Misplaced Pages

The name Ian has been used for a total of eight tropical cyclones worldwide; two in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the Western Pacific Ocean and four in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Atlantic:

• Tropical Storm Ian (2016) – tropical storm in the central Atlantic Ocean that never affected land.
• Hurricane Ian (2022) – extremely destructive Category 5 hurricane, made landfall in western Cuba, southwestern Florida, and South Carolina; responsible for over 160 direct and indirect deaths and over $113 billion in damage.

The name Ian was retired after the 2022 season due to the extensive amount of damage and loss of life it caused along its track. It will be replaced with Idris for the 2028 season.

Western Pacific:

• Typhoon Ian (1987) (T8716, 16W) – a Category 3 typhoon that never affected land
• Tropical Storm Ian (1996) (11W) – approached Japan; Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm

Australian Region:

• Cyclone Ian (1982) – moved erratically off the coast of Western Australia before making landfall
• Cyclone Ian (1992) – impacted Western Australia

South Pacific:

• Cyclone Ian (1997) – remained over open waters
• Cyclone Ian (2014) – impacted Tonga

• Set index articles on storms
• Atlantic hurricane set index articles
• Pacific typhoon set index articles
• Australian region cyclone set index articles
• South Pacific cyclone set index articles