The name Irma has been used for two
tropical cyclone
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s in the
Atlantic Ocean
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, one in the
Australian region, one in the
South-West Indian Ocean, and fifteen in the Western
Pacific Ocean
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.
In the Atlantic Ocean:
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Tropical Storm Irma (1978), formed near the Azores and remained at sea.
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Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread destruction across its path in September 2017. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Maria two ...
(2017), a powerful Category 5 hurricane that affected the Caribbean, Cuba, The Bahamas, and the Southeastern United States, causing extreme damage along its path.
The name ''Irma'' was retired after the 2017 season from future use in the Atlantic, and was replaced with ''Idalia'' for the 2023 season.
In the Australian region:
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Cyclone Irma (1987)
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, formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
In the South-West Indian Ocean:
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Cyclone Irma (1967)
In the Western Pacific Ocean:
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Tropical Storm Irma (1949) (T4907)
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Typhoon Irma (1953) (T5301)
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Typhoon Irma (1957) (T5717), which struck Vietnam
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Tropical Storm Irma (1960)
The 1960 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1960, 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 whe ...
(38W, a tropical depression)
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Tropical Storm Irma (1963) (T6316, 32W)
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Typhoon Irma (1966) (T6602, 02W, Klaring), struck the Philippines and killed 82 people
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Typhoon Irma (1968) (T6821, 26W)
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Typhoon Irma (1971) (T7135, 37W, Ining)
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Typhoon Irma (1974) (T7430, 34W, Bidang) – struck the Philippines
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Typhoon Irma (1978) (T7818, 19W), approached Taiwan and struck Japan
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Typhoon Irma (1981)
Typhoon Irma, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Anding, was a powerful typhoon that struck the Philippines in November 1981. The twenty-fifth named storm and fourteenth typhoon of the 1981 Pacific typhoon season, Irma originated from an active ...
(T8126, 26W, Anding), also called Super Typhoon Irma, which struck the Philippines and killed 409 people
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Typhoon Irma (1985) (T8506, 06W, Daling) – struck Japan
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Tropical Storm Irma (1988) (T8819, 15W)
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Typhoon Irma (1989)
The 1989 Pacific typhoon season was a highly above-average season. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1989, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally ...
(T8931, 34W)
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Tropical Storm Irma (1993) (T9301, 02W)
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