List of storms named Karen

The name Karen has been used for seventeen tropical cyclones worldwide: six in the Atlantic Ocean, nine in the Western Pacific Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and one in the Australian region.

In the Atlantic:

  • Tropical Storm Karen (1989), formed near Isla de la Juventud
  • Tropical Storm Karen (1995), minimal storm that was absorbed by Hurricane Iris
  • Hurricane Karen (2001), made landfall at Nova Scotia as a tropical storm
  • Hurricane Karen (2007), Category 1 hurricane in the tropical Atlantic
  • Tropical Storm Karen (2013), formed in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Tropical Storm Karen (2019), briefly affected Puerto Rico before moving out to sea

In the Western Pacific:

  • Typhoon Karen (1948) (T4801), remained over open waters
  • Typhoon Karen (1952) (T5209), struck South Korea and Japan
  • Typhoon Karen-Lucille (1956) (T5619), crossed northern Philippines
  • Typhoon Karen (1960) (T6001, 06W), left 56 dead and 7,000 homeless in the Philippines
  • Typhoon Karen (1962) (T6228, 84W), destroyed 95% of the buildings on Guam

The following typhoons were named Karen by PAGASA. After 2016, the PAGASA retired the name Karen in their naming lists and was replaced with Kristine.

  • Typhoon Rananim (2004) (T0413, 16W, Karen), struck China
  • Typhoon Nuri (2008) (T0812, 13W, Karen), struck the Philippines and Hong Kong
  • Typhoon Sanba (2012) (T1216, 17W, Karen), Category 5 super typhoon that made landfall in South Korea
  • Typhoon Sarika (2016) (T1621, 24W, Karen), destructive Category 4 typhoon that struck the Philippines, South China, and Vietnam

In the South-West Indian:

  • Cyclone Karen (1964)

In the Australia region:

  • Cyclone Karen (1977)
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