Storms are
named for historical reasons to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one storm can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. For tropical cyclones, names are assigned when a system has one-, three-, or ten-minute winds of more than 65 km/h (40 mph). Standards, however, vary from
basin to basin. For example, some tropical depressions are named in the Western Pacific, while within the Australian and Southern Pacific regions, the naming of tropical cyclones are delayed until they have gale-force winds occurring more than halfway around the
storm center.
Dani (1999)† – a Category 4 tropical cyclone that made landfall Vanuatu, its outer bands brought catastrophic rainfall to the Fiji, killing 12 people and leaving US$3.5 million in damage behind.
2000 – a Category 3 hurricane that threatened Hawaii for a time while weakening.
2006 – a powerful Category 4 hurricane that brought rain to Hawaii as a tropical depression.
2012 – a Category 3 hurricane that did not affect land.
2018 – a weak tropical storm that never threatened land.
2023 – a European windstorm and later medicane which severely affected
Greece and caused catastrophic damage and tens of thousands of fatalities in
Libya due to multiple dam failures.
Daniella (1996) – a powerful Category 4 tropical cyclone that passed near Mauritius.
1985 – caused widespread flooding in Louisiana, killing 3 and causing $12 million in damage.
1991 – formed near Cape Verde islands but dissipated before threatening land.
1997 – struck Louisiana and Alabama; tracked across the southeastern United States and ultimately affected parts of New England with rain and wind; killed nine and caused $100 million in damage (1997 USD).
2003 – looped in open ocean, never threatened land.
2009 – formed as a tropical storm east of the Bahamas, skipping depression status; later absorbed by a frontal system off the US east coast.
2015 – a small category 3 hurricane that approached the Leeward Islands but dissipated before threatening land.
2021 – formed shortly before making landfall in South Carolina.
1976† – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that made landfall in
Queensland.
1979† – a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in the Dominican Republic and later in both Florida and Georgia, causing over 2,000 deaths people along its path.
1997 – a Category 2 typhoon that remained over the open ocean.
2009 – whose remnants brought heavy rain to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion.
1982 – reached Category 4 strength, grazed Bermuda, and caused high winds at Cape Race, but no significant damage.
1988 – reached hurricane strength just before landfall at Tuxpan, Mexico, killing ten, but remained a hurricane for only six hours and later became Tropical Depression 17-E in the Pacific.
1994 – formed near and passed over Saint Lucia, later dissipated over Hispañola; nine deaths were reported, and flooding and mudslides on Saint Lucia were severe.
2000 – was a disorganized storm that caused minor damage to the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico, but actually helped relieve a severe Cuban drought.
2006 – formed south of Cape Verde and dissipated in the Central Atlantic.
2012 – formed near the Yucatán peninsula, made landfall in Florida and then became post-tropical near the Bahamas.
2018 – formed in the open waters of the North Atlantic, did not affect land.
Deborah (1975) – a powerful tropical cyclone that passed near Réunion and hit Madagascar.
1994 – executed a loop before turning away from the Philippines.
Delia (1963) – a powerful tropical cyclone originated near Diego Garcia and moved southwestward, passing north of
St. Brandon, east of
Madagascar, and west of
Réunion.
Delinda (1973) – a powerful tropical cyclone stayed sea.
Delphine (1969) – a week tropical storm affected Madagascar and Mozambique.
1972 – formed and remained in the central Atlantic.
2005 – formed in the eastern Atlantic and became extratropical just before it passed to the north of the
Canary Islands.
2020 – peaked as a powerful category 4 hurricane in the western Caribbean before making landfall as a category 2 hurricane in the
Yucatán Peninsula and later in
Louisiana.
2011 – a Category 3 tropical cyclone remained well offshore and was steered drifted towards the west-southwest by a ridge of high pressure while slowly developing further.
1967 (October) – struck the southern island of Kyūshū in Japan, killing thirty-seven people and resulting in ten others being reported as missing
1974 – hit
Luzon on the 10th as an 80 mph typhoon it continued northwestward, hit Hainan Island, crossed the Gulf of Tonkin, and dissipated over North Vietnam.
1977 – brought heavy rain and flooding to Luzon that killed 54 people and left 11 others missing.
2015 – a Category 5 typhoon that affected the Philippines in May of 2015.
2019 – affected
Japan and was not recognized by the JTWC.
2023 – A Category 2-equivalent typhoon (a Severe Tropical Storm, according to the JMA) that affected Philippines and Southern China, caused widespread rains over the country.
1947 – a weak tropical storm that made landfall
Japan.
1960† – was the strongest hurricane of the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season, and caused severe damage to the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, and the East Coast of the United States, especially Florida, in August–September.
2017† – was the strongest off-season tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere during the month of May.
1977 – considered the worst
tropical cyclone to affect
California in 32 years. The tenth tropical cyclone, fourth named storm, and second hurricane of the otherwise inactive
1977.
2013 – a strong tropical storm that degenerated into an open wave in the middle of the ocean; it briefly reorganized into a tropical depression between the Bahamas and Florida.
2019† – a powerful and catastrophic Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, which became the worst natural disaster to strike the Bahamas.
