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NORTH ATLANTIC BASIN


These records are held by Atlantic Hurricane s.


SOUTH ATLANTIC BASIN

Tropical cyclones rarely form in the South Atlantic Basin. Only three South Atlantic Tropical Cyclone s in the area have been confirmed.


EASTERN PACIFIC BASIN


These records are held by Pacific Hurricane s.




WESTERN PACIFIC BASIN


Retired Names


Names retired before 2000 were retired by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center . Ones retired during and after that year were retired by the Japan Meteorological Agency .



PAGASA also retires names for typhoons and tropical storms that affect the Philippines.


Significant Typhoons with Special Names

Eight especially significant typhoons were named by Japan Meteorological Agency according to the area where they caused most damage.


Other Named



Unnamed



Most active West Pacific seasons

The following are the most active Western Pacific seasons, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center best track. Only seasons with over 30 storms are included.


NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN

This region has had some of the world's deadliest cyclones, but there is a dearth of organized information about them.


Most Active Seasons



SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN



SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN



AUSTRALIAN TROPICAL CYCLONES

See History - Australia's worst cyclone disasters (from Queensland Government State Disaster Management Group) .
See also Australian Bureau of Meteorology - Severe Weather Everts


MOST INTENSE STORMS ON RECORD

This list includes Western Pacific storms with pressures of less than 885 mb and Atlantic, Eastern Pacific and South Pacific storms with pressure of less than 915 mb. Additional Western Pacific storms with pressures between 885 and 915 mb have been recorded, but these storms are neither exceptional for that basin nor all reliably measured. As for Indian Ocean storms, pressure readings are too scarce or too inaccurate to make a list reliable.

As a result of the omissions of many Western Pacific storms, many storms near the bottom of the list are not numerically ranked.


''Notes'':
  • ---Minimum central pressure of these storms was estimated based on satellite data rather than directly measured.


  • --Estimated value. RSMC Fiji estimated 890 mbar.



  • -Official estimate. JTWC estimated 879 mbar and unofficial estimates were 869 mbar (which would make it the most intense recorded tropical cyclone).


In addition, Hurricane Wilma was ''likely'' also the most intense storm ever recorded while at Category 4 intensity with a pressure of 894 mb at that time - which in itself would be the fourth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record.


SIZE EXTREMES


  • Typhoon Tip is the largest tropical cyclone on record at 1350 miles (2170 km) wide, October (1979)

  • Cyclone Tracy is the smallest tropical cyclone on record at 60 miles (96 km) wide, December (1974)

  • These sizes indicate the distance from the center at which gale-force winds could be found {Link without Title} .



HIGHEST STORM SURGE

The three powerful hurricanes listed below caused very high storm surge. Hurricane Katrina had the highest recorded storm surge of any Atlantic hurricane and Hurricane Camille had the second-highest. Worldwide storm surge data is sparse. Cyclone Mahina is generally regarded as having had the highest storm surge ever recorded, although measurements from before modern times must be viewed with some skepticism.

Storm Surge is enhanced by high winds and greater storm size. The shape of the coastline and the contour of the bottom near the coast are also significant factors. Hurricane Katrina was the largest Category 5 hurricane recorded in the Atlantic, and Hurricane Camille tied for the highest recorded windspeed; both struck an area vulnerable to high storm surge because of the shallow coastal waters.



UNUSUAL LANDFALLS



For unusual landfalls in the Atlantic basin, see List Of Notable Atlantic Hurricanes .


Brazil



New Zealand

See Also: :Category:Hurricanes in New Zealand


  • April, 1968-Cyclone Giselle struck New Zealand causing the Wahine Disaster .

  • February/March, 1988-Cyclone Bola killed 3 people in New Zealand .



Arabian Peninsula

  • 1983-Tropical Storm Aurora struck Oman .

  • May, 1984-Tropical Storm 01-A transited the Gulf of Aden and made landfall in northwest Somalia, the first tropical cyclone on record to do so.

  • October, 1992-Tropical Storm 06-A struck Oman.

  • June, 1996-Tropical Storm 02-A struck Oman.



Somalia

See Also: :Category:Hurricanes in Somalia


  • 1984-A tropical storm struck Somalia ,

  • 1984-A late season cyclone slammed Somalia .

  • 1994-Somalia was hit by a tropical storm that brought 65mph winds and heavy rains.

  • 1997-A weak November storm made landfall in Eastern Somalia .



California

See Also: List of California tropical storms


See Also: :Category:California hurricanes


  • 1858-A hurricane just barely missed landfall in San Diego , causing considerable damage.

  • 1939-A tropical storm struck Long Beach killing 45 people.

  • 1972- Tropical Depression Hyacinth made landfall near Los Angeles and brought rain around the area.



Alaska



EXTREME LATITUDES


This list contains Tropical Cyclones that formed or moved to an extraordinary latitude. It can be extreme north (or south) latitude, or very equatorial cyclones.

  • 1975 - Hurricane 12 formed at a record north latitude for the Central and East Pacific.

  • 2001 - Typhoon Vamei formed 85 miles from the equator, the closest recorded formation location of a storm of hurricane strength.

  • 2004 - Cyclone Agni reached a location of only 40 miles from the equator, the closest to the equator any tropical cyclone has been recorded to have reached. However, Vamei retained the record for the most equatorial formation as Agni formed further from the equator than Vamei and moved towards it.



YEAR-CROSSING NORTHERN HEMISPHERE STORMS

This is a list of Northern Hemisphere storms that have crossed two calendar years. Because the Southern Hemisphere cyclone season runs across the New Year , Southern Hemisphere storms that cross calendar years are not exceptional.


DOUBLE NAMED STORMS

  • 1954- There were two Hurricane Alices in 1954. One formed in June and struck Mexico. The other one formed on December 30 and lasted though January,1955.


  • 1970- There were two tropical storms named Ione, one of which hit the Mexican coastline with 60 mph winds.



  • 1986- There were two storms named Vera. One was a typhoon while another was a weak tropical storm. Operationally, Vera was treated as one storm until post storm analyisis found that it was actually two separate storms.



TROPICAL CYCLONES AND AIRPLANE CRASHES

Typhoon Wilma - ten crewmen died when a USAF B-29 crashed during the storm.

Hurricane Janet -Two airplanes (one of them a hurricane hunter plane) crashed during the storm.

Typhoon Emma - A Hurricane Hunter plane crashed during the storm.

Hurricane Betsy (1956) - A DC-4 Crashed on while delivering supplies after the storm.

Hurricane Esther - A Navy plane crashed several miles off the coast of Bermuda . Seven of the ten crewmen drowned.

Typhoon Bess (1974) - A US Air force hurricane hunter plane crashed during the storm. There were no surviors.

Hurricane Emmy - A Venezuelen Air force crashed during the storm while attempting to land. 68 people died.

Tropical Storm Gamma - Three people were killed in a plane crash during Gamma's outer bands.


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