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Named tropical cyclones

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Hurricane Donna

Hurricane Donna was a powerful 1960 Cape Verde hurricane that crossed the Leeward Islands, the Bahamas, the Florida Keys, and the US East Coast, killing at least 364 people.

Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, the strongest on record to strike the Bahamas, which devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama in September 2019 before its name was retired.

Hurricane Erick

Hurricane Erick was a category 4 eastern Pacific hurricane that made landfall in Oaxaca, Mexico, as a category 3 on 19 June 2025, killing at least 2 people.

Hurricane Erin (2025)

Hurricane Erin was the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that peaked as a Category 5 storm and never made landfall.

Hurricane Fifi

Hurricane Fifi, later renamed Hurricane Orlene, was a catastrophic September 1974 Atlantic hurricane that stalled over Honduras, killing an estimated 3,000 to 10,000 people and causing $1.8 billion in damage.

Hurricane Fiona

Hurricane Fiona was a large September 2022 Atlantic hurricane that knocked out power across Puerto Rico and later hit Nova Scotia at 931 mb, Canada's lowest landfall pressure on record.

Hurricane Flora

Hurricane Flora was a deadly Category 4 Atlantic hurricane of 1963 that killed 7,180 to 8,000 people, mostly in Haiti and Cuba, and stalled over eastern Cuba for four days.

Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence was a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane that struck the Carolinas in September 2018, causing record rainfall, about $24 billion in damage, and at least 51 deaths.

Hurricane Floyd

Hurricane Floyd was a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane that made landfall in North Carolina in September 1999, causing massive inland flooding that killed dozens and left billions in damage.

Hurricane Fran

Hurricane Fran was a Category 3 hurricane that struck near Cape Fear, North Carolina, on September 5, 1996, causing widespread damage and about 26 deaths.

Hurricane Frances

Hurricane Frances was a Category 4 Cape Verde hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic season that struck Florida near Sewall's Point on September 5, causing about $9 billion in damage.

Hurricane Francine

Hurricane Francine, a Category 2 storm, made landfall in south-central Louisiana on September 11, 2024, with 105 mph winds, causing flash flooding and over 400,000 power outages.

Hurricane Gabrielle (2025)

Hurricane Gabrielle was a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in September 2025 that peaked near Bermuda with 140 mph winds, then struck the Azores as a post-tropical cyclone.

Hurricane Georges

Hurricane Georges was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic season, the first Category 4 of that year, which killed hundreds in Hispaniola and struck Mississippi.

Hurricane Gilbert

Hurricane Gilbert was a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane of September 1988 that set a record low pressure of 888 millibars while cutting across Jamaica, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Mexico, killing 318 people.

Hurricane Gustav

Hurricane Gustav was a deadly Category 4 hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season that struck Haiti and Cuba before making landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, killing about 112 people.

Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 hurricane that struck Rockport, Texas, on August 25, 2017, then stalled, producing record rainfall, 68 deaths, and about $125 billion in damage.

Hurricane Hazel

Hurricane Hazel was a deadly Category 4 hurricane that struck the Carolinas on October 15, 1954, then caused catastrophic flooding in Toronto, killing about 1,200 people.

Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene is a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane that struck Florida in September 2024. It caused catastrophic inland flooding and 250 deaths across the Southern Appalachians.

Hurricane Hone

Hurricane Hone, also known as Tropical Storm Hone, was a category 1 hurricane that passed just south of Hawaii's Big Island with heavy rain in late August 2024.

Hurricane Hugo

Hurricane Hugo was a powerful 1989 Atlantic hurricane that reached Category 5 intensity and struck South Carolina north of Charleston in September 1989, causing about $7 billion in damage.

Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian was a powerful Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in September 2022 that struck western Cuba, southwestern Florida, and South Carolina, causing over 150 deaths and more than $112 billion in damage.

Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida was a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane that struck southeastern Louisiana near Port Fourchon on August 29, 2021, with 150 mph winds, causing 87 deaths and about $75 billion in damage.

Hurricane Idalia

Hurricane Idalia was a 2023 Atlantic hurricane that rapidly intensified over the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Florida's Big Bend, causing 12 deaths and $3.6 billion in damage.

Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike was a large, destructive Cape Verde hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season that struck Galveston, Texas, on September 13, driving a deadly storm surge.

Hurricane Imelda

Hurricane Imelda is the name of two Atlantic storms: a 2019 tropical storm that flooded southeast Texas with record rainfall, and a 2025 Category 2 hurricane that passed near Bermuda.

Hurricane Inez

Hurricane Inez was a deadly Category 5 Atlantic hurricane of the 1966 season whose erratic three-week path crossed the Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Cuba, Florida, and Mexico.

Hurricane Iniki

Hurricane Iniki was a Category 4 hurricane that passed directly over Kauai, Hawaii, on September 12, 1992, the most destructive hurricane in the state's recorded history.

Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene was a large Cape Verde-type Atlantic tropical cyclone in August 2011. It was the only storm of the 2011 Atlantic season to make landfall in the US, causing $15.8 billion in damage.

Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma was a powerful category 5 Atlantic hurricane of 2017 that made seven landfalls, devastating the Caribbean and Florida and causing about $50 billion in damage.