The name Chris has been used for seven
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...
s in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Tropical Storm Chris (1982)
Tropical Storm Chris caused minor flooding along the Gulf Coast of the United States in September 1982. The fifth tropical or subtropical cyclone and third named storm of the 1982 Atlantic hurricane season, Chris developed from a surface low-pres ...
, made landfall at Sabine Pass and caused widespread flooding as far inland as Tennessee, but total damage was low.
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Tropical Storm Chris (1988)
Tropical Storm Chris caused minor flooding in the Greater Antilles and the Eastern United States in August 1988. The seventh tropical cyclone and third named storm of the annual hurricane season, Chris developed from a tropical wave while roughl ...
, caused three deaths in Puerto Rico then made landfall near Savannah, Georgia, killing one in South Carolina; monetary damage was minor.
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Hurricane Chris (1994)
The 1994 Atlantic hurricane season was the final season in the most recent negative Atlantic multidecadal oscillation period ("low-activity era" or "cold phase") of tropical cyclone formation within the basin. Despite the below average activity, ...
, a Category 1 hurricane that formed in mid-Atlantic, brushed Bermuda as a tropical storm, then continued north; no significant damage.
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Tropical Storm Chris (2000)
The 2000 Atlantic hurricane season was a fairly active hurricane season, but featured the latest first named storm in a hurricane season since 1992. The hurricane season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. It was slightly abov ...
, formed several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, but dissipated a day later; no damage was reported.
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Tropical Storm Chris (2006)
Tropical Storm Chris was the fourth tropical cyclone, tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming on July 31 in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Leeward Islands from a tropical wave, Chris moved generally to the west-northwest, ski ...
, formed about 160 miles (260 km) east of the Leeward Islands; minimal damage was reported.
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Hurricane Chris (2012)
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season was the final year in a consecutive string of three very active seasons since 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, 2010, with 19 tropical storms; although many of the storms were weak and short-lived. The 2012 s ...
, a Category 1 hurricane that affected Bermuda.
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Hurricane Chris (2018), a Category 2 hurricane which formed off the coast of North Carolina.
The name Chris has also been used for three tropical cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Cyclone Chris (1982), one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean on record.
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Cyclone Chris (1991), a cyclone that formed off the coast of Western Australia.
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Cyclone Chris (2002), landfall to the east of Port Hedland, Western Australia; caused some inland flooding.
The name Chris was also used for one tropical storm in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Tropical Storm Chris (1948), a tropical storm which formed near the Ryukyu Islands but eventually did not affect land.
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