1978 Atlantic Hurricane Season - Storm Names

Storm Names

See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

The following names were used for named storms that formed in the north Atlantic basin in 1978. Storms were named Amelia, Bess, Cora, Flossie, Hope, Irma and Juliet for the first time in 1978. This was the last year that only female names were used, thus none of these names were used again. However, "Irma" will be re-instated in 2017 as a replacement when for "Irene", which was retired after its use in 2011. No names were retired after the 1978 season. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.

  • Amelia
  • Bess
  • Cora
  • Debra
  • Ella
  • Flossie
  • Greta
  • Hope
  • Irma
  • Juliet
  • Kendra
  • Loise (unused)
  • Martha (unused)
  • Noreen (unused)
  • Ora (unused)
  • Paula (unused)
  • Rosalie (unused)
  • Susan (unused)
  • Tanya (unused)
  • Vanessa (unused)
  • Wanda (unused)

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