atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season fewest tropical storms season season officially began june lasted november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form atlantic basin tropical depression season developed june days start season western caribbean_sea succession tropical depressions tropical storm season hurricane finally named storm august latest date satellite era began 1960s struck mexico category hurricane saffir simpson hurricane wind scale bringing strong winds heavy rainfall people left homeless fatalities reported addition notable tropical cyclone season storm caused coastal flooding southeastern louisiana resulting million usd damage moving inland spawned tornadoes alabama louisiana mississippi south_carolina addition tropical cyclones hurricanes tropical storm tropical depression left minor impacts land overall tropical cyclones season collectively caused fatalities million damage excluding remnants led deaths million losses flooding new_jersey new_york season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june activity began days later formation tropical depression june tropical depressions formed average season strengthened tropical storms terms named storms active season attained hurricane status addition tropical cyclone eventually attained major hurricane status category higher saffir simpson hurricane wind scale inactivity attributed began developing august hurricanes tropical storm landfall season causing deaths million damage storm season tropical depression thirteen dissipated november weeks official end season november tropical cyclogenesis atlantic hurricane season began development tropical depression june activity briefly halted tropical depression developed second half july fourth tropical depression formed early august later month hurricane developed august september peak hurricane season active month tropical cyclones developed including tropical depressions hurricanes tropical cyclone october tropical depressions tropical storm final tropical cyclone season tropical depression developed greater antilles bermuda november dissipated november season activity reflected cumulative accumulated cyclone energy ace rating lowest ace value 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 subtropical storms included subtropical stage omitted total ace value storms hurricane tropical wave spawned tropical depression utc august located miles south southwest new_orleans louisiana depression moved west southwestward strengthened tropical storm early august later day storm intensified hurricane intensification briefly slowed rapid deepening occurred september following day peaked category hurricane winds mph storm weakened slightly category hurricane making landfall near rapidly weakened inland decreasing tropical depression intensity early september remained intact mexico reached eastern pacific_ocean depression prior tropical cyclone precursor dropped light rainfall florida gusty winds storm surge effected louisiana storm tides feet normal resulted hundreds families asked evacuate numerous coastal highways texas including portions closed normal tides precipitation reached inches mexico hurricane caused strong winds moderate rainfall winds caused extensive damage villages northeastern mexico people left homeless roofs buildings destroyed near location landfall highest precipitation observed storm inches flooding mudslides killed people state overall damage unknown hurricane interaction tropical wave cold upper low pressure area developed subtropical depression september strengthened gradually acquiring tropical characteristics reclassified tropical storm late september storm curved north northeastward early following day upgraded hurricane time peaked maximum sustained winds mph early september landfall near louisiana intensity later day weakened tropical storm tropical depression september continued northeastward east northeastward dissipating early september produced light moderate rainfall louisiana precipitation peaked inches near flooding damage primarily crops mainly sugar cane tornadoes spawned louisiana including near hammond severely damage country store knocked wood frame homes foundations damage tornado reached million states brought flash flooding path rainfall exceeding inches mississippi northwestern georgia western north_carolina overall caused million damage deaths hurricane convective cloud mass spiral band gale force winds associated development moved early september system developed circulation late september tracking southeastern georgia slight drop barometric pressure increase wind speeds tropical depression formed inland near charleston south_carolina utc september depression initially drifted east northeastward soon moved offshore passing south cape_hatteras north_carolina september began organize accelerating north east utc september depression intensified tropical storm storm quickly strengthened hurricane hours later strong wind shear caused weaken tropical storm september storm executed cyclonic loop near bermuda late september accelerated northeastward extratropical utc september early stages storm dropped light rainfall peaking inches south_carolina additionally produced inches precipitation bermuda remnants reached canada produced winds mph nova scotia knocked uprooted trees damaged caused power outages area hurricane tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa september system tracked westward mph convection began organizing days later september wave crossed windward_islands bringing wind gusts mph guadeloupe martinique rainfall inches islands strong tropical wave system weakened significantly crossing hispaniola september tracking steadily northward developed tropical depression northeast bahamas september reconnaissance aircraft indicated depression strengthened tropical storm utc september shortly tropical storm passed south bermuda damage reported island storm quickly strengthened tracking northeastward strengthened hurricane utc september early september attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg later day transitioned extratropical storm located south newfoundland september extratropical remnants absorbed frontal low pressure system located northern atlantic_ocean hurricane tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa october system tracked westward low altitude azores high pressure weak system quickly curved northwestward significant increase convection tropical depression developed utc october located miles south bermuda ship later reported gale force winds prompting upgrade depression tropical storm october early following day reconnaissance flight recorded winds mph indicating hurricane later october accelerated north northeast landfall nova scotia winds mph utc shortly entering merged cold utc october near tip southeastern newfoundland impact bermuda limited light winds small rainfall inches produced tropical storm force winds reaching mph nova_scotia newfoundland storm dropped light rainfall rarely exceeding inch newfoundland areas experienced tropical storm force winds mainly combination cold merged addition ship near southwestern tip newfoundland reported sustained winds mph tropical storm tropical wave emerged atlantic_ocean west coast africa october wave tracked westward days october remnants cold reached northwestern caribbean_sea wave began interacting cold entered region october later day reconnaissance aircraft reported surface circulation near honduras tropical depression developed utc october depression moved slowly westward strengthened tropical storm october passing south continued intensify peaking winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early october later day weakened fell tropical depression intensity utc october storm landfall near belize weak tropical depression promptly dissipated reported minimal rainfall light winds time storm passed south produced inches hour period inches precipitation fell hours tropical depression tropical depression formed greater antilles bermuda november initially depression moved northeastward november building high pressure area forced track north west eventually upper level low situated caused depression curve north northwestward late november depression landfall near north_carolina early following day depression degenerated low pressure area located eastern virginia remnants continued northeastward mid-atlantic new_england absorbed extratropical cyclone offshore maine november moisture tropical depression low pressure area tracked resulted heavy rainfall western north_carolina western virginia inches north_carolina flooding destroyed homes miles highways dams flooding considered worst nearly bridge washed sixteen counties western portions state declared disaster areas depression produced inches rainfall northern georgia eighteen bridges destroyed seven damaged virginia homes destroyed flooding suffering major damage similar impact reported tennessee strong winds storm tides new_jersey caused extensive damage overall flooding event caused deaths georgia north_carolina tennessee damage totaled million million incurred new_jersey storms addition named storm tropical depression total tropical depressions developed season later june tropical depression formed west central gulf_of_mexico june headed north northwestward landfall texas following day system rapidly dissipated moving inland tropical depression season developed central gulf_of_mexico july tracking northward depression struck near mobile alabama july following day dissipated central mississippi late july depression developed central gulf_of_mexico july strengthening occurred following day dissipated north yucatán_peninsula tropical depression developed near west coast africa august system tracked westward days intensifying dissipated august tropical depression formed west southwest cape_verde september remaining disorganized dissipated east southeast lesser antilles days later tropical depression developed september depression remained weak landfall near utc september later day dissipated barely inland october tropical depression formed east lesser antilles headed west northwestward dissipated october reaching windward_islands tropical depression developed central atlantic_ocean october briefly headed east southeastward curving northwestward october system dissipated later day tropical depression developed texas mexico border october tracked northeastward intensification landfall southeast louisiana october tropical depression system quickly weakened dissipated southern mississippi later day storm names following names named storms formed north_atlantic storms named time later retired new lists containing male names began season appeared list grace appeared slight shown unused names marked gray
1977 Atlantic hurricane season