atlantic hurricane season atlantic hurricane season season include male female names season officially began june lasted november dates conventionally period year tropical cyclones form atlantic basin slightly average systems reaching tropical storm intensity system tropical depression developed north puerto_rico june days later tropical depression formed produced severe flooding jamaica deaths million usd damage tropical storm caused minimal impact spawned tornadoes produced minor wind damage gulf_coast united_states primarily louisiana remnants caused flooding especially indiana tropical storm caused extensive flooding torrential rainfall deaths damaged totaled million intense tropical cyclone season hurricane david moved lesser antilles late august worst hit islands martinique storm strengthened struck dominican_republic category hurricane david strongest deadliest tropical cyclone landfall country dominican_republic system caused approximately death billion damage later david brought wind damage tornadoes flooding portions east_coast united_states overall storm resulted deaths billion damage brought destruction gulf_coast united_states especially alabama mississippi billion damage hurricane history united_states hurricane hugo brought flooding area deaths million damage little impact reported remained offshore gulf_of_mexico disrupted efforts stop oil spill caused flooding portions mexico mid late september tropical depression caused flooding especially texas deaths reported texas kentucky end october brief subtropical storm struck newfoundland left little impact tropical depression tropical depression brought flooding mid late september depressions caused significant effects land collectively tropical cyclones season resulted billion damage deaths pacific storm originated basin season summary atlantic hurricane season officially began june tropical cyclones developed reach 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 subtropical storm hurricanes landfall season caused fatalities billion despite intensity tropical depression resulted damage deaths severe flooding jamaica storm season tropical depression dissipated november days official end hurricane season november tropical cyclogenesis began june tropical depressions strengthened tropical storm total systems formed month july including hurricane bob tropical storm activity briefly halted tropical depression dissipated august lasted hurricane david developed august tropical cyclones month including september systems developed named storms month hurricane october slightly active tropical cyclones unnamed subtropical storm additional tropical depressions developed november second 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 officially subtropical storms included ace value figure includes periods storms subtropical phase storms tropical depression tropical wave western caribbean_sea situated south developed tropical depression june tracking generally northward depression passed west jamaica june depression peaked maximum sustained winds mph system having reached tropical storm status following day landfall cuba early june depression emerged western atlantic_ocean moved parallel east coast florida days depression landfall south_carolina june dissipated hours later slow movement depression west jamaica resulted torrential rainfall peaking friendship city parish western jamaica homes destroyed severely damaged people rendered homeless city submerged months crops electricity buildings railways suffered damage disaster deaths approximately million damage depression brought heavy precipitation bahamas cuba east_coast united_states light rainfall strong winds rough seas observed south_carolina person went missing later presumed drowned boat torn loose tropical storm tropical wave exited west coast africa entered atlantic june headed westward satellite imagery indicated closed circulation wave classified tropical depression june located miles east southeast windward_islands system tropical cyclone develop east lesser antilles june trinidad hurricane recently tropical depression formed east month initially depression tracked west northwestward curving northwestward late june united_states_air_force reconnaissance aircraft noted depression strengthening early june upgraded tropical storm storm began tracking westward lesser antilles peaked winds mph wind shear began deep convection center resulting weakening early june storm struck fell tropical depression intensity entering caribbean_sea continued weakening degenerated tropical wave june located puerto_rico venezuela despite directly crossing light rainfall occurred rain fell hours gusty winds reported hurricane bob tropical wave developed tropical depression southwestern gulf_of_mexico july tracking general northward direction favorable conditions allowed quick strengthening day formation system reached tropical storm intensity followed hurricane intensity july shortly strengthening hurricane bob reached peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph intensity bob landfall west louisiana rapidly weakened moving inland resulting tropical depression persisted days paralleled mississippi ohio rivers july system emerged western atlantic subsequently absorbed nearby low pressure area widespread offshore coastal evacuations took place gulf_coast united_states preparation hurricane bob effects hurricane united_states marginal typical minimal hurricane cyclone produced moderate storm surge damaging coastal installments causing coastal strong winds associated bob landfall stations observed winds hurricane force winds downed trees blew windows addition causing widespread power outages heavy rainfall reported locations peaking louisiana inland torrential rains led flooding indiana resulting considerable damage opposed coast bob spawned tornadoes causing significant damage overall bob responsible death million damage tropical storm tropical wave spawned tropical depression east lesser antilles july gradually strengthened tropical storm july crossed northern islands later day storm approached puerto_rico early july weakened tropical depression degenerated tropical wave crossing puerto_rico late july remnants struck dominican_republic emerged caribbean_sea following day system crossed western cuba july shortly reaching gulf_of_mexico tropical cyclone july regained tropical storm intensity turned northward storm landfall near texas louisiana border later day eventually dissipated west_virginia july lesser antilles storm brought heavy rainfall gusty winds islands minor flooding occurred rainfall exceeding inches areas puerto_rico led widespread agricultural damage flooded homes streets fatality approximately damage inches rain fell day texas record hour precipitation location united_states state texas hundreds businesses estimated homes sustained flood