atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season use female naming list hurricane season officially began june ended november average season storm subtropical storm developed unusually early january dissipated days later causing damage end july early august short lived tropical storm caused extensive flooding texas dropping rain deaths million usd damage tropical storm hurricane resulted minor land impacts attributed fatality later august tropical storm produced widespread effects damage relatively minor hurricane northernmost category hurricane located east_coast united_states atlantic_canada gusty winds rip currents tropical storms hope juliet caused minimal land impacts tropical cyclone precursor hurricane caused flooding puerto_rico brought strong winds high tides flooding central_america particularly belize honduras resulted million damage fatalities overall storms season collectively caused million damage fatalities crossed eastern pacific renamed olivia season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june tropical cyclones developed reached tropical storm intensity slightly average named storms season tropical storms strengthened hurricane slightly average hurricane major hurricanes category greater saffir simpson hurricane wind scale tropical storms hurricanes landfall season caused fatalities million additionally precursor brought flooding puerto_rico million damage death season officially ended november tropical cyclogenesis began early development subtropical storm january dissipated days later tropical cyclone depression develop june july systems including tropical depression tropical storm seven tropical cyclones formed august including tropical depression tropical storms hurricanes seven system september tropical depressions tropical storm hope hurricanes month october tropical cyclones tropical depressions tropical storms juliet hurricane tropical depression november dissipated november season activity reflected accumulated cyclone energy ace rating ace broadly speaking measure power hurricane multiplied length time existed storms long time particularly strong hurricanes high aces calculated advisories tropical systems exceeding mph tropical storm strength storms subtropical storm middle january upper level trough spawned surface low pressure area east northeast lesser antilles south subtropical ridge isolated detrimental effects initially non tropical nature intensified energy source derives energy interaction cold warm air convection increased slightly despite cool sea surface temperatures utc january organized subtropical depression east northeast puerto_rico moving general westward track maintain duration national_hurricane_center nhc initiated dvorak classifications cyclone utc january assessing dvorak number suggesting tropical subtropical characteristics day pressure gradient storm ridge produced gale force winds early january storm maintained minimal convection near center primary revolved defined center later day storm strengthened subtropical storm attained peak winds mph supported ship hurricane_hunters reports late january outer rainbands south east center began diminishing began weakening trend storm maintained peak winds hours time cyclone moving west southwestward hours forecast hurricane forecast model located hispaniola midday january winds decreased gale force convection dissipated near center subsequently turned west away land january circulation degenerated remnant trough north lesser antilles storm tropical subtropical cyclones record month january formed month tropical storm tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa july wave develop significantly crossing atlantic_ocean caribbean_sea disturbance entered area gulf_of_mexico tropical cyclogenesis tropical depression located south texas july despite proximity land depression strengthened tropical storm july peaked winds mph time landfall near texas later july storm weakened tropical depression dissipated early following day affected texas coast days causing shipping incidents minor damage active deaths linked storm biggest impact storm followed dissipation remnants contributed record rainfall totals state state suffering previous drought believed rain help alleviate conditions dry ground aided flooding storm rainfall caused rivers creeks flood especially northern texas leading severe damage overall caused fatalities estimated million damages tropical storm low pressure area developed georgia dissipating cold august system detached cold drifted southwestward reaching northeastern gulf_of_mexico august satellite imagery reconnaissance aircraft flights indicated august system likely acquired closed circulation national_hurricane_center estimated tropical depression developed central gulf_of_mexico utc day august reconnaissance flight depression resulted upgrade located southeast texas storm initially headed west southwestward mph moving southwestward nearly speed utc august attained minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg began turn nearly southward influence high pressure area southern texas later august storm reached maximum sustained winds mph early august landfall near veracruz intensity rapidly dissipated inland veracruz sustained winds reached mph storm produced heavy rainfall peaking flooding occurred damage fatalities reported hurricane disturbance exited west coast africa august developed tropical depression days later located east lesser antilles august depression