The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 1977 and ended November 30th, 1977.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| NOAA | May 3, 1977 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
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| Actual activity | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||
Season Summary[]
The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season was a Below-Average season, producing 7 Depressions, 6 named storms, 3 hurricanes and 2 major.
The First Storm, Anita, formed on June 30th, while the last storm, Frieda, Dissipated on November 4th.
Out of the storms that formed during the season, Three Storms: TD 5, Evelyn and Frieda, made landfall in the US.
Anita impacted Mexico in Early-July.
Newfoundland saw some effects of Tropical Storm Babe in Late-August
Bermuda received the worst hit during the season, Hurricane Dorothy struck the Island as a Category-3 in Late-September.. causing $195 million in Damage and Killing 47.
Tropical Depression Five and Tropical Storm Evelyn both hit the US State of Florida
And the season ended with Tropical Storm Frieda making landfall in the US State of North Carolina, before dissipating on November 4th.
The Season Collectively caused $255 Million USD in damage and claimed 85 Lives.
In Reality[]
This season Actually saw 6 named storms, 5 hurricanes and 1 major, with Anita being the Strongest storm in reality, peaking as a 175 mph (280 km/h) Category-5
Storms[]
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Hurricane Anita[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 30 – July 7 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 962 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Babe[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 19 – August 25 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 983 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Clara[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 10 – September 23 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 135 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 941 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Dorothy[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 16 – September 30 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 135 mph (215 km/h) (1-min) 941 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Depression Five[]
| Tropical depression (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 29 – October 1 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 35 mph (55 km/h) (1-min) 1004 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Evelyn[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 19 – October 22 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Frieda[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 31 – November 4 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) 989 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 1977 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25.5 | Dorothy | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 2 | 23.9 | Clara | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 3 | 10.5 | Anita | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 4 | 6.74 | Babe | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 5 | 5.22 | Frieda | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 6 | 2.58 | Evelyn | 17 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 7 | 0.00 | Storm | 18 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 8 | 0.00 | Storm | 19 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 9 | 0.00 | Storm | 20 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 10 | 0.00 | Storm | 21 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 11 | 0.00 | Storm | 22 | 0.00 | Storm |
| Total=74.44 | |||||
ACE is the result of a storm's winds multiplied by how long it lasted for, so storms or subtropical storms (Originally not included up until 2012) that at lasted a long time , as well as particularly strong hurricanes , have higher ACE totals. Tropical Depressions are not included in season total.
Season effects[]
This is a table of the storms and their effects in the 1977 Atlantic hurricane season. This table includes the storm's names, duration, peak intensity, Areas affected (bold indicates made landfall in that region at least once), damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave or a low. All of the damage figures are in 2015 USD (the listed damage figure is in millions).
| Storm name |
Dates active | Storm category at peak intensity |
Max 1-min wind mph (km/h) |
Min. press. (mbar) |
Areas affected | Damage (USD) |
Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita | June 30 – July 7 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 962 | Mexico | 44 | 18 |
| Babe | August 19 – August 25 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 983 | Newfoundland, Puerto Rico | 5 | 5 |
| Clara | September 10 – September 23 | Category 4 hurricane | 135 (215) | 941 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Dorothy | September 16 – September 30 | Category 4 hurricane | 135 (215) | 941 | Bermuda | 195 | 47 |
| Five | September 29 – October 1 | Tropical depression | 35 (55) | 1004 | US Gulf Coast (Florida) | 2 | 4 |
| Evelyn | October 19 – October 22 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 998 | US Gulf Coast (Florida), Mexico | 4 | 6 |
| Frieda | October 31 – November 4 | Tropical storm | 65 (100) | 989 | US East Coast (North Carolina) | 5 | 5 |