The name Florence has been used for 15
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. Depen ...
s worldwide, 10 in the
Atlantic Ocean
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and 5 in the Eastern
Pacific Ocean
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.
In the Atlantic:
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Hurricane Florence (1953)
Hurricane Florence was a strong Atlantic hurricane that struck the Florida Panhandle in September of the 1953 season. The eighth storm and fifth hurricane of the season, Florence developed in the western Caribbean from a tropical wave near Jam ...
– destroyed hundreds of homes in Florida, no deaths.
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Tropical Storm Florence (1954) – killed 5 and caused $1.5 million in damage in Mexico.
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Tropical Storm Florence (1960)
The 1960 Atlantic hurricane season was the least active season since 1952. The season officially began on June 15, and lasted until November 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones for ...
– caused slight damage to Florida.
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Tropical Storm Florence (1964) – passed west over the Azores while forming, went north, dissipated at sea.
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Hurricane Florence (1988) – formed in western Gulf of Mexico, passed over New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain.
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Hurricane Florence (1994)
Hurricane Florence was a strong, late season hurricane that remained out over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean for nearly a week, before being absorbed into a large extratropical cyclone. With peak winds of and a minimum pressure of 972&nbs ...
– absorbed by a cold front without threatening land.
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Hurricane Florence (2000) – meandered near Bermuda but caused no damage.
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Hurricane Florence (2006) – struck Bermuda and later Newfoundland.
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Tropical Storm Florence (2012) – formed near the Cape Verde Islands.
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Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that caused catastrophic damage in the Carolinas in September 2018, primarily as a result of freshwater flooding due to torrential rain. The sixth named storm, third h ...
(2018) – peaked as a Category 4, killed 57 people and caused extensive damage in both North and South Carolina.
The
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.
The WMO originated from the Intern ...
retired the name ''Florence'' from future use in the Atlantic basin after the 2018 season. It has been replaced with ''Francine'' for the 2024 season.
In the Eastern Pacific:
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Hurricane Florence (1963)
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Tropical Storm Florence (1965)
The 1965 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1965, in the eastern Pacific, and June 1, 1965, in the central Pacific, and lasted until November 30, 1965. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical ...
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Tropical Storm Florence (1969)
The 1969 Pacific hurricane season was an event in meteorology. It officially started on May 15, 1969, in the eastern Pacific and lasted until November 30, 1969. However, the first named storm, Ava, did not form until July 1, the latest date that ...
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Hurricane Florence (1973)
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Hurricane Florence (1977)
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