Storms Note: indicates the name was retired after that usage in the respective basin
Caboto (1984) – a moderate tropical storm that crossed Madagascar.
Caiobá (2026) – one of two subtropical systems that developed in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Caitlin 1991 – relieved a drought on Okinawa and killed 18 in Korea and the Philippines. 1994 – strong tropical storm that killed 8 people in China, with 9 missing.
Calasanjy (1989) – a tropical cyclone that made landfall on Madagascar.
Caleb (2017) – a Category 1 tropical cyclone north of the Cocos Islands.
Calidera (1988) – a tropical cyclone that crossed Madagascar.
Caloy 2002 – a tropical depression that was only recognized by PAGASA and JTWC. 2006 – struck the Philippines and China. 2010 – PAGASA name for Typhoon Chanthu which struck China. 2014 – a weak tropical depression. 2018 – a Category 4 typhoon that affected a few Pacific islands. 2022 – a typhoon that affected Southern China in July 2022. 2026 – a weak tropical storm that minimally affected Yap.
Calvin 1981 – briefly threatened Baja California Sur. 1987 – did not make landfall. 1993 – killed 37 people in Mexico. 1999 – storm was over open waters so there were no reports of deaths or damage. 2005 – briefly threatened Acapulco but moved away. 2011 – stayed off the coast of Mexico. 2017 – minimal tropical storm that made landfall in southwestern Mexico. 2023 – a Category 3 hurricane that passed south of Hawaii as a tropical storm.
Calvinia (2019) – a tropical cyclone that affected Mauritius.
Cam 1996 – no threat to land. 1999 – minimal disruption in Hong Kong.
Camilla (1949) – a strong category 2 typhoon made landfall Northern Philippines.
Camille 1969 – was the second most intense tropical cyclone on record to strike the United States (behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane) and is one of just four Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. 1975 – a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall to Madagascar in January 1975.
Candice 1976 – a powerful category 1 hurricane passed off the coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada. 2024 – a severe tropical storm which affected Mauritius.
Cari (2015) – a subtropical storm in the South Atlantic.
Carina 2006 – a Category 4 tropical cyclone in the South Indian Ocean that only slightly affected Madagascar. 2012 – affected South China and Taiwan as a tropical storm. 2016 – a severe tropical storm that made landfall over South China. 2020 – a weak system that threatened no land areas. 2024 – a powerful typhoon that impacted Taiwan and East China, and also drenched western Luzon in the Philippines by enhancing the monsoonal flow.
Carla 1956 – produced gale-force winds over New England. 1961 – second most intense storm to ever strike the Texas coast; caused over $2 billion (2005 US dollars) in damages 1962 – landfall on Hainan Island; at least 13 people were killed 1965 – 1967 – hit Taiwan, showering record rainfall amounts on the island, killing 69 people 1971 – 1974 – 1977 – hit Vietnam.
Carlos 1979 – did not make landfall 1985 – did not affect land 1991 – no damage reports 1997 – never threatened land; no casualties or damage were reported 2003 – damaged about 30,000 houses in Mexico, with a monetary damage total of 86.7 million pesos (2003 MXN, $8 million 2003 USD) 2009 – did not affect land 2011 – a severe tropical cyclone bringing heavy rainfall over Northern Australia where a record three-day total of 684.8 mm (26.96 in) rain was recorded at Darwin International Airport 2015 – a small tropical cyclone which brushed the western coast of Mexico 2017 – a tropical cyclone that persisted off the coast of Madagascar 2021 - a weak tropical cyclone that churned open at sea
Carlotta 1967 – formed near the Mexican coast; did not make landfall. 1971 – no land was affected. 1972 – a severe tropical cyclone that affected the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. 1975 – did not come near land. 1978 – category 4 hurricane that did not affect land; at the time, it was the third strongest June storm, after 1973's Ava and 1976's Annette. 1982 – did not make landfall. 1988 – did not make landfall. 1994 – buffeted Socorro Island with sustained winds of 39 mph (63 km/h). 2000 – killed 18 after sinking a freighter. 2006 – brought light rainfall to Mexico. 2012 – made landfall near Puerto Escondido, Mexico. 2018 – brushed the southwestern coast of Mexico without making landfall. 2024 – Category 1 hurricane that stayed at sea.
