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The 1971 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started June 1, 1971, and lasted until November 30, 1971.The most notable storm of 1971 was Tropical Storm Doria, which did $147 million (1971 dollars) in damage when it made landfall near Morehead City, North Carolina.
Hurricane Ginger was one of the more unusual Atlantic hurricanes. It formed east of the Bahamas, travelled east for about a thousand miles, then reversed direction and moved west until it made landfall in North Carolina. A named storm for 27.25 days, Ginger is the longest-lived Atlantic tropical cyclone on record. Ginger was also the last storm targeted for cloud seeding by Project Stormfury.
Atlantic hurricane seasons
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974The 1974 Atlantic hurricane season was an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It officially started June 1, 1974, and lasted until November 30, 1974. Notable storms of 1974 include Hurricane Carmen and Hurricane Fifi. Hurrican
1 1971 Hurricane names
The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1971.
- Arlene
- Beth
- Chloe
- Doria
- Edith
- Fern
- Ginger
- Heidi
- Janice
- Kristy
- Laura
2 See also
- Lists of tropical cyclone namesBecause of their long-term persistence, and the need for a unique identifier in issuing forecasts and warnings, tropical cyclones are given names. What follows are the lists from which these names are taken. North Atlantic North Atlantic Ocean storms are
- List of notable tropical cyclonesThis is a list of notable tropical cyclones in chronological order, subdivided by basin and reason for notability. It does not include tropical storms which may have caused destructive inland flooding, but whose names are not retired for that reason alone
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