User:HurricaneCraze32/Hurricane Bob (1979)
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This is about the 1979 Hurricane Bob, the first male name ever used in the Atlantic basin. For the devastating 1991 hurricane see Hurricane Bob.
Hurricane Bob was the 1st male name ever used for a hurricane. Bob had effects in the Gulf Coast and the Midwest doing 54.7 million dollars in damage. He was also one of two category 1 hurricanes in the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season, the other being Hurricane Henri.
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Formed | July 7, 1979 (As a tropical disturbance) | |
| Dissipated | July 16, 1979 | |
| Highest winds |
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| Lowest pressure | 986 mbar | |
| Damage | $20 million (1979 USD)
$54.7 million(2005 USD) |
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| Fatalities | 2 direct | |
| Areas affected |
Bermuda,Louisiana,Central United States | |
| Part of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season |
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[edit] Storm History
Bob was a weak hurricane that formed in the western Gulf of Mexico and curved northeast. Bob formed as a tropical disturbance on July 7, 1979, near the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The depression formed into Tropical Storm Bob on July 10, becoming the 1st storm to be given a male name since 1952 when the Joint Army/Navy Phenotic Alphabet was dumped for female names.
Bob strengthened rapidly, reaching hurricane strength a couple hundred miles south of the Louisiana coast on July 11. Gale warnings were issued at 1600 GMT, extending from Vermillion Bay, Louisiana to Biloxi, Mississippi. Bob made landfall near the city of Dulac, Louisiana later on the 11th.
Bob weakened after passing Lake Ponchartrain just north of New Orleans. No serious flooding was reported. Bob dissipated on July 16 in the Atlantic Ocean. Bob became the first July hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico since July 1959. Eight tornadoes were spawned by Bob. Only 1 of those tornadoes had effects. That 1 tornado hit Biloxi,Mississippi.
[edit] Impact
Bob made landfall in Dulac, Louisiana. 54.7 million dollars in damage was done (2005 USD). Bob did over 15 million to Indiana and 5 million in damages to Louisiana.(1979 USD). Harrison County in Mississippi got 250,000 dollars worth of damage. 2 people were killed associated with Bob. One of the deaths was reported in Lafitte, Louisiana, when 2 men were blown off the roof of a marina. The other man was injured. The location of the second death is unknown.
No serious flooding was done in the Gulf Coast Region. $27,500 in damage was done by the Biloxi Tornado but no one was killed. Bob gave 3-5 inches of rain in southern Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia.
[edit] Lack of Retirement
Bob wasnt retired here or in the 1985 season, despite 1979's damage. Bob was later retired being the most devastating storm in the 1991 season.The current name in use for 1997, 2003 and set for use in 2009 is Bill.
[edit] Trivia
Bob was the first Atlantic hurricane to have a male name. That would be because they started using male names during the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. Since the 1979 season, they done male and female names in rotating order. Bob became the first July hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico since July 1959.
