The name Klaus has been used for two

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 and one

extratropical cyclone Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are low-pressure areas which, along with the anticyclones of high-pressure areas, drive the weather over much of the Earth. Extratropical cyclones are capable of ...

worldwide.

Tropical cyclones

In the Atlantic Ocean: *

Hurricane Klaus (1984) Hurricane Klaus was a North Atlantic hurricane that hit the Leeward Islands from the west in November of the 1984 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming from a broad area of low pressure on November 5, Klaus maintained a northeast movement through ...

, formed in the eastern Caribbean Sea, caused damage in the Leeward and Virgin Islands. *

Hurricane Klaus (1990) Hurricane Klaus was a minimal Atlantic hurricane that dropped heavy rainfall across the Lesser Antilles in October 1990. The eleventh tropical cyclone and sixth hurricane of the 1990 Atlantic hurricane season, Klaus developed from a tropical wave ...

, formed east of Dominica, caused damage in the Lesser Antilles, Saint Lucia and Martinique, with fatalities in Martinique, with remnants of Klaus causing fatalities in South Carolina. The name Klaus was retired after the 1990 season because of the extensive damage and loss of life caused by the storm and was replaced with Kyle for the 1996 season.

Extratropical cyclones

In Europe's windstorm naming system: *

Cyclone Klaus Cyclone Klaus was a European windstorm or cyclone that made landfall over large parts of central and southern France, Spain and parts of Italy in January 2009. The storm was the most damaging since Lothar and Martin in December 1999. The storm ...

(2009), caused substantial damage in Spain and France with at least 23 fatalities reported. {{DEFAULTSORT:Klaus Atlantic hurricane set index articles