strengthened tropical storm storm moved unusually high forward speed cyclone atlantic_ocean august intensified hurricane later day hurricane upgraded hurricane based solely satellite photography second time occurred early august peaked winds mph utc day weakened tropical storm west southwestward storm landfall august weakening tropical depression weakened tropical depression losing circulation tropical wave august remnant crossed central_america pacific_ocean unusual cyclone maintaining unusually low latitude atlantic august high speeds passing lesser antilles gusty winds light rainfall barbados person died stepping high tension power line downed approximately percent trees island toppled responsible altering weather conditions maine allowing takeoff historical flight double eagle hot air balloon tropical storm low pressure area developed southeast florida area convection near yucatán_peninsula merged resulted formation tropical depression southern gulf_of_mexico august west northwestward high pressure ridge depression gradually intensified began upgraded tropical storm august turned north reached peak intensity mph august shortly making landfall southwestern louisiana disorganized storm convection located east center system weakened rapidly dissipated arkansas august remnants continued person died attempting evacuate oil rig south cameron louisiana damage caused considered minimal louisiana rainfall peaked flooding reported wind impacts light mainly limited trees damage roofs new_orleans storm spawned tornadoes arkansas mississippi louisiana tennessee texas mississippi tornado destroyed mobile homes house killing person seriously injuring hurricane cold spawned tropical disturbance near bermuda tropical depression august depression strengthened early august upgraded ship reports indicated hurricane later day significant intensification occurred storm reached preliminary peak intensity mph short wave trough caused turn north simultaneously dry air diminished convection september turn resulted weakening eventually trough forced curve northeastward remaining offshore east_coast united_states storm intensified utc september peaked category hurricane winds mph rapidly weakened passed offshore atlantic_canada absorbed extratropical storm located northeast september threatened pass north_carolina hurricane watch issued labor day weekend resulting significant drop tourism occurred storm northeastward little effects waves minor beach erosion light winds coastal portions north_carolina newfoundland produced rainfall amounts reaching wind gusts mph hurricane tropical wave passed westward august entered atlantic_ocean later day convection markedly increased days utc september wave developed tropical depression located midway africa later day reported tropical storm force winds depression upgraded tropical storm initially tracked northwestward mph minimal strengthening occurred possibly rapid forward speeds september storm curved westward turning north september high pressure area transitioned trough causing curve northeastward generating strong upper level winds september downgraded tropical depression trough began weakening favorable conditions returned allowing strengthen tropical storm september nearly stationary september time storm upgraded hurricane intensification continued peaked winds mph early september storm began turned nearly northward began weakening accelerated northeast eventually transitioned extratropical cyclone miles north azores september strong extratropical cyclone brought winds high mph great_britain hurricane tropical wave developed tropical depression near trinidad september following day depression strengthened tropical storm headed westward west northwestward caribbean_sea slowly intensified hurricane september rate intensification increased approaching northwestern caribbean_sea briefly peaked category hurricane maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg northeastern honduras storm remained offshore land interaction caused significant weakening september landfall belize winds mph storm rapidly weakened inland central_america survived passage eventually hurricane olivia early duration produced heavy rainfall similar path hurricane years prior threatened reproduce devastating effects catastrophic storm damage loss life significantly feared honduras homes damaged half towns coastline storm damaged houses offshore death country belize barrier reef downed trees produced high waves mainland minimal flooding despite high storm surge landfall hurricane damaged destroyed houses primary hospital tornado flipped truck damaged houses damage belize estimated million deaths tropical storm hope mid low pressure area developed september system developed subtropical depression early september located east florida days depression tracked east northeastward eastward strengthening subtropical storm september passed north bermuda produced rain island storm brief dip east southeast resuming east northeastward course september beginning following day satellite imagery indicated system acquiring tropical characteristics result reclassified tropical storm hope utc september hope remained range reconnaissance aircraft flights national_hurricane_center relied ships satellite estimates tropical cyclone hope began accelerate slowly intensifying satellite estimates utc september indicated storm attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum pressure mbar inhg recorded located hundreds