The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season was an inactive hurricane season. During the season, eight tropical depressions formed, all of which became tropical storms or hurricanes. The season officially began on June 1, 1977 and ended on November 30. These dates typically limit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the eastern Atlantic basin. This timeline documents all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, as well as dissipation. The timeline also includes information which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned on, has been included.
Of these tropical systems, three became hurricanes; none of these reached Category 3 intensity or higher on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.
Timeline of events edit
June edit
July edit
No tropical depressions formed during July 1977.
August edit
- August 29
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- 1200 UTC – A tropical depression forms 235 miles (375 km) southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
- August 30
September edit
- September 1
- September 2
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- 0000 UTC – Hurricane Anita strengthens into a category 5 major hurricane.[1]
- 0600 UTC – Hurricane Anita reaches its peak 1-minute sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h).[1]
- 1200 UTC – Hurricane Anita makes landfall 6 miles (10 km) north of La Pesca, Mexico with winds of 175 mph (280 km/h). Simultaneously, the storm weakens into a category 4 major hurricane.[1]
- 1800 UTC – Hurricane Anita weakens into a category 1 hurricane.[1]
- September 3
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- 0000 UTC – Hurricane Anita weakens into a tropical storm.[1]
- 0600 UTC – A subtropical depression forms 245 miles (390 km) west of Englewood, Florida.[2]
- 0600 UTC – Tropical Storm Anita weakens into a tropical depression and dissipates over the Mexican state of Zacatecas.[1]
- 1800 UTC – The subtropical depression strengthens into a subtropical storm.[2]
- September 4
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- 1800 UTC – The subtropical storm becomes tropical and is named Babe.[2]
- September 5
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- 0600 UTC – Tropical Storm Babe strengthens into a category 1 hurricane. Simultaneously, Babe reaches its peak 1-minute sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).[2]
- 1200 UTC – Hurricane Babe makes landfall 6 miles (10 km) east of Morgan City, Louisiana with winds of 75 mph (120 km/h).[2]
- 1200 UTC – A tropical depression forms 4 miles (7 km) northwest of Charleston, South Carolina.[3]
- 1800 UTC – The tropical depression northwest of Charleston, South Carolina makes landfall 15 miles (23 km) southwest of the mouth of the South Santee River with winds of 25 mph (35 km/h).[3]
- 1800 UTC – Hurricane Babe weakens into a tropical storm.[2]
- September 6
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- 0000 UTC – Tropical Storm Babe weakens into a tropical depression.[2]
- September 8
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- September 9
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- 0000 UTC – Tropical Depression Babe dissipates 45 miles (75 km) southeast of Charlotte, North Carolina.[2]
October edit
November edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "HURDAT Best Track Analysis for Hurricane Anita". Atlantic Basin Hurricane Database. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "HURDAT Best Track Analysis for Hurricane Babe". Atlantic Basin Hurricane Database. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Best Track Analysis for Hurricane Clara". Atlantic Basin Hurricane Database. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 29 June 2010.