The 1978 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1st, 1978 and ended November 30th, 1978.
Seasonal forecasts[]
| Source | Date | Named
storms |
Hurricanes | Major
hurricanes | |
| NOAA | May 3, 1978 | 10 | 6 | 2 | |
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| Actual activity | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
Season Summary[]
Storms[]
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Hurricane Amelia[]
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 10 – June 16 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Bess[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 1 – July 3 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 45 mph (75 km/h) (1-min) 998 mbar (hPa) |
Tropical Storm Cora[]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | July 16 – July 21 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 70 mph (110 km/h) (1-min) 985 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Debra[]
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 1 – August 8 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 105 mph (165 km/h) (1-min) 962 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Ella[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 19 – August 31 |
|---|---|
| Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 934 mbar (hPa) |
Hurricane Flossie[]
| Category 4 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | August 22 – September 5 |
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| Peak intensity | 145 mph (230 km/h) (1-min) 934 mbar (hPa) |
Timeline[]
Storm names[]
The following names will be used to name tropical and subtropical cyclones in the 1978 season.
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Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) Rating[]
| ACE (104 kt2) – Storm: Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.00 | Storm | 12 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 2 | 0.00 | Storm | 13 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 3 | 0.00 | Storm | 14 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 4 | 0.00 | Storm | 15 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 5 | 0.00 | Storm | 16 | 0.00 | Storm |
| 6 | 0.00 | Storm | 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 |
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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 1978 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia | June 10 – June 16 | Category 1 hurricane | 85 (140) | 979 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Bess | July 1 – July 3 | Tropical storm | 45 (75) | 998 | None | 0 | 0 |
| Cora | July 16 – July 21 | Tropical storm | 70 (110) | 985 | Cape Verde | Minor | 0 |
| Debra | August 1 – August 8 | Category 2 hurricane | 105 (165) | 962 | Mexico | 65 | 20 |
| Ella | August 19 – August 31 | Category 4 hurricane | 145 (230) | 934 | none | 0 | 0 |
| Flossie | August 22 – September 5 | Category 4 hurricane | 145 (230) | 934 | US Gulf Coast (Alabama), Cuba, Hispaniola | 2,000 | 115 |