1979 Atlantic hurricane season (HH's 1979-2019 Series)

The 1979 Atlantic hurricane season was a above average season that produced 15 depressions, 13 storms, TBD hurricanes, and TBD major hurricanes. Most of the storms did not make landfall; only David, Frederic, and Juan made landfalls, with only Juan making a US landfall. Overall the season caused TBD deaths and TBD dollars in damage.

Tropical Storm Ana
During mid May, a early season tropical wave moved of the coast off Africa. Tracking westward, the system entered the Carribean on May 23. The wave quickly began to organize, and on May 24, the storm was designated Tropical Depression One. One continued it's westward motion through increasingly favorable conditions, eventually becoming a tropical storm on May 25, given the name Ana. Ana continued on a NW track before curving northward. After entering the Gulf of Mexico, Ana quickly curved to the left, entering the Bay of Campeche on May 28. Moving westward, Ana reached her peak on the same day. Ana eventually weakened slightly and made landfall on Tamaulipas, Mexico. Quickly weakening, Ana degenerated to a remnant low on May 30 and dissipated 12 hours later.

Ana caused some impact in the Yucatan, mainly from rainfall that triggered flooding. A storm surge of 7 ft was reported north of Quintana Roo. Flooding was moderate, with a maximum rainfall of 13.41 inches in Chixulub. High waves were also reported as Ana moved into the Bay of Campeche, and major beach erosion occured at a few locations. Ana also caused impacts in Mexico, with a max rainfall of 18 inches in Tamaulipas, which triggered moderate to major flooding. Wind gusts up to hurricane force were also reported; this caused some power outages and downed trees. 3 people were killed when their car was swept away by flooding. Ana also caused a tornado in northern Tamaulipas, which caused minor damage and was rated as a F0. Minor impacts were sustained in Texas, mainly from high seas. Some rain did occur in the southern part of the state but it was light, the maximum rainfall only being 2.01 inches in Laredo.