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The name Amelia has been used for one
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 ...
in the North Atlantic Ocean and two tropical cyclones to the north of Australia. Atlantic Ocean: *
Tropical Storm Amelia (1978) Tropical Storm Amelia was a weak but catastrophic tropical storm that was the second-wettest tropical cyclone on record in the continental United States. Amelia developed from a tropical wave that moved through the Atlantic Ocean uneventfully. Th ...
, a weak tropical storm that made landfall in Texas; severe flooding killed 33 people and caused $20 million (1978 USD) in damage Australian region: * Cyclone Amelia (1975), formed in the Arafura Sea and made landfall in the Northern Territory * Cyclone Amelia (1981), formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria and passed over the northernmost part of the Northern Territory before dissipating in the Timor Sea {{DEFAULTSORT:Amelia Atlantic hurricane set index articles Australian region cyclone set index articles