The name Joan 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. Depen ...
in the Atlantic Ocean, ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific, and two tropical cyclones in the Southwest Pacific.
In the Atlantic:
Joan was used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic:
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Hurricane Joan (1988) – passed over the Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela made landfall in Nicaragua; after crossing Central America into the Pacific, the cyclone was renamed Tropical Storm Miriam.
The name Joan was retired after the 1988 season, and was replaced by ''
Joyce'' in the 1994 season.
In the Western Pacific:
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Typhoon Joan (1951) (T5105) - did not affect land.
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Typhoon Joan (1955) (T5520) - did not affect land.
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Typhoon Joan (1959) (T5909, 21W) – 185 mph Category 5 typhoon that made landfall on Taiwan.
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Typhoon Joan (1962)
The 1962 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; there was activity in every month but January, March, and June, but most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November and this conventionally delimits th ...
(T6205, 37W) – hit South Korea
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Tropical Storm Joan (1964)
In November 1964, the quick succession of three typhoons—Iris, Joan, and Kate—caused widespread flooding in Vietnam. Constituting part of a very active typhoon season, the three typhoons made landfalls in South Vietnam within a 12-day ...
(T6429, 44W) – hit Vietnam killing 7,000.
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Tropical Storm Joan (1967)
The 1967 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1967, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T6717, 20W) - long-lived tropical storm, did not affect land.
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Typhoon Joan (1970)
Super Typhoon Joan, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Sening, was the first of two super typhoons to strike the Philippines within a week in October 1970, the second being Super Typhoon Kate. Super Typhoon Joan is the fourth strongest typhoon ...
(T7019, 21W, Sening) – hit southeastern Luzon as a Category 1 and eastern Hainan Island as a Category 5.
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Tropical Storm Joan (1973)
The 1973 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1973, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T7311, 12W, Elang) – approached Taiwan and struck China.
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Typhoon Joan (1976)
The 1976 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1976, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T7621, 21W) - did not affect land.
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Typhoon Joan (1997)
Typhoon Joan was the longest-lasting super typhoon at the time, maintaining 1-minute maximum sustained winds of at least 240 km/h (150 mph) for 4.5 days. Joan, concurrently with Typhoon Ivan to its west, also became the strongest ...
(T9724, 28W) – While near peak intensity, Joan passed between Anatahan and Saipan in the Northern Marianas Islands as a Category 5.
In the Australian region:
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Cyclone Joan (1965)
The following is a list of all reported tropical cyclones within the Australian region between 90°E and 160°E in the 1960s. During the decade, tropical cyclones were named by the New Caledonia Meteorological Service, while the Australian Burea ...
- Category 3 cyclone, made landfall in Western Australia.
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Cyclone Joan (1975)
Severe Tropical Cyclone Joan was an intense tropical cyclone that ravaged areas of Western Australia. Forming out of a tropical low on 30 November 1975, Joan gradually intensified as it tracked towards the west. After attaining Category 5 intensi ...
- 145 mph Category 4 cyclone, made landfall in Western Australia at peak intensity.
References
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