1979 Atlantic hurricane season/Female Names

'''AUTHOR'S NOTE: The following hurricane season is the first of a series of seasons that chronicles what would have occurred if the ten-year naming lists utilized for the 1971-1978 Atlantic hurricane seasons remained in usage today. All storm intensities are unchanged from reality. Only the storm names have been altered.''' -Andy

The 1979 Atlantic hurricane season included nine tropical and subtropical storms, five hurricanes, and two major hurricanes. It featured storms such as Hurricane Dot, among the costliest and deadliest Dominican Republic hurricanes on record, and Hurricane Franny, the costliest United States hurricane at the time.

Seasonal summary
Timeline of tropical activity in the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season

Storms
'''For the sake of clarity, only storms of tropical/subtropical storm intensity or above are included below. Please refer to this link for information on any tropical or subtropical depressions. Moreover, storm tracks and any other additional information can be found on the article of the real life version of this season.'''

Storm names
Since the 1953 season, female names were used to name tropical storms and hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean. However, feminist groups protested this practice, especially after systems such as Eloise of 1975 and Belle of 1976. As a compromise, in May 1978, Richard A. Frank, then director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, decided to introduce naming lists containing both masculine and feminine names for the Eastern Pacific Ocean, but opted to retain the female-only lists for the Atlantic.

The following names were used to identify tropical cyclones in the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. This was the ninth of ten lists first utilized during the 1970s and early 1980s. Storms were named Angie, Dot, Franny, Gwyn, and Hedda for the first time in 1979.

Retirement
See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

In the spring of 1980, the World Meteorological Organization retired the names Dot and Franny from future usage. Their replacements for the 1989 season will be Desiree and Francine, respectively.