The name Gloria has been used for eighteen
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 Australian region, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and twelve in the Western Pacific Ocean. It has also been applied to one extratropical
European windstorm
European windstorms are powerful extratropical cyclones which form as cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure. They can occur throughout the year, but are most frequent between October and March, with peak intensit ...
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In the Atlantic Ocean:
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Hurricane Gloria (1976) – remained out at sea.
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Hurricane Gloria (1979) – a minor hurricane that stayed out to sea.
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Hurricane Gloria
Hurricane Gloria was a powerful hurricane that caused significant damage along the east coast of the United States and in Atlantic Canada during the 1985 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the first significant tropical cyclone to strike the n ...
(1985) – grazed North Carolina and struck Long Island and Connecticut, causing $900 million in damage and eight deaths.
The name Gloria was retired after the 1985 season, and was replaced by
Grace
Grace may refer to:
Places United States
* Grace, Idaho, a city
* Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois
* Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office
* Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an uninco ...
in the 1991 Atlantic hurricane season.
In the Australian region:
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Cyclone Gloria (1975)
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Cyclone Doris-Gloria (1980)
In the South-West Indian Ocean:
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Cyclone Gloria (2000) (15S)
In the Western Pacific Ocean:
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Typhoon Gloria (1949) (T4905)
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Typhoon Gloria (1952) (T5226)
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Typhoon Gloria (1957) (T5715) – struck the Philippines and Hong Kong.
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Tropical Storm Gloria (1960) (35W) – Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm.
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Typhoon Gloria (1963) (T6314, 29W, Oniang) – struck Taiwan and eastern China.
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Tropical Storm Gloria (1965) (40W) – Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm.
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Typhoon Gloria (1968) (T6819, 24W, Osang)
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Tropical Storm Gloria (1971) (35W) – Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm.
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Typhoon Gloria (1974) (T7428, 32W, Aning)
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Tropical Storm Gloria (1978) (T7816, 17W)
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Typhoon Gloria (1996) (T9608, 09W) – hit Taiwan and China.
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Typhoon Gloria (1999) (T9922, 30W, Trining)
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Typhoon Chataan
Typhoon Chataan, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Gloria, was the deadliest natural disaster in the history of Chuuk, a state in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The typhoon formed on June 28, 2002, near the FSM, and for several ...
(2002) (T0206, 08W, Gloria) – a deadly and destructive Category 4 super typhoon that hit
Chuuk,
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...
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In Europe:
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Storm Gloria
Storm Gloria was a Mediterranean storm which affected eastern Spain and southernmost France with high winds and heavy rainfall. The system was named ''Gloria'' by the Spanish meteorological agency AEMET on 18 January, becoming the tenth named s ...
(2020) – brought severe flooding to southern and eastern Spain, killing at least 13 people
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