1979 Atlantic hurricane season (SDTWFC What Might Have Been)

The 1979 Atlantic hurricane season (SDTWFC What Might Have Been) features what the SDTWFC thought storms would do upon formation. The season was hyperactive, with 27 tropical depressions and 26 tropical storms, making 1979 one of the most active seasons on record. However, there is little track information available for multiple storms, thus causing said storms to have inaccurate tracks. The season also featured the first name to be retired that didn't reach hurricane strength: Diane, which caused catastrophic flooding in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.

Tropical Storm Ana
(Previously Tropical Depression One)

Tropical Storm Bethany
(Previously Tropical Depression Two)

Hurricane Coryn
(Previously Tropical Storm Ana)

Tropical Storm Diane
(Previously Tropical Depression Four)

Hurricane Ernie
(Previously Tropical Depression Five)

Hurricane Flora
(Previously Hurricane Bob)

Tropical Storm Garry
(Previously Tropical Depression Seven)

Hurricane Hannah
(Previously Tropical Storm Claudette)

Tropical Storm Igor
(Previously Tropical Depression Nine)

Hurricane Jasmine
(Previously Tropical Depression Ten)

Hurricane Kyle
(Previously Hurricane David)

Tropical Storm Lars
(Previously Tropical Depression Twelve)

Hurricane Melissa
(Previously Hurricane Frederic)

Tropical Storm Nelly
(Previously Tropical Depression Fourteen)

Hurricane Orion
(Previously Tropical Storm Elena)

Tropical Storm Peggy
(Previously Tropical Depression Sixteen)

Hurricane Rosa
(Previously Hurricane Gloria)

Tropical Depression Eighteen
(Previously Hurricane Henri)

Hurricane Serena
(Previously Tropical Depression Nineteen)

Tropical Storm Trudy
(Previously Tropical Depression Twenty)

Tropical Storm Vina
(Previously Tropical Depression Twenty-One)

Hurricane Winona
(Previously Tropical Depression Twenty-Two)

Hurricane Alpha
(Previously Tropical Depression Twenty-Three)

Tropical Storm Beta
(Previously Subtropical Storm One)

Hurricane Gamma
(Previously Tropical Depression Twenty-Five)

Tropical Storm Delta
(Previously Tropical Depression Twenty-Six)

Tropical Storm Epsilon
(Previously Tropical Depression Twenty-Seven)

Storm Names
This was the same list used in the 1973 season, with exceptions of Lars, Melissa, Orion, and Vina, which replaced Linda, McKenna, Omar, and Verna. Names not retired will be used again in the 1985 season. This was the first season to use the name Epsilon.

Retirement
The SDTWFC retired the names Diane, Hannah, Kyle, Melissa, and Winona due to the deaths and damage they caused. They will be replaced with Donovan, Hamilton, Karen, Monica, and Winter for the 1985 season.