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AUTHOR'S NOTE: The following hurricane season is part of a series of seasons that, beginning with 1979, chronicles what would have occurred if the ten-year naming lists originally utilized for the 1971-1980 Atlantic hurricane seasons remained in usage today. All storm intensities and impact statistics are unchanged from reality. Only the storm names have been altered. -Andy

The 1985 Atlantic hurricane season witnessed the highest number of landfalling hurricanes in the United States in nearly a century. The season featured eleven tropical storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes.

Seasonal summary

Timeline of tropical activity in the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season

Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

Storms

Storm tracks and any other additional information can be found on the article of the real life version of this season.

Tropical Storm Amy

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Ana jul 18 1985 1841Z
DurationJuly 15 – July 19
Peak intensity70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Blanche

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Bob Jul 24 1985 1800Z
DurationJuly 21 – July 26
Peak intensity75 mph (120 km/h) (1-min) 1002 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Caroline

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Claudette aug 15 1985 1045Z
DurationAugust 9 – August 16
Peak intensity85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 980 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Doris

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Hurricane Danny 15 Aug 1985 1409z
DurationAugust 12 – August 18
Peak intensity90 mph (150 km/h) (1-min) 988 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Enobaria

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Elena 02 sep 1985 1411Z N8
DurationAugust 28 – September 4
Peak intensity125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 953 mbar (hPa)

Unnumbered Tropical Depression

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
1985-09-08
DurationSeptember 8 – September 13
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 

Tropical Depression Six

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
TD6 13 sept 1985 0300Z
DurationSeptember 11 – September 13
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 

Tropical Storm Faye

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Fabian (1985)
DurationSeptember 15 – September 19
Peak intensity65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 992 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Gladys

Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS)
Hurricane Gloria 25 Sep 1985 1241z
DurationSeptember 16 – September 27
Peak intensity145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 919 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Hallie

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Henri (1985)
DurationSeptember 21 – September 25
Peak intensity60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Storm Ingrid

Tropical storm (SSHWS)
Tropical Storm Isabel (1985)
DurationOctober 7 – October 15
Peak intensity70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Julia

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS)
Juan 28 oct 1985 2034Z N9
DurationOctober 26 – November 1
Peak intensity85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 971 mbar (hPa)

Hurricane Kitty

Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS)
Kate 20 nov 1985 1950Z N9
DurationNovember 15 – November 23
Peak intensity120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 954 mbar (hPa)

Tropical Depression Thirteen

Tropical depression (SSHWS)
TD13 07 dec 1985 1159Z
DurationDecember 7 – December 9
Peak intensity35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 

Storm names

The following names were used to name tropical cyclones in the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season. This is the same list that was utilized in the 1975 season, with the exception of Enobaria, which replaced Eloise. Storms were named Enobaria, Ingrid, Julia, and Kitty for the first time this year.

  • Amy
  • Blanche
  • Caroline
  • Doris
  • Enobaria
  • Faye
  • Gladys
  • Hallie
  • Ingrid
  • Julia
  • Kitty
  • Lilly (unused)
  • Mabel (unused)
  • Niki (unused)
  • Opal (unused)
  • Peggy (unused)
  • Ruby (unused)
  • Sheila (unused)
  • Tilda (unused)
  • Vicky (unused)
  • Winnie (unused)

Retirement

See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

Due to the impact that Hurricanes Enobaria and Gladys caused, the World Meteorological Organization retired both of their names in spring of 1986. Their replacements for the 1995 season will be Esther and Guadalupe, respectively.

1980-89 Atlantic hurricane seasons
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