The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1977, and lasted until November 30, 1977. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season was below average in activity, with 6 tropical storms forming, of which 5 became hurricanes. The only notable storm of the season was Hurricane Anita, which hit Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane, ...
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The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1977, and lasted until November 30, 1977. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
The 1977 Atlantic hurricane season was below average in activity, with 6 tropical storms forming, of which 5 became hurricanes. The only notable storm of the season was Hurricane Anita, which hit Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane, killing 10 people.
Hurricane Anita formed on August 29 in the central Gulf of Mexico and moved west, rapidly intensifying, to become a hurricane on August 30. It reached Category 5 intensity on September 2 before making landfall in northeastern Mexico. It killed 10 people, though due to the sparse population of the area damage figures are not available.
The tropical depression that became Hurricane Babe formed in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico on September 3. Inititally subtropical in nature, having formed with the help of an upper level low,...
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