The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season (SDTWFC What Might Have Been) features what the SDTWFC thought storms would do upon formation. The season was slightly above average season, with 16 depressions forming, all of which became named storms.
Storms[]
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | June 13 – June 15 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min) 988 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Arthur[]
(Previously Tropical Depression One)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | July 17 – July 18 |
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| Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1000 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Barry[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Two)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | July 25 – July 26 |
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| Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 1003 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Candy[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Three)
| Category 4 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 1 – August 15 |
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| Peak intensity | 240 km/h (150 mph) (1-min) 935 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Donald[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Four)
| Category 3 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | August 29 – September 2 |
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| Peak intensity | 205 km/h (125 mph) (1-min) 964 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Earl[]
(Previously Hurricane Anita)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 3 – September 5 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 85 km/h (50 mph) (1-min) 998 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Fabio[]
(Previously Hurricane Babe)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 5 – September 6 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 65 km/h (40 mph) (1-min) 1002 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Gaston[]
(Previously Hurricane Clara)
| Category 5 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 17 – September 28 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 270 km/h (170 mph) (1-min) 907 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Henry[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Eight)
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 22 – September 25 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 130 km/h (80 mph) (1-min) 985 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Irvin[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Nine)
| Category 2 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | September 26 – October 1 |
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| Peak intensity | 165 km/h (105 mph) (1-min) 978 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Joseph[]
(Previously Hurricane Dorothy)
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | October 1 – October 4 |
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| Peak intensity | 150 km/h (90 mph) (1-min) 981 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Kent[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Eleven)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | October 2 – October 5 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 100 km/h (65 mph) (1-min) 996 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Liam[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Twelve)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | October 13 – October 15 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 110 km/h (70 mph) (1-min) 995 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Mickey[]
(Previously Hurricane Evelyn)
| Category 1 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | October 16 – October 22 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 120 km/h (75 mph) (1-min) 989 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Nestor[]
(Previously Tropical Storm Frieda)
| Category 3 tropical cyclone (NHC) | |
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| Duration | October 24 – October 28 |
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| Peak intensity | 185 km/h (115 mph) (1-min) 970 hPa (mbar) |
Hurricane Otis[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Fifteen)
| Tropical storm (NHC) | |
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| Duration | November 3 – November 4 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 75 km/h (45 mph) (1-min) 1002 hPa (mbar) |
Tropical Storm Phoebe[]
(Previously Tropical Depression Sixteen)
Storm Names[]
This was the same list used in 1971, with the exceptions of Kent and Phoebe, which replaced Kai and Philippe. Names not retired will be used again in the 1983 season. Names not used are marked in italics.
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Retirement[]
The SDTWFC retired the names Donald, Earl, and Henry due to the deaths and damage they caused. They will be replaced with Duncan, Evan, and Heath for the 1983 season.
Season Effects[]
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | June 13 - June 15 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 988 | Texas | 20 (2018 USD) | 4 (2) | |||
| Barry | July 27 - July 18 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 1000 | none | none | 0 | |||
| Candy | July 25 - July 26 | Tropical storm | 60 (65) | 1003 | none | none | 0 | |||
| Donald | August 1 - August 15 | Category 4 hurricane | 150 (240) | 935 | Cape Verde, Bermuda, Northeastern United States (especially Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York), southern Ontario | 35,680 (2018 USD) | 137 (8) | |||
| Earl | August 29 - September 2 | Category 3 hurricane | 125 (205) | 964 | Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Georgia | 18,340 (2018 USD) | 52 (22) | |||
| Fabio | September 3 - September 5 | Tropical storm | 50 (85) | 998 | Louisiana | minimal | 0 | |||
| Gaston | September 5 - September 6 | Tropical storm | 40 (65) | 1002 | Carolina's | none | 0 | |||
| Henry | September 17 - September 28 | Category 5 hurricane | 170 (270) | 907 | Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Florida, Texas | 10,560 (2018 USD) | 388 (20) | |||
| Irvin | September 22 - September 25 | Category 1 hurricane | 80 (130) | 985 | Southern Mexico | none | 0 | |||
| Joseph | September 26 - October 1 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 978 | Bermuda | none | (2) | |||
| Kent | October 1 - October 4 | Category 1 hurricane | 90 (150) | 981 | none | none | 0 | |||
| Liam | October 2 - October 5 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 996 | none | none | 0 | |||
| Mickey | October 13 - October 15 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 995 | Bermuda | none | 0 | |||
| Nestor | October 16 - October 22 | Category 1 hurricane | 75 (120) | 989 | Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba | 340 (2018 USD) | 35 | |||
| Otis | October 24 - October 28 | Category 3 hurricane | 115 (185) | 970 | Florida, Georgia | 20 (2018 USD) | (1) | |||
| Phoebe | November 3 - November 4 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 1002 | none | none | 0 | |||
| Season aggregates | ||||||||||
| 16 | June 13 - November 4 | 170 (270) | 907 | North Atlantic Ocean | 64,960 (2018 USD) | 616 (53) | ||||