List of named storms (C)

Storms are named for historical reasons to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one storm can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. For tropical cyclones, names are assigned when a system has one-, three-, or ten-minute winds of more than 65 km/h (40 mph). Standards, however, vary from basin to basin. For example, some tropical depressions are named in the Western Pacific, while within the Australian and Southern Pacific regions, the naming of tropical cyclones are delayed until they have gale-force winds occurring more than halfway around the storm center.

This list covers the letter(s) C
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Storms
Note: indicates the name was retired after that usage in the respective basin
  • Caloy
  • 2002 – a tropical depression that was only recognized by PAGASA and JTWC
  • 2006 – struck the Philippines and China
  • 2010 – PAGASA name for Typhoon Chanthu which struck China
  • 2014 – a weak tropical depression.
  • 2018 – a Category 4 typhoon that affected a few Pacific islands.
  • Calvin
  • 1981 – briefly threatened Baja California Sur
  • 1987 – did not make landfall
  • 1993 – killed 37 people in Mexico
  • 1999 – storm was over open waters so there were no reports of deaths or damage
  • 2005 – briefly threatened Acapulco but moved away
  • 2011 – stayed off the coast of Mexico
  • 2017 – minimal tropical storm that made landfall in southwestern Mexico
  • 2012 – affected South China and Taiwan as a tropical storm.
  • 2016 – a severe tropical storm that made landfall over South China.
  • 2020 – a minor tropical depression.
  • Carlos
  • 1979 – did not make landfall
  • 1985 – did not affect land
  • 1991 – no damage reports
  • 1997 – never threatened land; no casualties or damage were reported
  • 2003 – damaged about 30,000 houses in Mexico, with a monetary damage total of 86.7 million pesos (2003 MXN, $8 million 2003 USD)
  • 2009 – did not affect land
  • 2011 – a severe tropical cyclone bringing heavy rainfall over Northern Australia where a record three-day total of 684.8 mm (26.96 in) rain was recorded at Darwin International Airport
  • 2015 – a small tropical cyclone which brushed the western coast of Mexico
  • 2017 – a tropical cyclone that persisted off the coast of Madagascar.
  • Carlotta
  • 1967 – formed near the Mexican coast; did not make landfall.
  • 1971 – no land was affected.
  • 1972 – a severe tropical cyclone that affected the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
  • 1975 – did not come near land.
  • 1978 – category 4 hurricane that did not affect land; at the time, it was the third strongest June storm, after 1973's Ava and 1976's Annette.
  • 1982 – did not make landfall.
  • 1988 – did not make landfall.
  • 1994 – buffeted Socorro Island with sustained winds of 39 mph (63 km/h).
  • 2000 – killed 18 after sinking a freighter.
  • 2006 – brought light rainfall to Mexico.
  • 2012 – made landfall near Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
  • 2018 – brushed the southwestern coast of Mexico without making landfall.
  • 1962 – did not affect land.
  • 1966 – struck the Bahamas.
  • 1970 – formed in the Caribbean in late July, reached category 3, weakened, and restrengthened to a 125 mph storm prior to its landfall at Corpus Christi, Texas.
  • 1980 – remained well offshore of Mexico.
  • 1986 – remained well offshore of Mexico.
  • 1992 – Category 4 storm that stayed well at sea.
  • 1998 – stayed well off the coast of Mexico.
  • 2004 – stayed out to sea.
  • 2010 – a 160 mph Category 5 hurricane that remained offshore Mexico while at peak strength.
  • 2016 – churned in the open ocean, dissipated well east of Hawaii.
  • 1984 – moved northeast parallel to the East Coast of the United States, losing tropical characteristics near Newfoundland
  • 1990 – formed west of Cape Verde but dissipated while still 1000 miles (1600 km) east of Bermuda
  • 1996 – formed off Venezuela and made landfall at Nicaragua as a Category 1 storm; killed 51 (26 in Costa Rica); crossed into the Pacific Ocean and became Hurricane Douglas
  • Chaba
  • 2004 – a strong super typhoon that devastated Japan in 2004.
  • 2010 – approached Japan.
  • 2016 – a Category 5 super typhoon that affected South Korea and Japan.
  • 2003 – strong storm that stayed away from land
  • 2009 – formed off Vietnam, reached typhoon status before landfall in the Philippines
  • 2015 – a large typhoon which affected several countries in eastern Asia
  • 2020 – a minimal typhoon that brushed Japan
  • Chantal
  • 1961 – a tropical cyclone off the coast of Madagascar.
