Tropical Storm Agnes

Tropical Storm Agnes

The name Agnes has been used for a total of sixteen tropical cyclones worldwide: One in the Atlantic Ocean, thirteen in the Western Pacific Ocean, one in the Southwest Indian Ocean and one in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Atlantic:

  • Hurricane Agnes (1972), a Category 1 hurricane that formed over the Yucatán Peninsula and made landfall on the Florida Panhandle

The name Agnes was retired in the Atlantic after this storm.

Western Pacific:

  • Typhoon Agnes (1948) (T4834), a Category 2 Typhoon that struck Japan
  • Super Typhoon Agnes (1952) (T5220), a Category 5 Super Typhoon that was November typhoon and did not approach land closely
  • Super Typhoon Agnes (1957) (T5707), a Category 4 Super Typhoon that passed over the Ryūkyū Islands at peak strength before making landfall in South Korea as a tropical storm
  • Tropical Storm Agnes (1960) (T6013, 29W), a tropical storm that passed over Taiwan in August
  • Typhoon Agnes (1963) (T6308, 18W, Ising), struck northern Luzon in the Philippines as a Category 2 typhoon before entering the South China Sea where it made a second landfall in China
  • Tropical Storm Agnes (1965) (T6527, 33W), a tropical storm which formed in the South China Sea and made landfall in Guangdong, China
  • Super Typhoon Agnes (1968) (T6813, 17W), a Category 5 Super Typhoon that did not approach land
  • Typhoon Agnes (1971) (T7127, 29W, Warling), a Category 1 Typhoon that struck Taiwan causing severe flooding in Taipei
  • Typhoon Agnes (1974) (T7422, 26W), a Category 3 Typhoon that stayed well clear of land
  • Tropical Storm Agnes (1978) (T7809, 09W), a tropical storm in the South China sea that performed a cyclonic loop before hitting China
  • Typhoon Agnes (1981) (T8118, 18W, Pining), a Category 2 typhoon that caused severe flooding in South Korea
  • Typhoon Agnes (1984) (T8424, 27W, Undang), reached Category 4 strength before passing through the Philippines causing over 500 deaths, then made a second landfall in Vietnam
  • Tropical Storm Agnes (1988) (T8807, 07W), a tropical storm in late July that formed near Iwo Jima

Southwest Indian Ocean:

  • Cyclone Agnes (1971), made landfall in northern Madagascar

Southwest Pacific Ocean:

  • Cyclone Agnes (1995), a Category 3 cyclone south of Port Moresby in the Coral Sea which did not approach land

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