shipping lanes southeast of Nova Scotia on September 27. Tropical Storm Ernesto A tropical wave emerged into the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa on September 23. The west side of the wave expanded and was designated Tropical Depression Eight on September 30. The depression intensified, making a sharp turn on October 1. A reconnaissance flight found winds with a pressure of and the depression was given the name Ernesto. A second reconnaissance flight on October 1 recorded sustained winds of with a pressure of . However, on October 2, Ernesto rapidly weakened and by the next day, the cyclone became unidentifiable after merging with an extratropical low. Ernesto never approached land and caused no reported damage. Storm names The following names were used for tropical storms that formed in the north Atlantic in 1982. This is the first time this name set was used since the post-1978 naming change, except for Florence and Helene which had been previously used in 1954, 1958, 1960, and 1964. Names that were not assigned are marked in . No names were retired after this season, so all were used again in the 1988 season. Season effects This is a table of the storms in 1982 and their landfall(s), if any. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but are still storm-related. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical or a wave or low. |- | Alberto || || bgcolor=#|Category 1 hurricane || || || Cuba, Florida || || || |- | One || || bgcolor=#| || || || Southeastern United States, Atlantic Canada || || || |- | Beryl || || bgcolor=#| || || || Cape Verde Islands || || || |- | Three || || bgcolor=#| || || || None || || || |- | Chris || || bgcolor=#| || || || Southern United States || || || |- | Debby || || bgcolor=#|Category 4 hurricane || || || Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bermuda, Newfoundland || || || |- | Six || || bgcolor=#| || || Unknown || None || || || |- | Seven || || bgcolor=#| || || || None || || || |- | Ernesto || || bgcolor=#| || || || || || || |- See also List of Atlantic hurricanes Atlantic hurricane season 1982 Pacific hurricane season 1982 Pacific typhoon season 1982 North Indian