List of tropical cyclones
This is a list of notable tropical cyclones in chronological order, subdivided by basin and reason for notability. It does not include tropical storms which may have caused destructive inland flooding, but whose names are not retired for that reason alone. There are rare exceptions, like Tropical Storm Allison, which caused so much flood damage that its name was retired.
North Atlantic Basin
Retired names
North Atlantic hurricane names are retired due to the notoriety of the storm to which they are attached. See tropical cyclone#Naming_of_tropical_cyclones.
- Carol, 1954-caused over $1 billion in damage in New England.
- Hazel, 1954 - killed 1,000 in Haiti, caused heavy damage and killed nearly 200 in the US east coast from the Carolinas to New York and in Canada.
- Connie, 1955 - caused extensive flooding in New England.
- Diane, 1955 - struck the same area five days after Connie, and the two storms killed over 400.
- Ione, 1955 - third storm to strike the same area, causing further damage to North Carolina.
- Janet†, 1955 - struck Grenada and Belize, killing over 500.
- Audrey, 1957 - killed 390 in Texas and Louisiana.
- Gracie, 1959 - killed 22 in South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia.
- Donna, 1960 - impacted every U.S. state on the east coast, killing 50 and causing $1 billion damage.
- Carla, 1961 - large hurricane that caused damage in Texas as far inland as Dallas.
- Hattie, 1961 - hit British Honduras, destroying Belize City and killing 400.
- Flora, 1963 - killed over 7,000 people in Haiti and Cuba.
- Cleo, 1964 - killed over 150 in the Caribbean, then struck Miami, Florida.
- Dora, 1964 - only hurricane on record to strike Jacksonville, Florida.
- Hilda, 1964 - damaged New Orleans, Louisiana, killed 38.
- Betsy, 1965 - caused $1.42 billion ($8 billion in 2000 dollars) damage and killed 76 in Louisiana.
- Inez, 1966 - killed 1,000 in Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and Mexico.
- Beulah, 1967 - dropped almost 30 inches of rain on Beeville, Texas.
- Edna, 1968
- Camille†, 1969 - one of the strongest storms ever recorded, killed 143 along the U.S. Gulf coast.
- Celia, 1970 - killed 20 people after hitting Corpus Christi, Texas.
- Agnes, 1972 - caused flooding that killed 122 in the United States and $3.1 billion damage.
- Carmen, 1974 - caused $150 million damage in the United States.
- Fifi, 1974 - killed 8,000 in Honduras.
- Eloise, 1975 - killed 76 from Hispaniola to Florida and northwards.
- Anita, 1977 - struck Mexico near the Texas border, killing 10.
- David, 1979 - killed over 2,000 people across the Caribbean.
- Frederic, 1979 - caused from $1 to $3 billion damage on the U.S. Gulf coast.
- Allen, 1980 - one of the strongest hurricanes ever, spawned a tornado that alone caused $100 million damage.
- Alicia, 1983 - struck Galveston, Texas then Houston, killing 22 and causing $2 billion damage.
- Elena, 1985 - caused $1.25 billion damage in Florida and Mississippi.
- Gloria, 1985 - hit New York's Long Island, among other areas, causing $900 million damage.
- Gilbert†, 1988 - strongest hurricane ever recorded, killed 318 and caused $5 billion damage.
- Joan, 1988 - killed 148 in Nicaragua and 68 in other nations.
- Hugo, 1989 - caused $7 billion damage and killed up to 56 in the Carolinas.
- Diana, 1990 - killed 96 in Mexico.
- Klaus, 1990 - a weak storm that burst a dam in Georgia, killing 4.
- Bob, 1991 - struck New England and the Canadian Maritimes, killing 18.
- Andrew†, 1992 - costliest American natural disaster ever at $26.5 billion and over 23 deaths.
- Luis, 1995 - damaged the British Virgin Islands, Barbuda, and St. Martin.
- Marilyn, 1995 - caused much damage to St. Thomas.
- Opal, 1995 - killed 59 in Guatemala, Mexico and the United States, causing $3 billion damage.
- Roxanne, 1995 - hit same area of Mexico as Opal, killing 14 and causing $1.5 billion damage.
- Cesar, 1996 - flooded Central America.
- Fran, 1996 - killed 26 and caused $3.2 billion damage after striking Cape Fear, North Carolina.
- Hortense, 1996 - killed 21 from floods.
