LckyTUBA's 1980 Tubaworld Hurricane Season

Overview
The 1980 Tubaworld hurricane season was a hyperactive season that featured 30 named storms, 17 hurricanes and 10 major hurricanes. The strongest storm of the season, Otto, reached Category 6 intensity, and 2 other systems, Frances and Karl, also reached Category 5 status. The season featured many destructive systems, including Frances, Jeanne, Nicole and Richard, which were retired, as well as Gamma and Delta.

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Subtropical Storm Allen
Subtropical Storm Allen was a high-end subtropical storm that struck Retum in May.

A non-tropical low spawned off the eastern coast of Ottoland in early May, beginning to transition into a subtropical cyclone as it attained storm-force winds. On the afternoon of May 11, the system became subtropical, and the LTWC named it Allen upon its transition's completion. Allen tracked northeast for several days, but on the evening of May 12, Allen took a sharp turn northwest, strengthening slightly as it approached Retum. On the morning of May 14, Allen became extratropical, having peaked as a 65 mph system the previous afternoon. Allen's remnant struck Retum on the afternoon of May 15, and weakened as it moved further north. Allen's much-weakened remnant then struck Tularia on the afternoon of May 18 before dissipating that evening.

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Tropical Storm Bonnie
Tropical Storm Bonnie was a high-end tropical storm that stayed out to sea in late May and early June.

A tropical wave well southeast of the Pedal Peninsula began to develop into a tropical cyclone, and the LTWC designated it as Tropical Depression Two on the morning of May 28. Early the following morning, Two was found to have gale-force winds, and the name Bonnie was assigned to it. Bonnie continued west, strengthening very gradually over waters that only marginally supported development. Bonnie peaked as a 70 mph storm on the evening of May 31. After that time, water temperature began to steadily decrease under Bonnie, and the storm began a slow weakening trend. On the afternoon of June 3, Bonnie weakened to a tropical depression, and was fully absorbed into a frontal system the following evening.

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Hurricane Charley
Hurricane Charley was a small but fairly strong hurricane that struck western Tubaland as a tropical storm in June.

A disturbance that had formed west of the Southern Tubaland Islands in early June began to gain tropical characteristics, and was designated as Tropical Depression Three by the LTWC on the afternoon of June 3. The following morning, Three was named Charley as tropical storm force winds were found during recon flights. Charley continued to strengthen, and reached hurricane status on the evening of June 5. Charley's forward motion then slowed as it moved north, continuing its strengthening trend. Charley reached Category 2 status early in the morning on June 7, and reached its primary that afternoon, sporting 110 mph winds and a pressure of 971 mbar. By this time, an eye had started to form, but an eyewall replacement cycle occurred, weakening Charley back to a Category 1 hurricane early in the morning on June 8. However, Charley completed the cycle later that morning, and began to restrengthen, reaching Category 2 once more that afternoon. Charley continued to strengthen through the evening, and reached its secondary and overall peak of 110 mph and 967 mbar early in the morning on June 9. Later that morning, cooler waters began to take their toll on Charley, and another weakening trend ensued. On the evening of June 9, Charley had weakened back to a Category 1, and had weakened further to a tropical storm the following afternoon. Early in the morning of June 11, Charley made landfall just east of Grantston as a 60 mph tropical storm. Charley began to lose organization over land, and on the morning of June 12, Charley degenerated to a remnant low, and was absorbed by a frontal system that afternoon.

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Hurricane Danielle
Hurricane Danielle was a fairly strong hurricane that struck Ottoland as a tropical storm in June, having looped over the Sousa Sea.

A tropical wave in the southern Sousa Sea began to develop on June 12, and on the morning of June 13, the wave was designated as Tropical Depression Four by the LTWC. The depression deepened and continued to organize, and was named Danielle as it reached tropical storm strength early in the morning of June 14. Later that morning, Danielle began to rapidly intensify over the warm waters of the southwestern Sousa Sea, and reached hurricane status early in the morning on June 15. Danielle continued to strengthen, albeit more slowly, taking a western turn through the afternoon and evening of June 15. Danielle became the first major hurricane of the season early in the morning on June 17, and peaked as a 125 mph Category 3 that afternoon before beginning an eyewall replacement cycle. Danielle took a sharp counterclockwise turn on the morning of June 18 as it weakened to a Category 2 hurricane, and weakened further to a Category 1 hurricane that evening before beginning a restrengthening trend. The following morning, Danielle was upgraded to a Category 2, and a recon mission sent from Ottoland to investigate the storm reported that Danielle had attained major hurricane status again that evening. Danielle reached its secondary peak on the morning of June 20, with winds of 120 mph, and subsequently began weakening as it continued eastwards towards Ottoland.

