LckyTUBA's 1979 Tubaworld Hurricane Season

Overview
The 1979 Tubaworld hurricane season was a below average season with 14 storms, 14 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes. .

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Timeline
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Hurricane Ana
Hurricane Ana was a weak hurricane that struck southern Tubaland in late June.

A tropical wave in the southern Sousa Sea entered the Pedal Gulf, and began to organize over the warm waters and low wind shear that it encountered there. On the evening of June 23, the disturbance was designated as Tropical Depression One, and strengthened into Tropical Storm Ana the following afternoon. Ana continued to rapidly organize, and became a Category 1 as it made landfall along the northern end of Pedal Peninsula on the afternoon of June 25, with peak winds of 75 mph. Ana weakened as it moved inland, and fell to tropical storm status just after landfall. Ana then accelerated northwest, and became extratropical on the morning of June 27 before being absorbed into a frontal system that afternoon.

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Hurricane Bob
Hurricane Bob was a moderate hurricane that made landfall in southern Ottoland in July, causing moderate damage.

A tropical depression spawned from a disturbance well south of Ottoland on the evening of July 5. The depression tracked northwest, and formed into Tropical Storm Bob on the afternoon of July 6. Bob continued north-northwest, strengthening while slowly recurving. Bob gained hurricane status on the evening of July 7, and continued north, striking Narrow Cape the following morning. Bob continued to strengthen, as the land interaction with Narrow Cape was minimal. Bob reached a peak intensity of 100 mph at its landfall in southern Ottoland early in the morning on July 9. Bob immediately started to weaken as it moved across the plains of southern Ottoland, falling to tropical storm status on the afternoon of July 9. On the afternoon of July 10, Bob became extratropical as it moved off the eastern coast of Ottoland. Bob was absorbed into a frontal system 24 hours after it completed its extratropical transition.

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Hurricane Claudette
Hurricane Claudette was a large and fairly powerful hurricane that struck southwestern Tubaland in late July.

A tropical wave formed into a depression on the afternoon of July 25, having moved off the western coast of the Pedal Peninsula. The depression continued to organize and strengthen, and was named Claudette as it was upgraded to a tropical storm on the morning of July 26. The newly named Claudette turned north, continuing to strengthen, reaching hurricane status by the afternoon of July 27. Shoaling occurred as Claudette approached landfall in southern Tubaland, strengthening Claudette even further. On the afternoon of July 28, Claudette made landfall at its peak intensity of 110 mph in southern Tubaland. Claudette weakened quickly to a tropical storm later that evening, and degenerated into a remnant low the following morning. On the afternoon of July 29, Claudette's remnant was absorbed into a frontal system.

Due to the extensive damage in southwestern Tubaland and the Pedal Peninsula, Claudette was retired in spring 1980 and replaced by Claire for use in the 1991 season.

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Subtropical Storm David
Subtropical Storm David was a weak subtropical cyclone that formed in Lake Legato and made landfall on the northern shore of the lake.

A gyre formed in the warm waters of Lake Legato, and produced convection to attain subtropical characteristics early in the morning of August 7, prompting the LTWC to designate it as a subtropical depression. The depression gradually moved northwest, steadily strengthening as it did so. Early in the morning on August 8, recon sent from the LTWC found 50 mph winds, despite the storm's poor satellite presentation, which led the LTWC to give it the name David. Later that morning, David peaked as it made landfall on the northern shore of Lake Legato, sporting 60 mph winds. David maintained storm force winds and a defined lower-level circulation for 12 more hours, but degenerated into a remnant low early in the morning on August 9. David's remnant continued north, but was absorbed into a frontal system on the afternoon of August 9.

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Tropical Storm Elena
Tropical Storm Elena was a high-end tropical storm that hit the Pedal Peninsula, causing moderate damage in the western shore.

A tropical wave east of the Southern Islands of formed into a depression on the afternoon of August 12. The depression moved northwest, and became a tropical storm on the morning of August 13, receiving the name Elena. Over the next several days, Elena continued to strengthen as it approached the Pedal Peninsula, where it made landfall on the morning of August 15 at its peak intensity of 70 mph. Elena crossed the peninsula in 12 hours, emerging over water that evening as a much weakened storm, then weakening to a tropical depression early the following morning. Elena then became a remnant low and was absorbed into a frontal system that evening.

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Hurricane Frederic
Hurricane Frederic was a powerful Category 4 hurricane that formed in the eastern Sousa Sea, striking costal Tubaland as a Category 2 and Prosmia as a weakened Category 1.

A non-tropical disturbance west of Ottoland formed into a depression on the afternoon of August 20. The depression started tracking northwest, and strengthened into Tropical Storm Frederic the following morning. Frederic continued to strengthen and grow in size, becoming a full fledged hurricane on the afternoon of August 22, going on to strike the eastern shore of Tubaland the morning after as a sizable Category 2, bearing maximum winds of 100 mph and a pressure of 962 mbar. Frederic executed a counterclockwise loop, weakening back to a tropical storm after its land interaction with the Tubaland coast. However, Frederic restrengthened over warm, shallow water, and regained hurricane status on the afternoon of August 24. Steady intensification ensued, and Frederic peaked at 140 mph on the afternoon of August 26. Rapid weakening occurred following Frederic's peak, due to cool water and high wind shear, and Frederic became extratropical on the evening of August 27 just after making landfall, and was absorbed into a frontal system that same evening.

Due to its impacts on eastern Tubaland, Frederic was retired in spring 1980 and replaced with Fabian for the 1991 season.

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Hurricane Gloria
Hurricane Gloria was a strong Category 1 that impacted western Tubaland in late August, causing extensive flooding.

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Due to the flooding it caused in the Pedal Peninsula, Gloria was retired in spring 1980 and replaced by Grace for use in the 1991 season.

Hurricane Henri
Hurricane Henri was a fairly powerful hurricane that struck Pedal Peninsula, leaving moderate damage throughout the region.

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Hurricane Isabel
Hurricane Isabel was a powerful but small and short lived hurricane that caused moderate damage in southwestern Tubaland in September.

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Hurricane Juan
Hurricane Juan was an unusual hurricane that stalled over and strengthened over Lake Legato, peaking over the lake as a Category 3.

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Due to the extensive damage on the southern and northern shores of Lake Legato and southwestern Tubaland, Juan was retired in spring 1980 and replaced by Joaquin for use in the 1991 season.

Tropical Storm Kate
Tropical Storm Kate was a high-end tropical storm that impacted Prosmia in October, causing minor damage.

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Subtropical Storm Larry
Subtropical Storm Larry was a weak subtropical cyclone that struck southern Ottoland and caused moderate flooding there.

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Hurricane Mindy
Hurricane Mindy was a November hurricane with subtropical origins, forming east of Ottoland.

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Tropical Storm Nicholas
Tropical Storm Nicholas was another originally subtropical system that impacted northeastern Ottoland and southern Retum in December.

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