1980 Pacific Hurricane Season - 1980 Storm Names

1980 Storm Names

The following names were used for named storms that formed in the eastern Pacific in 1980. No names were retired, so it was used again in the 1986 season. This was the first time these names were used since the modern lists began.

  • Agatha
  • Blas
  • Celia
  • Darby
  • Estelle
  • Frank
  • Georgette
  • Howard
  • Isis
  • Javier
  • Kay
  • Lester
  • Madeline
  • Newton
  • Orlene (unused)
  • Paine (unused)
  • Roslyn (unused)
  • Seymour (unused)
  • Tina (unused)
  • Virgil (unused)
  • Winifred (unused)

The central Pacific used names and numbers from the western Pacific's typhoon list. No names were required, as Carmen was named in the western Pacific.

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