1979 Atlantic hurricane season

1979 Atlantic hurricane season
	Season summary map
First storm formed	June 19, 1979
Last storm dissipated	October 25, 1979
Strongest storm	David – 924 mbar (hPa) (27.3 inHg), 175 mph (280 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
Total storms	9
Hurricanes	5
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	2
Total fatalities	2118
Total damage	$4.27 billion (1979 USD)
	Atlantic hurricane seasons; 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

The 1979 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1979 and ended on November 30, 1979. This was an average season with 20 storms, however only 9 became tropical. This was a damaging and deadly season most of the damage was caused by Tropical Storm Claudette, Hurricane David and Hurricane Frederic. Most deaths were caused by Hurricane David.

Storms[change | change source]

Tropical Depression One
Tropical Depression Two
Tropical Storm Ana
Tropical Depression Four
Hurricane Bob
Tropical Storm Claudette
Tropical Depression Nine
Tropical Depression Ten
Hurricane David
Tropical Storm Elena
Hurricane Frederic
Hurricane Gloria
Hurricane Henri
Tropical Depression Nineteen
Tropical Depression Twenty
Tropical Depression Twenty-One
Tropical Depression Twenty-Two
Subtropical Storm One
Tropical Depression Twenty-Five
Tropical Depression Twenty-Six

Storm names[change | change source]

This is the list of names that were set aside for the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. The list is not the same as in 1973 because in 1979 male names were added to the list. Names that were not used are marked in gray.