The name Xavier has been used for three
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.
In the Eastern Pacific:
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Tropical Storm Xavier (1992)
The 1992 Pacific hurricane season is the most active Pacific hurricane season on record, featuring 27 named storms, and the second-costliest Pacific hurricane season in history, behind the 2013 season. The season also produced the second-highes ...
, a weak tropical storm that did not approach land.
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Tropical Storm Xavier (2018)
The 2018 Pacific hurricane season was one of the most active Pacific hurricane seasons on record, producing the highest accumulated cyclone energy value on record in the basin. The season had the fourth-highest number of named storms23, tied wit ...
, tropical storm that brushed southwestern Mexico.
In the South Pacific:
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Cyclone Xavier (2006)
Severe Tropical Cyclone Xavier (RSMC Nadi Designation: ''01F'', JTWC Designation: ''01P'') was a strong pre-season cyclone that formed on October 20, 2006 to the north of the Santa Cruz Islands. Cyclone Xavier was also the strongest storm of the ...
, a strong pre-season cyclone which formed to the north of the
Santa Cruz Islands
The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the nation of Solomon Islands discovered by the Spaniards. They lie approximately 250 miles (400 km) to the southeast of the Solomon Islands ...
.
In Europe:
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Cyclone Xavier (2017)
Cyclone Xavier is a European windstorm which crossed northern Europe in early October 2017. Germany was the worst affected country, with high winds between 4 and 6 October causing severe damage, including in and around Berlin. Further damage was ...
, a storm that affected Northern Europe in 2017.
See also
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Cyclone Xaver
Cyclone Xaver (or Storm Xaver), also known as the North Sea flood or tidal surge of 2013, was a winter storm that affected northern Europe. Force 12 winds and heavy snowfall were predicted along the storm's path, and there were warnings of a s ...
, a winter storm that affected Europe in 2013.
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Hurricane Javier The name Javier has been used for seven tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
* Hurricane Javier (1980) – stayed in the open ocean.
* Hurricane Javier (1986) – produced high waves in southern California.
* Hurricane Javier (1992) â ...
, a similar name which has also been used in the Eastern Pacific.
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Pacific hurricane set index articles
South Pacific cyclone set index articles