What is Hurricane David?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name=Hurricane David | Type=hurricane | Year=1979 | Basin=Atl | Image location=David 1979-08-31 1700Z.jpg | Image name=Hurricane David at peak intensity near landfall in Hispaniola on August 31 | Formed=August 25, 1979 | Dissipated=September 8, 1979 | 1-min winds=150 | Pressure=924 | Damages=1540 | Inflated=1 | Fatalities=2,068+ direct | Areas=[[Windward Islands]], [[Haiti]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Cuba]], [[Bahamas]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], most of eastern [[North America]] | Hurricane season=[[1979 Atlantic hurricane season]] |name=Hurricane David}} '''Hurricane David''' was the strongest and deadliest hurricane of the [[1979 Atlantic hurricane season]], but not the costliest. This hurricane caused a lot of damage as it slammed into [[Dominican Republic]] as a category 5 hurricane and was it struck [[Florida]] as a category 2 hurricane. Hurricane David killed 2,068 and caused over $1.5 billion in damage. ==Retirement== {{seealso|List of retired Atlantic hurricane names}} Because it killed so many people in Dominican Republic, the name David was retired. This was the first male name retired in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Meaning, David will never be used as a name of a storm in the Atlantic Ocean. The name Danny replaced it in [[1985 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Danny|1985]], [[1991 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Danny|1991]], [[1997 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Danny|1997]], [[2003 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Danny|2003]], and [[2009 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Danny|2009]]. The name Danny is also on the list in 2015. Hurricane David was a very strong hurricane killing many. {{Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes}} {{Retired Atlantic hurricanes}} [[Category:1979 Atlantic hurricane season|David]] [[Category:Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes|David]] [[Category:Deadly storms|David]] [[Category:20th century in Haiti]] [[Category:20th century in the Dominican Republic]] [[Category:20th century in Puerto Rico]] [[Ca