1980 Pacific hurricane season
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| First storm formed: | June 9, 1980 (although a storm was active in April) |
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| Last storm dissipated: | October 29, 1980 |
| Strongest storm: | Kay - 120 knots |
| Total storms: | 14 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): | 3 |
| Total damage: | unknown |
| Total fatalities: | unknown |
| Pacific hurricane seasons 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 |
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The 1980 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1980 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1980 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1980. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
While there were about an average number of named storms, there were no landfalls. Few storms were of note. This season is mostly notable for its lack of notable storms.
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[edit] Activity
There were fourteen named storms this year. Seven were hurricanes, three were major hurricanes, and seven were tropical storms. No cyclones formed in the central Pacific.
[edit] Tropical Storm Carmen
A tropical low strengthened into a tropical depression just after crossing the dateline into the western Pacific. It strengthened into Tropical Storm Carmen, one of the latest first storms in the western Pacific. It soon recurved and entered the Central Pacific, and the JTWC relinquished responsibility to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Carmen soon came nearly to a standstill and dissipated April 8. Although a rare April storm, it technically did not start the east Pacific season as it organized west of the dateline.
[edit] Hurricane Celia
Celia's remnants brought rain to Santa Barbara County, California on the last two days of June.
[edit] Tropical Storm Newton
Newton approached close to the Pacific coast of Mexico, but dissipated before making landfall.
[edit] 1980 storm names
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the eastern Pacific in 1980. No names were retired, so it was used again in the 1986 season. This was the first time these names were used since the modern lists began.
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The central Pacific used names and numbers from the western Pacific's typhoon list. No names were required, as Carmen was named in the western Pacific.
[edit] See also
- List of notable tropical cyclones
- 1980 Atlantic hurricane season
- 1980 Pacific typhoon season
- 1979-80 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season
- 1980-81 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season
- 1980-1984 North Indian cyclone seasons