  • 1983 – formed near Bermuda and dissipated in the open ocean
  • 1989 – formed north of the Yucatán, made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Texas, causing 13 deaths, including 10 on an oil rig construction ship off Louisiana; $100 million damage reported
  • 1995 – never threatened land, dissipated several hundred miles west of Ireland
  • 2001 – degenerated into an open wave shortly after forming, then passed over Trinidad (causing two deaths) and strengthened back into a tropical storm before striking Belize, causing $5 million damage there
  • 2007 – short-lived storm which caused moderate flooding damage in southeastern Newfoundland
  • 2013 – formed west of the Cape Verde Islands and weakened before landfall in Hispaniola
  • 2019 – meandered over the Central Atlantic without threatening land
  • Chanthu
  • 2004 – struck Vietnam as a severe tropical storm.
  • 2010 – struck China as a Category 1 typhoon
  • 2016 – brushed the eastern coast of Japan as a severe tropical storm.
  • 1950 – Category 2 hurricane that did not affect land.
  • 1951 – powerful August hurricane that struck Cozumel, Mexico, and then mainland Mexico as a Category 4 storm.
  • 1952 – major hurricane that struck Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as a tropical storm before strengthening to a Category 3 hurricane staying well at sea.
  • 1972 – a subtropical cyclone that nearly reached hurricane force as it moved out to sea.
  • Charley
  • 1980 – Category 1 hurricane that looped across the north Atlantic Ocean without causing any reported damage in August.
  • 1986 – Category 1 hurricane that made landfall along the North Carolina coast killing five; went on to hit Great Britain and Ireland as a strong extratropical storm.
  • 1988, struck Ayr, Queensland, in March, killing one person and leaving $2,300,000 (1988 USD) in damages.
  • 1992 – Category 2 hurricane that drifted over the central Atlantic Ocean without affecting land in September.
  • 1998 – tropical storm in August that nearly became a hurricane before weakening and making landfall near Port Aransas, Texas, causing significant flood damage to inland areas and killing 13 people.
  • 2004 – destructive Category 4 storm that caused billions of dollars in damages, mostly in Southwest Florida.
  • Chedeng
  • 2003 – struck the Philippines and Japan
  • 2007 – struck Taiwan and China
  • 2011 – brushed the Philippines and as a Category 3 it approached Japan
  • 2015 – a strong typhoon of early 2015.
  • 2019 – a tropical depression that made landfall in Mindanao.
  • Choi-wan
  • 2003 – a Category 3 typhoon that stayed off the Japanese coast.
  • 2019 – moved through the Northern Mariana Islands as a Category 5 super typhoon.
  • 2015 – a large severe tropical storm that neared typhoon strength.
  • Chris
  • Cyclone Chris (1982), one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean on record.
  • 1982 – made landfall at Sabine Pass and caused widespread flooding as far inland as Tennessee, but total damage was low.
  • 1988 – caused three deaths in Puerto Rico then made landfall near Savannah, Georgia, killing one in South Carolina; monetary damage was minor.
  • Cyclone Chris (1991) – off Western Australia.
  • 1994 – a Category 1 hurricane that formed in mid-Atlantic, brushed Bermuda as a tropical storm, then continued north; no significant damage.
  • 2000 – formed several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, but dissipated a day later; no damage was reported.
  • Cyclone Chris (2002 - one of the most powerful cyclones to strike Western Australia on record, packing winds gusting up to 290 km/h (180 mph).[1]
  • 2006 – formed about 160 miles (260 km) east of the Leeward Islands; minimal damage was reported.
  • 2012 – a Category 1 hurricane that affected Bermuda.
  • 2018 – a Category 2 hurricane which formed off the coast of North Carolina.
  • Cilla
  • 1988 – did not affect any land.
  • 2003 – a weak, short-lived tropical cyclone that affected a few South Pacific islands.
  • Cimaron
  • 2001 – brushed the Philippines and Taiwan
  • 2006 – affected the Philippines as a Category 5 super typhoon, causing several deaths
  • 2013 – struck the Philippines and China.
  • 2018 – a Category 4 typhoon that struck Japan.
  • Cindy
  • 1959, caused minor damage to South Carolina
  • 1963 – caused $12 million damage and three deaths in Texas and Louisiana
  • 1970 – persisted in the Gulf of Carpentaria
  • 1981 – formed between Bermuda and Nova Scotia, then moved east, ensuring it threatened no land
  • 1987 – stayed in the open sea, dissipated hundreds of miles from the Azores
  • 1993 – the tropical depression that became Cindy crossed Martinique, killing two; as a tropical storm, it made landfall on the Dominican Republic, killing two more
  • 1998 – originally named Victor in the Australian region; renamed by Mauritius as Cindy as it passed into the Southwest Indian Ocean.