damage rice crops ruined drowning death reported state louisiana extensive coastal flooding occurred miles roads battered destroyed boats coast capsized fishing camps homes suffered damage destruction inland states experienced freshwater flooding especially indiana missouri overall responsible deaths million losses hurricane david tropical wave developed tropical depression utc august located southeast cape_verde moving westward depression intensified tropical storm david early day shortly attaining hurricane status august david rapidly deepened utc following day strong category hurricane storm intensity approaching lesser antilles struck late august winds mph entering caribbean_sea deepening occurred utc august david peaked maximum sustained winds mph late august curved northwestward struck santo domingo dominican_republic intensity storm rapidly weakened crossing hispaniola category hurricane emerging september moving northwestward david landfall eastern tip cuba day briefly weakened tropical storm reaching atlantic strengthened category david moved bahamas crossed september storm intensified category landfall near florida late day hurricane remained barely inland emerged atlantic early september cyclone weakened slightly landfall georgia later day category hurricane david headed north northeastward weakened tropical storm september crossing mid-atlantic states storm curved northeastward accelerated extratropical new_york late september remnants david persisted dissipating northeast newfoundland september strong winds damaged destroyed homes leaving island population homeless agricultural severely impacted crops ruined including complete loss deaths injuries similar destruction occurred hundreds left homeless extensive damage crops guadeloupe martinique million million damage respectively puerto_rico flooding high winds combined resulted million damage seven fatalities dominican_republic strong winds torrential rains entire villages destroyed numerous left isolated damage destruction roads thousands houses destroyed leaving homeless aftermath hurricane additionally nearly country crops ruined overall storm caused deaths billion damage dominican_republic minimal impact occurred bahamas cuba haiti florida strong winds left moderate damage including downed radio tower snapping crane buildings tornadoes damage totaled approximately million states east_coast united_states experienced flooding tornadoes particularly severe virginia tornadoes causing death damaging homes destroying homes united_states deaths million damage tropical depression tropical disturbance formed august following day disturbance developed tropical depression operationally classified season depression entered august headed northward utc following day system peaked maximum sustained winds mph august ridge high pressure forced system west southwestward causing landfall rural area later day depression brought heavy rainfall areas mexico precipitation observed rainfall extended northward texas peaking hurricane satellite imagery ship observations indicated tropical depression developed utc august located south southwest southernmost island cape_verde utc day depression strengthened tropical storm intensification occurred storm hurricane september outflow hurricane david caused weaken tropical storm early following day moving northern leeward_islands september bringing gusty winds heavy rainfall islands fishing boat sank killing seven people strong winds observed roofs large apartment buildings blown leaving families homeless additionally flooding destroyed houses impacted numerous houses suffered water damage midday september landfall puerto_rico winds mph flooding island forced people flee homes search shelter numerous roads closed landslides cities experienced flooding crossing puerto_rico briefly emerged caribbean_sea making landfall near santo domingo dominican_republic winds mph utc september minimal impact reported country heavy rainfall exceeding places compounded damage inflicted hurricane david weakened crossing hispaniola later september system briefly emerged atlantic_ocean land interaction island weakened tropical depression storm crossed landfall southeastern cuba early september weak nature minimal impact reported moved offshore southern coast cuba situated south early september system strengthened tropical storm despite land interaction cuba continued intensify shortly emerging gulf_of_mexico september intensified hurricane days storm significantly rapidly strengthened moving northwestward utc september attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg early day storm landfall near near alabama mississippi state line storm rapidly weakened fell tropical storm intensity late september accelerated northeastward extratropical new_york utc day remnants persisted dissipating new_brunswick early september brought destruction gulf_coast united_states alabama storm surge wind gusts high mph caused destruction nearly buildings coast mobile nearly city lost electricity extensive coastal damage reported mississippi tides ranging normal hundreds structures severely impacted destroyed united_states storm caused deaths approximately billion damage tropical cyclone united_states surpassed hurricane hugo tropical storm august weak tropical wave crossed florida entered gulf_of_mexico reaching central gulf mexico ships satellite observations indicated tropical depression developed early august located halfway southeastern tip louisiana north coast yucatán_peninsula reconnaissance aircraft flight confirmed existence tropical depression late august depression strengthened early day peaked winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg utc september storm landfall near texas winds mph rapidly weakened tropical depression hours later dissipating early september weak nature storm impact generally minor texas precipitation peaked municipal airport flooding occurred worst impact hundreds cars stalled submerged downtown houston buses suffered water damage police station inundated county homes businesses flooded caused deaths million damage hurricane tropical wave existed west coast africa developed tropical depression september influence trough depression northeastward bypassed cape september utc following day depression upgraded moving west northwestward mph curving abruptly north northwestward hurricane early september higher latitude frontal system high pressure area caused resulted westward motion beginning september briefly weakened tropical storm late september strengthened hurricane following day eventually hurricane turned northeastward began accelerate utc september attained peak intensity winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg storm began weakening fell category hurricane intensity september time slowly began merging low pressure area located north azores