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The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 1979. [41] This was the first Atlantic hurricane season to utilize both female and male names for tropical storms. [42] [43] Storms were named Ana, Bob, Claudette, David, Frederic, and Henri for the first time in 1979. Ana.
- June 11, 1979
- 9
- November 15, 1979
- David
Before 1979, when the first permanent six-year storm name list began, some storm names were simply not used anymore. For example, in 1966, "Fern" was substituted for "Frieda," and no reason was cited. Below is a list of retired names for the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.
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1979 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Reports (TCRs) contain information on all tropical (and subtropical) cyclones that have occurred within the Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and central Pacific basins, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties ...
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Frederic was the thirteenth tropical cyclone, sixth named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. It developed from a tropical depression south of the Cape Verde Islands on August 28. [nb 1] Tracking at a steady clip westward, the primitive cyclone reached tropical storm intensity the next day.