- Georges, 1998 - killed 533 in Hispaniola, caused $5.9 billion damage in the United States.
- Mitch, 1998 - killed about 11,000 in Honduras and neighboring countries, more than any storm in over 200 years.
- Floyd, 1999 - flooded eastern North Carolina, killing 77 in multiple states and causing $6 billion damage.
- Lenny, 1999 - killed 17 in the Lesser Antilles.
- Keith, 2000 - killed 70 in Central America.
- Allison‡, 2001 - flooded Texas and caused $5 billion damage and 41 deaths.
- Iris, 2001 - devastated Belize.
- Michelle, 2001 - killed 17 in Honduras, Belize, Cuba and Jamaica.
- Isidore, 2002 - killed 7 and caused $330 million damage over Yucatan and the United States.
- Lili, 2002 - killed 13 in the Caribbean and caused $860 million damage to the United States.
- Fabian, 2003 - did serious damage to Bermuda, killing 8
- Isabel, 2003 - a large storm that hit Washington, D.C. and other northeast areas from North Carolina to the Great Lakes, killing 51.
- Juan, 2003 - first strong hurricane to hit Halifax, Nova Scotia in over 100 years.
Hurricane names expected to be retired, but not officially retired yet; a case has been made from the National Hurricane Center and a decision will come from the WMO in April 2005:
- Charley, 2004 - devastated southwest Florida with $14 billion damage
- Frances, 2004 - struck the Bahamas and central Florida with significant damage and flooded the Appalachians
- Ivan, 2004 - monster storm that flattened Grenada and also devastated the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica and the eastern United States
- Jeanne, 2004 - killed over 3,000 in Haiti and hit central Florida in the same area as Frances
Unnamed but historically significant
- The Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635 - First recorded hurricane to hit New England
- The Great Hurricane of 1780 - Deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, over 20,000 killed
- The Great September Gale of 1815
- Galveston Hurricane of 1900 - Deadliest natural disaster in American history.
- The Great August Gale of 1934 - A surprise hurricane which struck Canada.
- Labor Day Hurricane of 1935† - struck the Florida Keys, strongest storm to ever hit the United States.
- The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 - Killed 600.
- 1943 Surprise Hurricane - First intentional flight into a hurricane
- The Perfect Storm of 1991
Longest-lived Atlantic tropical cyclones
Six storms have lived longer than twenty days:
- Hurricane Ginger in September 1971 lasted 27.25 days.
- Hurricane Inga in September 1969 lasted 24.75 days.
- Hurricane Kyle in October 2002 lasted 22 days.
- Hurricane Carrie in September 1957 and Storm 9 in September 1893 each lasted 20.75 days.
- Hurricane Inez in September 1966 lasted 20.25 days.
Canadian hurricanes
- Hurricane Juan, 2003
- The Perfect Storm, 1991
- Hurricane Hazel, 1954
- Great August Gale, 1934
- Saxby Gale, 1869
Others
- Tropical Storm Ana - First North Atlantic tropical system ever recorded to develop in April (2003).
- Tropical Storm Odette - First tropical system to develop in December (2003) in 115 years.
- Tropical Storm Peter - Second tropical system to develop in December (2003) in 115 years.
South Atlantic
- Cyclone Catarina, 2004 - first positively observed hurricane in the south Atlantic Ocean
Retired names
Longest-lived Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclone
Retired names
Western Pacific
Named
Unnamed
- The Great Hong Kong Typhoon, 1937
- The Typhoon of 1944, 17-18 December, three US destroyers lost
Australian hurricanes
Most intense storms on record
- Typhoon Tip - 870 Mb, Western Pacific, 1979
- Typhoon Forrest - 876 Mb, Western Pacific, 1983
- Hurricane Gilbert - 888 Mb, Atlantic, 1988
- Labor Day Hurricane - 892 Mb, Atlantic, 1935
- Hurricane Allen - 899 Mb, Atlantic, 1980
- Hurricane Linda - 900 Mb, Eastern Pacific, 1997
- Hurricane Camille - 905 Mb, Atlantic Ocean, 1969
- Hurricane Mitch - 905 Mb, Atlantic Ocean, 1998
- Hurricane Ivan - 910 Mb, Atlantic Ocean, 2004
- Hurricane Isabel - 915 Mb, Atlantic Ocean, 2003
Notes
†: a very severe hurricane (category 5 at landfall on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale)
‡: a tropical storm, not a hurricane