  • 1999 – reached Category 4 but never threatened land
  • 2005 – made landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana, as a weak hurricane; moderate flooding and some tornado damage reported; originally reported as a tropical storm but was later upgraded to a hurricane
  • 2011 – formed northeast of Bermuda and moved out to sea
  • 2017 – first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Louisiana since 2012's Hurricane Isaac
  • Claudette
  • 1979 – caused moderate damage in Texas and the Caribbean
  • 1979 – caused severe damage to Mauritius and Réunion.
  • 1985 – long-lived hurricane that wandered east and grazed the Azores.
  • 1991 – low-end Category 4 that remained at sea for its entire lifetime.
  • 1997 – lasted awhile over the open Atlantic.
  • 2003 – hit Puerto Morelos, Mexico, then struck again near Port O'Connor, Texas.
  • 2009 – formed south of Tallahassee, Florida, and headed northwest to the Florida Panhandle, where it made landfall on Santa Rosa Island.
  • 2015 – a short-lived tropical storm that formed off the coast of North Carolina and dissipated over the open Atlantic.
  • Cliff
  • Colin
  • 1976 – moved parallel to the Australian coast without making landfall.
  • 2010 – moved across the Atlantic, fluctuating between tropical depression and tropical storm status. Dissipated before reaching Bermuda.
  • 2014 – churned through the open ocean as an intense tropical cyclone; never threatened land.
  • 2016 – a disorganized tropical storm that made landfall in Florida causing significant damage.
  • 2004 – struck Japan
  • 2010 – struck the Philippines and Vietnam
  • 2016 – a tropical storm that neared northeastern Japan.
  • 1983 – did not affect land.
  • 1989 – a large Category 1 hurricane that made landfall near Acapulco; brought heavy rains, which killed at least 30 people due to drowning.
  • 1995 – a Category 1 hurricane that never affected land, caused no damage or fatalities.
  • 2001, did not make landfall; dissipated about 820 mi (1,320 km) west-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
  • 2004 – for the strongest typhoon to strike the island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia in about 50 years.
  • 2007 – a Category 1 hurricane that stayed far from land, effects were mostly minor.
  • 2008 – caused 58 deaths and $94 million (USD) in damage in Luzon, leading to its retirement and being replaced by Carina for future seasons.
  • 2013 – a Category 1 hurricane; did not make landfall but caused minor damage to the west coast of Mexico and the Revillagigedo Islands.
  • 2019 – never threatened land.
  • Crising
  • 2001 – struck the Philippines
  • 2005 – a weak tropical depression only recognized by PAGASA
  • 2009 – a weak and disorganised tropical depression only recognized by PAGASA
  • 2013 – struck the Philippines and Malaysia as a weak tropical storm.
  • 2017 – crossed the Philippines as a tropical depression.
  • Cristina
  • 1984 – did not affect any land
  • 1990 – did not make landfall
  • 1996 – made landfall near Puerto Ángel; claimed 13 lives and left 62 missing; 11 fishing boats were reported missing and 350 people were left homeless
  • 2002 – never threatened land; no impact reported
  • 2008 – did not make landfall
  • 2014 – peaked at Category 4 intensity
  • 2020 – never threatened land
  • Cristobal
  • 2002 – a relatively weak tropical storm causing only minor damage in Bermuda, drowned 3 due to rip currents in New York however
  • 2008 – formed near the South Carolina coast causing minimal damage
  • 2014 – a Category 1 hurricane that affected Caribbean islands, Bermuda, and the United States East Coast
  • 2020 – marked the earliest third-storm formation in the Atlantic since record-keeping began. It intensified over the Bay of Campeche before making landfall in Mexico, it then slowly turned north into the Gulf and made a second landfall in Louisiana as a moderate tropical storm.
  • Cyril

See also

References
  1. Joe Courtney (2002). "Tropical Cyclone Chris Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre. Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
General
  1. "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)" (Database). United States National Hurricane Center. May 25, 2020.
  2. National Hurricane Center; Hurricane Research Division; Central Pacific Hurricane Center. "The Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database 1949–2019". United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service. Retrieved 1 October 2020. A guide on how to read the database is available here.
  3. MetService (May 22, 2009). "TCWC Wellington Best Track Data 1967–2006". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship.
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