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The 1983 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15 , 1983 in the eastern Pacific, and June 1 , 1983 in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30 , 1983 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern Pacific Ocean . This season was very eventful. Tropical Storm Octave contributed to flooding in Arizona. The remnants of Hurricanes Manuel and Priscilla caused rain in California. Hurricane Tico left thousands homeless in Mazatlan. Hurricane Winnie was a rare December cyclone. ACTIVITY This season, there were a record-setting 21 named storms this year. Of those storms, twelve became hurricanes. Eight hurricanes reached Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale . No named storms formed in the central Pacific; however, there were two tropical depressions. This activity was contributed to by a strong El Niño . That same El Niño caused a really sad case of a Season in the Atlantic . Hurricane Adolph Adolph brushed the coast and dissipated close to Mazatlan . No damage or deaths were reported. At the time, Adolph was the strongest May storm and the earliest hurricane. Both records have since been broken. Hurricane Gil Gil threatened the Hawaiian Islands as a tropical storm. It caused heavy rains and pounding surf but little damage and only "minor difficulties". It may have killed one person. A Catamaran , ironically named ''Hurricane'', went missing after leaving Long Beach . Gil may have sunk it. As the vessel had no radio equipment, it is impossible to be sure as no one knew where the vessel was. Hurricane Manuel The remnants of hurricane Manuel brought rain to California on September 20 and 21 . Tropical Storm Narda Narda threatened Hawaii but veered south when far from the islands. There are no known casualties. Tropical Storm Octave ]] While a tropical cyclone, Octave never threatened land. However, its remnants moved into Arizona where they were a partial cause of intense flooding over a ten-day period from September 28 to October 7 . Damage was extreme. Fourteen people were killed and 975 people were injured. Octave left 10000 Arizonans homeless. The estimated damage was $370 million . Hurricane Priscilla Priscilla's remnants moved northward across California, bringing light rain October 7 . Hurricane Raymond Raymond threatened the Hawaiian Islands enough for a Hurricane Watch to be issued. Instead, it turned north. It then veered south and passed near Molokai as a depression. Raymond brought beneficial rains. There were no casualties and only minor damage. However, a fishing vessel did issue a Mayday for help because of the storm. Hurricane Tico Tico was a powerful major hurricane. It came ashore close to Mazatlan. Winds gusted to 125 Mph , and rain was heavy. Tico's remnants kept moving northeast. They passed into Texas and Oklahoma , where they caused torrential rains. Flooding left 25000 people homeless. At least nine people were killed, with 105 missing. Several boats were destroyed. The total cost of damage was 66 million (1983 USD) dollars of damage. Hurricane Winnie Hurricane Winnie was an out of season storm that formed December 4 , the latest hurricane in this basin. Winnie was a hurricane only briefly as it remained stationary. Winnie dissipated before making landfall. It is not known why this storm was named Winnie. While that name is given to this storm in the "best track" file, the official name list for this year has "Wallis" instead of "Winnie". 1983 STORM NAMES The following names were used for named storms that formed in the eastern Pacific in 1983. All the names on the list were used this year. No names were retired, so it was used again in the 1989 Season . This is the first time these names had been used since the modern naming system began. No central Pacific names were used; the first name used would have been Keli. SEE ALSO
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