricane emily july september tropical cyclones named storms tropical cyclogenesis abruptly halted october developing month month november considered active storms forming month systems named storms record tied later surpassed tropical storms existed atlantic november november season activity reflected accumulated cyclone energy ace rating classified normal ace broadly speaking measure power hurricane multiplied length time existed storms long time particularly strong hurricanes high aces ace calculated advisories tropical systems exceeding knots mph tropical storm strength officially subtropical cyclones excluded total figure includes periods storms subtropical phase storms tropical depression decaying cold entered gulf_of_mexico developed low pressure area july later day low pressure area developed tropical depression halfway louisiana depression moved northwestward minimal intensification occurred approached gulf_coast united_states depression landfall texas near galveston area dissipated july minimal impact recorded depression light rainfall reported texas western louisiana peaking texas hurricane allen tropical wave emerged west coast africa july quickly developed tropical depression days later august depression strengthened upgraded tropical storm allen storm steadily intensified hurricane august allen rapidly deepened major hurricane hours later category hurricane category hurricane shortly allen passed windward_islands entering caribbean_sea allen continued strengthen category hurricane august halfway puerto_rico venezuela allen briefly curved northwestward approached peninsula haiti shortly allen weakened significantly august category bypassed jamaica paralleling south coast cuba allen strengthened category hurricane later day storm attained peak intensity winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg immediately following peak intensity allen entered gulf_of_mexico weakened category hurricane august day allen intensified category hurricane approaching texas offshore allen abruptly weakened low end category hurricane prior landfall near texas august storm quickly weakened inland dissipated hours striking land houses damaged destroyed barbados losses totaled million usd having passed miles south allen produced sustained winds high mph island storm caused fatalities million usd damage island addition death reported guadeloupe high winds flooding haiti left people homeless addition deaths reported damage exceeded million usd east dominican_republic effects severe seven deaths reported damage estimated million usd island cuba fatalities occurred losses unknown northeastern mexico heavy rainfall occurred damage minimal fatalities reported damage significant united_states especially state texas gravel blew roofs broke windows city tornadoes spawned texas caused million usd damage austin rainfall state texas exceeded inches locations fatalities occurred united_states seven texas seventeen louisiana resulting crash helicopter evacuating workers offshore platform damage united_states totaled million usd overall caused billion usd losses caused deaths tropical depression tropical depression season developed east cape_verde august national_hurricane_center initiate advisories august result system classified tropical depression forming august depression crossed depression tracked northwestward strengthened winds exceeding mph depression curved approached eastern portion azores tropical depression moved islands shortly later early august depression dissipated near azores hurricane starting august tropical wave vicinity cape_verde began organizing tropical cyclone early following day system developed tropical depression nearly halfway west coast africa windward_islands post analysis revealed previous tropical depression actually developed depressions operationally numbered incorrectly reports gale force winds received ships later day result depression classified tropical hours developing turned general northward direction possibly interaction nearby tropical depression based satellite estimates upgraded hurricane utc august storm strengthened slightly attained peak intensity winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg attaining peak intensity august slowly weakened continued unusual northward direction following day weakened slightly minimal category hurricane storm remained intensity hours accelerated northward open atlantic utc august transitioned extratropical cyclone halfway southern tip greenland azores hurricane extratropical low pressure system centered tracked southeastward emerged atlantic august later day satellite imagery indicated defined low level circulation result determine system developed subtropical depression utc located miles east northeast north_carolina initially depression tracked east southeastward curved east northeastward august shortly depression strengthened subtropical storm early august storm intensified acquired tropical characteristics classified hurricane utc august attained peak intensity winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg following peak intensity completed cyclonic loop began weakening headed east downgraded tropical storm early august storm continued eastward august merged intense extratropical cyclone located miles southeast newfoundland tropical cyclone produced rip currents drowned seven people tropical depression tropical wave exited west coast africa emerged atlantic_ocean august system developed tropical depression centered west cape_verde utc august depression tracked westward minimal intensification utc august depression reached mph strengthen following day depression curved northwestward slowly began weaken depression degenerated tropical wave northeast puerto_rico august remnants tropical depression continued westward interacted low pressure system florida eventually system developed tropical depression september later hurricane august tropical wave emerged atlantic west coast africa utc september system developed tropical depression seven centered roughly midway lesser antilles west coast africa sixteen hours later national_hurricane_center initiated advisories depression depression tracked westward trade winds following days intensification curving northwestward air_force reconnaissance flight found little evidence closed circulation satellite imagery showed disorganized elongated cloud pattern september result determined depression degenerated tropical disturbance utc day national_hurricane_center advisories utc september satellite imagery suggested surface circulation developed possibly interaction cold low result system subtropical depression utc day centered miles southwest bermuda hours later national_hurricane_center resumed advisories subtropical depression subtropical depression curved northeastward strengthened acquired tropical characteristics utc september subtropical depression storm continued intensify tracking northeastward upgraded hurricane hours tropical storm simultaneously attained peak intensity winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg later day transitioned extratropical cyclone near newfoundland bypassing newfoundland dropped light rainfall amounts inch precipitation tropical storm tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa august system developed tropical depression august depression strengthen days later degenerated tropical wave tracking westward system crossed florida entered gulf_of_mexico september days later system developed offshore louisiana depression gradually strengthened tropical storm late september peaking winds mph intensification