The name Fred has been used for a total of six

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 worldwide, three in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the Western Pacific Ocean, and one in the Australian region of the Indian Ocean. In the Atlantic: *

Hurricane Fred (2009) Hurricane Fred was one of the easternmost forming major hurricanes in the North Atlantic basin since satellite observations became available. Forming out of a strong tropical wave on September 7, 2009 near the Cape Verde Islands, Fred gradu ...

– Category 3 major hurricane that stayed out at sea. * Hurricane Fred (2015) – Category 1 hurricane that made landfall in

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. * Tropical Storm Fred (2021) – made landfall in Hispaniola, degenerated into a tropical wave, then regenerated and made a second landfall in the Florida Panhandle at tropical storm strength. In the Western Pacific: * Typhoon Fred (1991) (T9111, 12W) – Category 2 typhoon that struck Hainan Island and Vietnam. *

Typhoon Fred (1994) Typhoon Fred was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage in southeastern China in mid-August 1994. Regarded as the worst typhoon to affect Zhejiang in 160 years, it originated as an area of disturbed weather over the o ...

(T9416, 19W, Susang) – Category 4 super typhoon that struck China, resulting on over 1,000 deaths and damages estimated at $874.4 million (1994 USD). In the Australian Region: * Cyclone Fred (1980) – Category 4 severe tropical cyclone that stayed out at sea.

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