miles north azores september storm turned northward began crossing sea surface temperatures utc september hope transitioned extratropical cyclone absorbed extratropical storm situated south iceland tropical storm origins tropical storm subtropical depression formed south azores october days thunderstorm activity gradually increased circulation center storm drifted northward october storm taken appearance tropical storm satellite photographs upper level flow center storm evident satellite time lapse movies afternoon october system acquired characteristics tropical storm named gale force winds extended center circulation hours named reached peak intensity mph october turned north northeast passed midway central western azores shortly organized evening absorbed approaching cold northeast azores passed near parts western central azores gale force winds areas reports damage casualties caused received nearby ships reported winds mph noted heavy rains occurred mountainous islands passed tropical storm juliet weak tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa september wave moved west northwestward centered east leeward_islands october satellite imagery indicated deep convection concentrated following day ship reports noted closed circulation developing system classified tropical depression beginning utc october located east puerto_rico midday october depression strengthened tropical storm juliet peaking maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early october juliet passed north puerto_rico storm brought light rainfall island peaking storm accelerated curved northwestward northward northeastward october juliet merged frontal zone located west southwest bermuda later day remnants moved island produced rainfall hurricane late october tropical wave area disturbed weather combined northwestern caribbean crossing puerto_rico system moved northwest late october tropical depression located miles north bahamas early following day strengthened tropical storm storm quickly intensified moving north north northwestward hurricane late october peaking winds mph october weakened significantly mph tropical storm hours continued north northeastward northeastward absorbed extratropical cyclone located west northwest bermuda early november precursor system dropped rainfall southern puerto_rico peak mudslides flooding heavy precipitation left roads impassable washed collapsed bridges caused considerable damage agriculture especially livestock additionally fatality occurred families fled homes shelters damage puerto_rico reached million high pressure area combined produced strong winds high tides east_coast united_states damage reported storms addition tropical cyclones tropical depressions developed season formed central gulf_of_mexico june depression moved northeastward florida strengthened slightly dissipated late june tropical depression developed southwest cape_verde july system moved generally westward intensified strong tropical depression dissipating days later tropical depression formed east barbados august tracked westward significantly intensifying passed windward_islands following day depression continued westward passed near august eventually traversed caribbean_sea landfall south nicaragua august depression dissipated shortly tropical depression formed central gulf_of_mexico august storm moved northward struck southeastern louisiana dissipating day august depression developed north central gulf mexico system tracked generally eastward avoided landfall dissipated midday september tropical depression developed western utc september depression initially headed west southwestward soon entered atlantic_ocean late september early september system passed south cape_verde later day storm began curving west northwestward early september heading northwestward turned north northwest day depression moved northward september september curving northeast dissipated azores midday september utc september tropical depression developed west central gulf mexico moving generally westward depression landfall south midday september system rapidly weakened inland dissipated later day tropical depression formed western september moved westward atlantic_ocean curving west northwestward days later september depression moved northwestward northward september dissipated east northeast bermuda utc following day tropical depression developed gulf_of_mexico offshore september moving west northwestward depression landfall near september shortly dissipating tropical depression formed utc october located north azores depression initially moved south southwestward curving southwestward following day turned west northwestward october late day depression turned abruptly northward system dissipated west northwest tropical depression developed utc october located south southwest southernmost islands cape_verde moved generally westward dissipated halfway lesser antilles west coast africa october final tropical depression season formed northeast north bahamas november moving north northeastward depression turned northeastward day dissipated east virginia november storm names following names named storms formed north atlantic basin storms named hope juliet time year female names atlantic hurricanes retired season names assigned marked gray season effects table storms landfall deaths additional indirect example indirect death traffic accident storm related damage deaths include totals storm extratropical wave low
1978 Atlantic hurricane season