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Named tropical cyclones

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Hurricane Stan

Hurricane Stan was a small Category 1 hurricane of the record 2005 Atlantic season that struck southern Mexico, killing over 1,000 people through floods and landslides across Central America.

Hurricane Tomas

Hurricane Tomas was a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane of October and November 2010 that struck the Windward Islands and passed near Haiti, causing 43 deaths.

Hurricane Wilma

Hurricane Wilma was the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, with 882 mb pressure and 185 mph winds, striking Mexico's Yucatan and Florida in October 2005.

Kamikaze (typhoon)

The kamikaze (神風, "divine wind") refers to the typhoons of 1274 and 1281 that wrecked Kublai Khan's Mongol invasion fleets of Japan, ending Mongol attempts to conquer the country.

List of California hurricanes

The list of California hurricanes covers tropical storms affecting California, where no hurricane has made landfall; notable events include storms in 1858, 1939, 1976, and 2023.

List of Louisiana hurricanes (2000–present)

The list of Louisiana hurricanes (2000–present), also called the list of hurricanes in Louisiana, catalogs every hurricane to strike the state since 2000, from Katrina's devastation to 2024's Francine.

List of North Carolina hurricanes

North Carolina hurricanes are the tropical cyclones that have struck the state, which ranks second to Florida in landfalls, averaging a direct hit every two years since 1851.

List of United States hurricanes

The list of United States hurricanes covers tropical cyclones with hurricane-force winds affecting US territory from 1851, led by the 1900 Galveston hurricane in deaths and Katrina in damage.

Tropical Storm Allison (2001)

Tropical Storm Allison was the first named storm of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season, flooding Houston with nearly 40 inches of rain and causing about $5 billion in damage.

Tropical Storm Arthur (2026)

Tropical Storm Arthur was the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, forming near the Texas coast in June 2026 and causing record flooding in Louisiana.

Tropical Storm Bertha (2026)

Tropical Storm Bertha was the second named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, forming in the Gulf of Mexico in July 2026 and making landfalls in Louisiana and Texas.

Tropical Storm Boris (2026)

Tropical Storm Boris was the second named storm of the 2026 Pacific hurricane season, making landfall near the Oaxaca-Guerrero border on June 9 with heavy rain.

Tropical Storm Cristina (2026)

Tropical Storm Cristina was a weak tropical cyclone of the 2026 Pacific hurricane season that formed off Nicaragua in June 2026 and brought heavy rain to Central America.

Tropical Storm Imelda (2019)

Tropical Storm Imelda was a 2019 tropical cyclone that made landfall near Freeport, Texas, and stalled, dumping over 40 inches of rain and causing deadly floods.

Tropical Storm Jangmi (2026)

Tropical Storm Jangmi (장미), known as Domeng in the Philippines, was a 2026 Pacific cyclone that struck Wakayama, Japan in early June, causing record June rainfall and flooding.

Tropical Storm Lee (2011)

Tropical Storm Lee was the twelfth named storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, coming ashore in Louisiana and causing record flooding that killed 15 people.

Tropical Storm Maysak

Tropical Storm Maysak, the international name for western North Pacific cyclones, comes from a rotating Typhoon Committee list; it is a Cambodian name meaning "teak."

Tropical Storm Trami

Tropical Storm Trami, known in the Philippines as Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, crossed Luzon in late October 2024, causing flooding that killed 159 people before hitting Vietnam.

Tropical Storm Wipha

Tropical Storm Wipha is a western Pacific storm name contributed by Thailand, used in 2007, 2019, and 2025 and retired after the destructive July 2025 typhoon.

Tropical storms Kujira and Peilou

Tropical Storm Kujira and Tropical Storm Peilou were consecutive tropical cyclones of August 2026 that crossed northern Luzon and enhanced the southwest monsoon over the Philippines.

Typhoon Bopha

Typhoon Bopha, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pablo, was a Category 5 super typhoon that devastated Mindanao in December 2012, killing over 1,000 people, the world's deadliest storm that year.

Typhoon Bualoi

Typhoon Bualoi, known as Opong in the Philippines, was a tropical cyclone of September 2025 that crossed the central Philippines and struck Vietnam, killing at least 71 people.

Typhoon Cobra

Typhoon Cobra, also known as Halsey's Typhoon, was a powerful 1944 Pacific typhoon that struck Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet, sinking three destroyers and killing 790 sailors.

Typhoon Doksuri (2023)

Typhoon Doksuri, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Egay, struck the Philippines and Fujian, China in July 2023, and its remnants brought Beijing its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years.

Typhoon Dolphin (2026)

Typhoon Dolphin (台風第13号, WP122026/12W) was a July–August 2026 western Pacific Category 5 super typhoon, peaking at 910 hPa and 165 mph, the strongest on record so near the Date Line, making landfall in Zhejiang, China on August 9.

Typhoon Durian

Typhoon Durian, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Reming, was a super typhoon that struck the Philippines and Vietnam in 2006, killing more than a thousand people.

Typhoon Fung-wong (2025)

Typhoon Fung-wong, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Uwan, struck northern Luzon at super typhoon strength on 9 November 2025, killing at least 33 people.

Typhoon Gaemi

Typhoon Gaemi, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Carina, was a powerful tropical cyclone of 2024 that struck Taiwan and Fujian before causing record flooding in China.

Typhoon Goni

Typhoon Goni, called Super Typhoon Rolly in the Philippines, was a Category 5 typhoon that hit Catanduanes in 2020 with 195 mph winds, among the strongest landfalls recorded.

Typhoon Hagibis (2019)

Typhoon Hagibis, known in Japan as the Reiwa First Year East Japan Typhoon, was a violent typhoon that struck central and eastern Japan in October 2019, killing 94.