halted soon landfall eastern texas steadily weakened inland dissipated days later barge gulf_of_mexico capsized rough seas sending crewmen overboard person drowned result produced widespread rainfall louisiana areas reported inches precipitation damage state minimal rainfall heavier texas peaking inches damage caused storm result flooding port arthur homes damaged interstate inundated flood waters fatality occurred texas automobile accident spawned tornadoes texas collectively caused damage usd outside texas louisiana storm dropped light rainfall oklahoma mississippi minimal damage occurred state overall caused fatalities usd losses hurricane earl september september tropical wave exited west coast africa entered atlantic_ocean satellite imagery indicated system rapidly organized classified tropical depression september depression quickly strengthened early september upgraded tropical storm earl convection associated storm waned significantly earl operationally considered tropical depression september following day earl curved north northwestward accelerated upper level low pressure trough central atlantic_ocean evidence eye feature appeared earl upgraded hurricane september hours later storm attained peak intensity winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg influence upper cold low earl began curving accelerated northeast utc september earl weakened tropical storm hours later earl transitioned extratropical cyclone centered halfway azores greenland strong low pressure system moved african coast september following day developed short distance west coast africa hours later depression intensified national_hurricane_center issue advisories utc september time system tropical storm early september reached hurricane status operationally upgraded hours later hurricane began rapidly strengthen category hurricane later day early september storm intensified category hurricane utc day attained peak intensity winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg peak intensity began weaken downgraded category hurricane later september following day storm fluctuated category category hurricane strengthen curving northwestward september remained steady intensity category hurricane eventually curved northward avoiding land minimal change intensity weakened category hurricane tracking northeastward september briefly heading northward storm curved northeast early september weakened tropical storm merging frontal low centered halfway greenland iceland reports strong tropical storm force winds received ships damage reported minor cape_verde tropical storm tropical wave exited west coast africa september tracked westward minimal development reaching caribbean_sea september low level circulation developed system classified located midway panama jamaica heading westward depression steadily intensified tropical storm september hours forming later september storm passed miles offshore honduras curved west northwestward nearly strengthened hurricane landfall northern british honduras present day belize september crossing emerged following day storm intensified near hurricane strength landfall near veracruz mexico september moving inland storm steadily weakened tracking south southwestward pacific_ocean early september dissipated near southwestern coast mexico mexico areas reported inches precipitation locations experienced inches rain result torrential rainfall fatalities occurred dozens missing leaving homeless additionally landslides triggered guatemala killed people hurricane late september cold core low persisted coast portugal moving southwestward system gradually developed tropical characteristics turned northwestward executed loop near azores eventually system organized designated tropical depression october east azores shortly depression intensified tropical storm national_hurricane_center initiate advisories late october moved largely tandem upper level low southwest movement caused building ridge north late october eye developed upgraded hurricane following day accelerated ridge north weakened hours hurricane peaked winds mph october october executed tight loop followed motion west northwest ultimately intensity change hours time eye fluctuated occasionally convection waned october turned north advance approaching cold extratropical storm slowly weakening accelerated cooler waters far northern atlantic_ocean october cold absorbed miles west ireland hurricane area disturbed weather organized tropical depression late november depression slowly intensified tracked north northwestward northwestern caribbean_sea shortly entering depression strengthened upgraded tropical storm november intensification gradual gulf_of_mexico rate deepening accelerated storm began curve westward november upgraded hurricane paralleling northern coast early following day peaked mph category hurricane began weaken dry air downgraded tropical storm hours peak intensity storm briefly tracked west northwestward westward nearly stationary western gulf_of_mexico moving slowly weakened downgraded tropical depression november storm curved southward completed cyclonic loop absorbed cold november fringe effects hurricane triggered record breaking inches rain florida hour period result heavy precipitation schools numerous businesses closed flights key west international airport grounded power outages telephone service occurred texas high tides caused flooding coast state especially galveston offshore ships caught guard late season storm tropical depression fourteen fourteen developed north panama november steered northward deep southerly flow southeast depression organization tracking west northwestward cloud pattern depression briefly merged line thunderstorms moving florida peninsula systems westerly vertical wind shear increased depression process november depression reorganized convective organization making landfall western cuba early november vertical wind shear increased causing convection center depression late november depression absorbed intense winter type storm moving shortly remnants depression crossed central north florida crossing cuba depression dumped heavy rainfall impact known occurred island depression impact tropical remnant system sustained winds mph gusts mph reported florida light rainfall reported peaking inches hurricane low pressure area formed frontal boundary near southeastern united_states system slowly strengthened developed separate vortex early november subtropical storm centered miles southeast newfoundland shortly storm executing tight loop rotated larger cyclone hours later storm intensified acquired tropical characteristics designated hurricane classified hurricane gradually strengthened tracking eastward eventually attaining peak intensity winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar hpa inhg maintained winds mph approximately hours later weakened slightly accelerating northeastward november eye ragged passing miles azores started signs deterioration trough north_atlantic developed dominant low pressure area causing turn northward periphery november merged approaching system declared extratropical november centered roughly halfway newfoundland spain storm names following names named storms formed north atlantic names retired list season use names naming change names assigned marked gray retired spring allen replaced andrew season effects table storms formed atlantic hurricane season includes duration names landfall denoted bold location names damages death totals damage deaths include totals storm extratropical wave low damage figures usd
1980 Atlantic hurricane season