The name Irene was used for thirteen cyclones worldwide: 12
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
and one
extratropical
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 p ...
. Of the tropical cyclones named Irene, seven were in the Atlantic, two were in the South Pacific, and the Western Pacific, South-West Indian Ocean and Australian region basins had one each. The sole extratropical cyclone named Irene was a
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 ...
in 2018.
In the Atlantic:
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Tropical Storm Irene (1953) – off-season tropical storm which never made landfall
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Tropical Storm Irene (1959)
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– minimal tropical storm that came ashore in Florida
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Hurricane Irene (1971)
Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 Atl ...
– struck Nicaragua as a Category 1 hurricane which passed into the Pacific and was renamed Olivia
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Hurricane Irene (1981) – strong Category 3 hurricane that struck land only as an extratropical cyclone.
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Hurricane Irene (1999)
Hurricane Irene produced somewhat heavy damage across southern Florida in October 1999. The ninth named storm and the sixth hurricane of the season, Irene developed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 13 from a tropical wave. It moved north ...
– strong Category 2 hurricane that affected landmasses stretching from Central America up through Newfoundland.
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Hurricane Irene (2005)
Hurricane Irene was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm formed near Cape Verde on August 4 and crossed the Atlantic, turning northward around Bermuda before being absorbed by an extratropical cy ...
– long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that never struck land.
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Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 At ...
(2011) – large and powerful Category 3 hurricane that struck the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and United States, causing extensive damages totaling US$14.2 billion.
The name Irene was retired in the North Atlantic after the 2011 season, and was replaced by ''
Irma'' for the 2017 season.
In the Western Pacific:
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Tropical Storm Irene (1947) – formed in the Philippines
In the South Pacific:
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Cyclone Irene (1969)
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Cyclone Irene (2023) – affected Vanuatu and New Caledonia
In the Australian region:
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Cyclone Irene (1977) – skirted the northern coast of Western Australia, but ultimately affected no land areas
In the South-West Indian Ocean:
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Moderate Tropical Storm Irene (1963) – struck Madagascar shortly before dissipating
In Europe:
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Storm Irene (2018) – affected the Azores
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