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Tropical Storm Earl
Tropical Storm Earl was a slow-moving storm that formed over Lake Legato and struck the northern shore at its peak in July.

A depression formed over Lake Legato on the afternoon of July 11. The depression formed into a tropical storm and was named Earl during the early morning of July 12. Earl peaked at 50 mph that evening, and slowly began to weaken due to shear. On the early morning of July 14, Earl weakened back to a depression as it turned southwest. Earl struggled to keep its circulation over the next day, but managed to regain tropical storm strength as its convection refired over the center on the evening of July 15 after stalling over the same spot since much of the morning. At this time, Earl turned sharply to the northeast, and began to approach the northeastern shore of Lake Legato. Earl restrengthened slightly as it approached the coast, reaching a secondary peak of 45 mph as it moved ashore early in the morning on July 17. Earl weakened to a depression that afternoon as it moved further inland, and dissipated the following morning.

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Hurricane Frances
Hurricane Frances was a long-lived and powerful hurricane that passed through the Sousa Sea in late July and struck Ottoland in early August as a Category 2, causing severe damage.

A vigorous tropical wave northeast of Kahmia began to be monitored by the LTWC for possible development in mid-July. The wave became organized, and the LTWC designated the disturbance as Tropical Depression Six on the afternoon of July 16. The depression continued west, reaching tropical storm status that evening, and subsequently receiving the name Frances from the LTWC. Frances continued to strengthen steadily as it tracked over the open ocean, and during the morning hours of July 18, Frances reached hurricane status as it passed north of Northern Kahmian Island. Frances continued west, and strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on the morning of July 19, with a pinhole eye becoming visible on satellite imagery. At that point, Frances had tracked into an area with low shear and SSTs of 28-31 C, promoting rapid intensification over the next several days. Frances became the second major hurricane of 1980 when it reached Category 3 status on the evening of July 19, also becoming the first Category 4 of the season the following morning. Early in the morning on July 21, Frances became a powerful Category 5 hurricane, the first of three hurricanes to do so during the season. Frances peaked that afternoon as a 175 mph hurricane system with a minimum central pressure of 906 mbar, subsequently performing an eyewall replacement cycle, weakening Frances back to a Category 4 hurricane early the following morning. Frances continued to weaken, and dropped to Category 3 status on the evening of July 22, bottoming out at 120 mph the following morning before beginning to gradually restrengthen. Early in the morning on July 23, Frances regained Category 4 status, and reached a secondary peak intensity of 145 mph and 924 mbar on the afternoon of the same day. However, Frances entered cooler waters with SSTs of only 26-27 C, and a gradual weakening trend began. On the afternoon of July 24, Frances weakened to a Category 3 hurricane, and early in the morning on July 26, Frances dropped below major hurricane intensity, which it had maintained for over six days.

Frances continued to weaken as it began to recurve, and it fell to Category 1 intensity on the morning of July 27. Frances stopped weakening as it entered the Sousa Sea, but moderate wind shear negated any attempts the storm made to restrengthen significantly. Over the next several day, Frances fluctuated in intensity between the low and high ends of Category 1 wind speeds. However, shear let up on the morning of July 30 as Frances approached Ottoland, and Frances restrengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on the afternoon of July 30. That evening, Frances made landfall on the city of Süddorf with sustained winds of 110 mph and a minimum pressure of 952 mbar. Frances weakened quickly as it moved inland, falling to tropical storm status the following morning, having maintained hurricane status for an impressive 13 consecutive days. On the evening of August 1, Frances degenerated into a remnant low, and was absorbed into a frontal system on the afternoon of August 2.

Due to the impacts on Ottoland, Frances was retired in spring 1981 and replaced with Fiona for the 1992 season.

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Hurricane Georges
Hurricane Georges was a powerful and erratic hurricane that struck the Pedal Peninsula in early August after meandering through the open ocean in late July, causing moderate damage.

