<Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> $10 million </Td> <Td> Anita </Td> <Td> Anita </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> $45 million </Td> <Td> Greta </Td> <Td> Greta </Td> <Td> Includes the January subtropical storm in the Atlantic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2,118 </Td> <Td> $4.3 billion </Td> <Td> David </Td> <Td> David, Frederic </Td> <Td> First year for alternating male / female names . Includes one subtropical storm . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Number of tropical cyclones </Th> <Th> Number of tropical storms </Th> <Th> Number of hurricanes </Th> <Th> Number of major hurricanes </Th> <Th> Deaths </Th> <Th> Damage USD </Th> <Th> Strongest storm </Th> <Th> Retired names </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 256 </Td> <Td> $1 billion </Td> <Td> Allen </Td> <Td> Allen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> $45 million </Td> <Td> Harvey </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 141 </Td> <Td> $100 million </Td> <Td> Debby </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> Includes one subtropical storm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> $2.6 billion </Td> <Td> Alicia </Td> <Td> Alicia </Td> <Td> Least active hurricane season in the satellite era </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> $66 million </Td> <Td> Diana </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> Includes one subtropical storm </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 241 </Td> <Td> $4.5 billion </Td> <Td> Gloria </Td> <Td> Elena, Gloria </Td> <Td> Hurricane Kate struck Florida on November 21, the latest United States hurricane landfall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> $57 million </Td> <Td> Earl </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> No major hurricanes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> $90 million </Td> <Td> Emily </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 550 </Td> <Td> $7 billion </Td> <Td> Gilbert </Td> <Td> Gilbert, Joan </Td> <Td> Included strongest hurricane on record until 2005; first hurricane since 1978 to cross Central America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 112 </Td> <Td> $10.7 billion </Td> <Td> Hugo </Td> <Td> Hugo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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