1980 Atlantic hurricane season/Female Names

'''AUTHOR'S NOTE: The following hurricane season is part of a series of seasons that, beginning with 1979, chronicles what would have occurred if the ten-year naming lists originally utilized for the 1971-1980 Atlantic hurricane seasons remained in usage today. All storm intensities and impact statistics are unchanged from reality. Only the storm names have been altered.''' -Andy

The 1980 Atlantic hurricane season included Hurricane Abby, which was then the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record and one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes overall. It featured eleven tropical storms, five hurricanes, and two major hurricanes.

Seasonal summary
Timeline of tropical activity in the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season

Storms
Storm tracks and any other additional information can be found on the article of the real life version of this season.

Storm names
The following names were used to identify tropical cyclones in the 1980 Atlantic hurricane season. This was the last of ten lists first utilized during the 1970s and early 1980s. Storms were named Dinah, Elsie, Felicia, Georgia, Hedy, Isabel, June, and Kim for the first time in 1980.

Retirement
See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

In the spring of 1981, the World Meteorological Organization retired the name Abby from future usage. Its replacement for the 1990 season will be Andrea.