lost tropical characteristics september centered north azores time hurricane tropical wave developed tropical depression near september quickly entered gulf_of_mexico turned westward depression curving southwestward september strengthened upgraded tropical storm continued intensify hurricane september later day turning northwestward hurricane peaked winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg nearby low pressure area caused began weakening land interaction mexico downgraded tropical storm september september doubled southeastward weakening tropical depression depression lost convection curved northeastward september ahead cold turned east northeastward september absorbed frontal low pressure trough east central gulf_of_mexico following day rare example storm entering gulf_of_mexico dissipating making landfall disrupted cleanup efforts oil spill damaging cap designed stop oil flowing gulf_of_mexico remained offshore storm brought heavy rainfall mexico peaking inches forcing people homes del mid september tropical depression system formed non tropical low pre existing area heavy thunderstorms stationary september coast texas low appeared northwest tropical storm gulf_of_mexico east cold core low arizona new_mexico low non tropical gale center september moving southeast texas cyclone continued northeastward dissipating tennessee sources differ status storm national_hurricane_center nhc initially considering tropical depression considered system non tropical included atlantic hurricane best track depression brought heavy rainfall texas precipitation southwestern louisiana severe flooding occurred especially galveston counties nearly homes hundreds cars flooded deaths reported texas drowning portions western louisiana experienced resulting severe flooding worst impacted parishes allen collectively homes businesses schools flooded parishes acres crops inundated mississippi locally strong winds caused minor damage flooding lesser extend reported kentucky north_carolina virginia additional deaths occurred kentucky subtropical storm frontal wave formed south southwest bermuda response short wave october satellite imagery indicated convection associated system increasingly concentrated subtropical depression developed utc subtropical depression moved rapidly north northeastward strengthened subtropical storm early october based satellite imagery classification accelerating forward speed mph storm intensified peaked maximum sustained winds mph equivalent minimal category hurricane utc october early october system attained minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg storm began weakening losing tropical characteristics tracking away shortly cyclone landfall near rose harbour newfoundland winds mph time emerged atlantic later october system transitioned extratropical cyclone rainfall spread atlantic_canada peaking northeastern nova scotia storms tropical depression season developed north puerto_rico june headed northward intensifying dissipated near bermuda following day tropical depression existed june june june tropical depression developed north hispaniola july headed northward curved northeastward bypass process july depression dissipated located south newfoundland day previous tropical depression developed depression formed near 10th parallel eastern atlantic july headed westward dissipated july tropical depression formed offshore georgia july system moved north east slight intensification july turned east passing south bermuda early morning july accelerating eastward depression dissipating afternoon tropical depression formed offshore western africa july system moved westward cape_verde weak system july system turned west northwest late july depression began weaken turned north system dissipated east southeast bermuda july tropical depression developed east lesser antilles july depression moved northwest bypassed bermuda august depression landfall southeastern tip newfoundland august passing southeast nova scotia earlier day tropical depression extratropical cyclone southeast august tropical depression formed august moving generally northwest depression moved mexico south international border united_states late august early following day dissipated inland texas rainfall totaled inches august record precipitation date tropical depression august developed offshore carolinas august system quickly moved east northeast east_coast north_america bermuda couple days depression frontal wave southeast newfoundland september dissipated soon afterward early september tropical depression formed northeast cape_verde september depression moved west northwest sharply located near 40th west september steadily weakening cool waters depression dissipated southeast azores september tropical depression formed near cape_verde september initially northwestward passed 50th west system turned northward passed bermuda azores turning northeast september system extratropical cyclone passing northwest azores dissipating september tropical depression formed tropical north atlantic east lesser antilles september system moved northwest days staying east leeward_islands dissipating september tropical depression fourteen formed october near honduras slowly moved northeast cuba depression remained south cuba turned depression landfall october dissipated shortly impact depression region unknown end october tropical depression formed eastern tropical atlantic october moved northwest days dissipating october southwest azores tropical depression october developed near panama october depression initially moved northward cuba eventually southwestward october depression landfall nicaragua dissipated hours later impact system central_america unknown subtropical depression formed old weather zone november near puerto_rico depression moved northeastward appeared contact turned east northeast ships passed system recorded winds mph early november system degenerated low pressure area soon dissipated final tropical depression season formed northeast greater antilles frontal zone november depression completed quick couple days significant changes intensity november depression dissipated tropical cyclone storm names nhc naming list contained female names years feminist groups criticized practice especially aftermath hurricanes administrator announced list male female names eastern pacific_ocean year atlantic submitting proposal initially male names scheduled introduced season storms named bob david time previously season names retired list season retired names spring david replaced season names assigned marked gray season effects following table lists storms formed atlantic hurricane season includes duration names landfall damages death totals damage deaths include totals storm extratropical wave low damage 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1979 Atlantic hurricane season