A tropical wave west of the Southern Tubaland Islands was monitored for cyclone formation by the LTWC starting on the evening of August 18. The following morning, the wave rapidly organized into a depression, and was dubbed Tropical Depression Seven by the LTWC. Seven continued to organize and strengthen, and was named Georges upon reaching tropical storm status early during the morning on July 20. Georges continued slowly west, and continued to strengthen steadily, becoming the fourth hurricane of the 1980 season on the morning of July 21. Strengthening continued over the next several days, and Georges reached Category 2 status on the afternoon of July 22, while continuing to slow its forward motion due to the abscence of steering factors. On July 23, Georges took a sudden turn southward as it strengthened into the third major hurricane of the season.

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Tropical Storm Hermine
Tropical Storm Hermine was a strong tropical storm that struck central Ottoland in early August.

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Subtropical Storm Ivan
Subtropical Storm Ivan was a weak subtropical storm that hit eastern Tubaland in August.

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Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Jeanne was an unusually deep and large Category 1 hurricane that struck the southern tip of Pedal Peninsula in August, causing heavy damage.

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Due to the impacts on the Pedal Peninsula, Jeanne was retired in spring 1981 and replaced with Julia for the 1992 season.

Hurricane Karl
Hurricane Karl was a powerful hurricane that struck western Tubaland as a tropical storm in late August.

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Tropical Storm Lisa
Tropical Storm Lisa was a moderate storm that brushed Ottoland and struck Retum in late August, causing minor damage.

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Tropical Storm Mitch
Tropical Storm Mitch was a moderate tropical storm that struck southeastern Tubaland in early September, causing minor damage.

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Hurricane Nicole
Hurricane Nicole was a fairly strong Lake Legato cyclone that made landfall on the lake's eastern shore in early September as a Category 1.

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Due to the impacts on western Tubaland and the communities surrounding Lake Legato, Nicole was retired in spring 1981 and replaced with Nova for the 1992 season.

Hurricane Otto
Hurricane Otto was an extremely powerful hurricane that struck Southern Island as a Category 2 after peaking as a Category 6 in September.

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Hurricane Paula
Hurricane Paula was a fairly strong hurricane that made landfall in northern Ottoland in mid-September.

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Hurricane Richard
Hurricane Richard was another strong and long-lived storm that struck Ottoland in late September.

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Due to the impacts on Ottoland, Richard was retired in spring 1981 and replaced with Ryan for the 1992 season.

Tropical Storm Shary
Tropical Storm Shary was a weak system that struck the southeastern part of Tubaland, causing some coastal flooding.

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Tropical Storm Tomas
Tropical Storm Tomas was a weak system that struck southwestern Tubaland, also causing some coastal flooding.

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Tropical Storm Virginie
Tropical Storm Virginie was a strong tropical storm that passed through the Southern Islands of Tubaland and Pedal Peninsula in early October, causing light damage.

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Tropical Storm Walter
Tropical Storm Walter was another high-end tropical storm that hit southwestern Tubaland in early October, causing moderate damage.

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Hurricane Alpha
Hurricane Alpha was a fairly intense and powerful hurricane that grazed southeastern Tubaland before making landfall in Ottoland during early October.

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Hurricane Beta
Hurricane Beta was a large and powerful storm that struck southeastern Tubaland in early October, carving a trail of heavy damage up to Tuba City.

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Hurricane Gamma
Hurricane Gamma was a very intense and erratic hurricane that made two cyclonic loops- one off southwestern Tubaland and the other in Lake Legato.

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Hurricane Delta
Hurricane Delta was a powerful hurricane that struck Pedal Point in late October, leaving extensive damage.

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Tropical Storm Epsilon
Tropical Storm Epsilon was a weak tropical storm that struck southeastern Tubaland in late October.

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Subtropical Storm Zeta
Subtropical Storm Zeta was a strong subtropical cyclone that impacted eastern and northeastern Tubaland in early November.

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Hurricane Eta
Hurricane Eta was a moderate hurricane that struck Ottoland in November, causing minor damage.

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Hurricane Theta
Hurricane Theta was a small but powerful hurricane that struck southwestern Tubaland, leaving moderate damage.

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Hurricane Iota
Hurricane Iota was a fairly strong December hurricane of subtropical origin that struck southeastern Tubaland, leaving minor to moderate damage.

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Season effects
This is a table of all the storms that have formed in the 1980 Tubaworld hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s), denoted in parentheses, damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a tropical wave, or a low, and all the damage figures are in USD. Potential tropical cyclones are not included in this table.

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