61st IHC action items(PDF) (Report). Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology. November 29, 2007. pp. 5–7. Archived from
the original(PDF) on June 13, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
Storms are
named for historical reasons to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one storm can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. For tropical cyclones, names are assigned when a system has one-, three-, or ten-minute winds of more than 65 km/h (40 mph). Standards, however, vary from
basin to basin. For example, some tropical depressions are named in the Western Pacific, while within the Australian and Southern Pacific regions, the naming of tropical cyclones are delayed until they have gale-force winds occurring more than halfway around the
storm center.
Dani (1999)† – a Category 4 tropical cyclone that made landfall Vanuatu, its outer bands brought catastrophic rainfall to the Fiji, killing 12 people and leaving US$3.5 million in damage behind.
2000 – a Category 3 hurricane that threatened Hawaii for a time while weakening.
2006 – a powerful Category 4 hurricane that brought rain to Hawaii as a tropical depression.
2012 – a Category 3 hurricane that did not affect land.
2018 – a weak tropical storm that never threatened land.
2023 – a European windstorm and later medicane which severely affected
Greece and caused catastrophic damage and tens of thousands of fatalities in
Libya due to multiple dam failures.
Daniella (1996) – a powerful Category 4 tropical cyclone that passed near Mauritius.
1985 – caused widespread flooding in Louisiana, killing 3 and causing $12 million in damage.
1991 – formed near Cape Verde islands but dissipated before threatening land.
1997 – struck Louisiana and Alabama; tracked across the southeastern United States and ultimately affected parts of New England with rain and wind; killed nine and caused $100 million in damage (1997 USD).
2003 – looped in open ocean, never threatened land.
2009 – formed as a tropical storm east of the Bahamas, skipping depression status; later absorbed by a frontal system off the US east coast.
2015 – a small category 3 hurricane that approached the Leeward Islands but dissipated before threatening land.
2021 – formed shortly before making landfall in South Carolina.
1976† – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that made landfall in
Queensland.
1979† – a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in the Dominican Republic and later in both Florida and Georgia, causing over 2,000 deaths people along its path.
1997 – a Category 2 typhoon that remained over the open ocean.
2009 – whose remnants brought heavy rain to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion.
1982 – reached Category 4 strength, grazed Bermuda, and caused high winds at Cape Race, but no significant damage.
1988 – reached hurricane strength just before landfall at Tuxpan, Mexico, killing ten, but remained a hurricane for only six hours and later became Tropical Depression 17-E in the Pacific.
1994 – formed near and passed over Saint Lucia, later dissipated over Hispañola; nine deaths were reported, and flooding and mudslides on Saint Lucia were severe.
2000 – was a disorganized storm that caused minor damage to the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico, but actually helped relieve a severe Cuban drought.
2006 – formed south of Cape Verde and dissipated in the Central Atlantic.
2012 – formed near the Yucatán peninsula, made landfall in Florida and then became post-tropical near the Bahamas.
2018 – formed in the open waters of the North Atlantic, did not affect land.
Deborah (1975) – a powerful tropical cyclone that passed near Réunion and hit Madagascar.
1994 – executed a loop before turning away from the Philippines.
Delia (1963) – a powerful tropical cyclone originated near Diego Garcia and moved southwestward, passing north of
St. Brandon, east of
Madagascar, and west of
Réunion.
Delinda (1973) – a powerful tropical cyclone stayed sea.
Delphine (1969) – a week tropical storm affected Madagascar and Mozambique.
1972 – formed and remained in the central Atlantic.
2005 – formed in the eastern Atlantic and became extratropical just before it passed to the north of the
Canary Islands.
2020 – peaked as a powerful category 4 hurricane in the western Caribbean before making landfall as a category 2 hurricane in the
Yucatán Peninsula and later in
Louisiana.
2011 – a Category 3 tropical cyclone remained well offshore and was steered drifted towards the west-southwest by a ridge of high pressure while slowly developing further.
1967 (October) – struck the southern island of Kyūshū in Japan, killing thirty-seven people and resulting in ten others being reported as missing
1974 – hit
Luzon on the 10th as an 80 mph typhoon it continued northwestward, hit Hainan Island, crossed the Gulf of Tonkin, and dissipated over North Vietnam.
1977 – brought heavy rain and flooding to Luzon that killed 54 people and left 11 others missing.
2015 – a Category 5 typhoon that affected the Philippines in May of 2015.
2019 – affected
Japan and was not recognized by the JTWC.
2023 – A Category 2-equivalent typhoon (a Severe Tropical Storm, according to the JMA) that affected Philippines and Southern China, caused widespread rains over the country.
1947 – a weak tropical storm that made landfall
Japan.
1960† – was the strongest hurricane of the 1960 Atlantic hurricane season, and caused severe damage to the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, and the East Coast of the United States, especially Florida, in August–September.
2017† – was the strongest off-season tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere during the month of May.
1977 – considered the worst
tropical cyclone to affect
California in 32 years. The tenth tropical cyclone, fourth named storm, and second hurricane of the otherwise inactive
1977.
2013 – a strong tropical storm that degenerated into an open wave in the middle of the ocean; it briefly reorganized into a tropical depression between the Bahamas and Florida.
2019† – a powerful and catastrophic Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, which became the worst natural disaster to strike the Bahamas.
61st IHC action items(PDF) (Report). Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology. November 29, 2007. pp. 5–7. Archived from
the original(PDF) on June 13, 2004. Retrieved April 13, 2015.