1970 Atlantic hurricane season

The **1970 Atlantic hurricane season** was the period of time in 1970 that tropical cyclones formed in Atlantic Ocean. It officially began on June 1, 1970, and it ended on November 30, 1970. Strong storms of 1970 include Hurricane Celia, which killed 20 people and caused severe damage. Also, Tropical Storm Dorothy killed 51 people, most in Martinique.

## Storms
These are the names of the tropical cyclones that formed in the season:

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## Storm names
These are the names set aside for 1970. Names that were not used are in .

### Retirement
After this season there was one name that got retired: Celia. In 1974, the name "Carmen" was used instead.

## Related pages
* Lists of tropical cyclone names
* Tropical cyclone

## Other websites
*[ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/pub/storm_archives/atlantic/prelimat/atl1970/ Detailed information on all storms from 1970]