1978 Storm Names
Western North Pacific tropical cyclones were named by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The first storm of 1978 was named Nadine and the final one was named Winnie. This was the final year using this set of names.
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Two Central Pacific systems developed, Tropical Depression 10C and Hurricane Susan. The policy at the time was to use Western Pacific names in the Central Pacific.
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