List of storms named Alma

Last updated June 06, 2023

The name Alma has been used to name 11 tropical cyclones worldwide: 5 in the North Atlantic Ocean, 5 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and 1 in the Western Pacific Ocean.

In the Atlantic:

Tropical Storm Alma (1958), made landfall in northeastern Mexico
Hurricane Alma (1962), struck North Carolina as a tropical storm before heading out to sea
Hurricane Alma (1966), a Category 3 hurricane that traversed Cuba and then made landfall near Apalachee Bay, Florida; killed 90, mostly in Honduras, and did $210 million damage (in 1966 dollars), mostly to Cuba
Hurricane Alma (1970), made landfall as a depression near Cedar Key, Florida
Tropical Storm Alma (1974), made landfall in Venezuela, caused 47 indirect deaths from a plane crash on Isla Margarita

In the Eastern Pacific:

Tropical Storm Alma (1984), never affected land
Hurricane Alma (1990), earliest Pacific hurricane on record, but never affected land
Hurricane Alma (1996), affected Mexico with heavy rainfall, causing at least three deaths
Hurricane Alma (2002), early season major hurricane that never affected land
Tropical Storm Alma (2008), made landfall on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua

The WMO retired the name Alma after the 2008 hurricane season and replaced it with Amanda beginning in 2014.

In the Western Pacific:

Typhoon Alma (1946), approached Japan

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The 1966 Atlantic hurricane season saw the Weather Bureau office in Miami, Florida, be designated as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and assume responsibility of tropical cyclone forecasting in the basin. The season officially began on June 1, and lasted until November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. It was an above-average season in terms of tropical storms, with a total of 15. The first system, Hurricane Alma, developed over eastern Nicaragua on June 4 and became the most recent major hurricane in the month of June. Alma brought severe flooding to Honduras and later to Cuba, but caused relatively minor impact in the Southeastern United States. Alma resulted in 91 deaths and about $210.1 million (1966 USD) in damage.

During 2005, tropical cyclones formed within seven different tropical cyclone basins, located within various parts of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. During the year, a total of 141 systems formed with 94 of these developing further and were named by the responsible warning centre. The strongest tropical cyclone of the year was Hurricane Wilma, which was estimated to have a minimum barometric pressure of 882 hPa (26.05 inHg). 2005 was above-average in terms of the number of storms. The most active basin in the year was the North Atlantic, which documented 28 named systems. The Western Pacific had an near-average season with 23 named storms. The Eastern Pacific hurricane season experienced an above-average number of tropical storm intensity systems, numbering 15. Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins – South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific – was fairly significant, with the regions recording 23 named storms altogether, with the most intense Southern Hemisphere cyclone of the year, Cyclone Percy from the South Pacific Ocean basin peaking at 145 mph (235 km/h) and 900 millibars. Throughout the year, 28 Category 3 tropical cyclones formed, including eight Category 5 tropical cyclones in the year.

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