Carmen 1949 – a category 2 typhoon that affected the Philippines in mid-January. 1952 – a category 3 typhoon that passed off the coast of the Philippines and Japan. 1957 – made landfall in southern China. 1960 – made landfall in South Korea; 24 casualties and $2 million in damage (1960 USD). 1963 – a powerful Category 4 typhoon that hit the Philippines, China and Vietnam 1964 – a moderately severe tropical cyclone that struck the state of the Northern Territory. 1965 – a powerful category 5 typhoon that killed 209 people. 1968 (September) – not areas land. 1968 (December) – passed west of Rodriguez, causing heavy rains and winds. 1971 (September) – hit Japan. 1971 (November) – not areas land 1974 (August) – made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula, then crossed the Gulf of Mexico and made a second landfall in southern Louisiana; killed 8 people and caused at least $162 million (USD) in damage. 1974 (October) – hit Luzon just days after Typhoon Bess; second landfall on southeastern China; 25 fatalities, with damage estimated at $13 million (1974 USD). 1968 – a category 1 typhoon that affected China and South Korea. 1980 – formed in the Central Pacific 1983 – formed off the coast of Vietnam and moved toward the Luzon Strait; eventually absorbed into Typhoon Abby. 1986 – passed between Rota and Saipan.
Carol 1947 – a Category 3 typhoon that passed near the Philippines and then Taiwan. 1953 – a Category 5 Cape Verde-type hurricane that made landfall in New Brunswick as a minimal hurricane. 1954 – a Category 3 hurricane that made landfall on Long Island, New York, and then in Connecticut. 1960 – struck Mauritius, causing 42 deaths and the second highest winds recorded in the country. 1965 – a long-lived Category 1 hurricane that remained in the open ocean. 1966 – re-designated Cyclone Daisy by Météo-France after crossing into the south-west Indian basin. 1972 – a severe tropical cyclone that never impacted land. 1976 – remained in the open ocean. 1980 – a severe tropical cyclone that developed southwest of Timor and moved westward through the open ocean; interacted with the weaker Cyclone Dan to its north.
Caroline 1972 – a weak tropical storm affected Mozambique and South Africa. 1975 – was one of two tropical cyclones to affect northern Mexico during the 1975.
Carrie 1957 – a long-lived Cape Verde-type system that peaked as a Category 4 major hurricane. 1972 – affected the Northeastern United States and the Maritime provinces of Canada.
Cary 1980 – while forming, it crossed the Philippines without impact. 1984 – no impact on land. 1987 – made landfall on Luzon, Philippines, and later in northern Vietnam.
Catarina (2004) – was an extremely rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone, the only recorded hurricane strength storm on record in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Cathy 1947 – a Category 3 typhoon that made landfall Philippines and Vietnam. 1998 – remained in the open ocean.
Cebile (2018) – an intense tropical cyclone that stayed away from land.
Cecil 1979 – struck the Philippines; was the first tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific to be given a male name. 1982 – affected Taiwan, China, Korea, and Japan. 1985 – struck the Philippines and Vietnam. 1989 – made landfall in Vietnam. 1990 – struck China. 1993 – curved out to sea.
Cecile (1962) – a severe tropical storm that passed near St. Brandon.
Cecilia (1993) – a severe tropical storm that affected Mauritius and Réunion.
Cela (2003) – a tropical cyclone that did not significantly affect land.
Celeno (1995) – a rare Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone
Celesta (1992) – a moderate tropical storm that passed near Rodriduges.
Celeste 1960 – developed from the remnants of Atlantic Basin Hurricane Abby; did not make landfall. 1968 – did not make landfall. 1972 – a long-lived Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Johnston Atoll. 1976 – remained in the open ocean. 1996 – formed in the Coral Sea and rapidly intensified into a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale); approached Bowen, Queensland, before moving back out to sea.
Celestina (1985) – a severe tropical storm that affected Réunion.
Celia 1962 – did not affect land. 1966 – struck the Bahamas. 1970 – formed in the Caribbean in late July, reached category 3, weakened, and restrengthened to a 125 mph storm prior to its landfall at Corpus Christi, Texas. 1980 – remained well offshore of Mexico. 1986 – remained well offshore of Mexico. 1992 – Category 4 storm that stayed well at sea. 1998 – stayed well off the coast of Mexico. 2004 – stayed out to sea. 2010 – a 160 mph Category 5 hurricane that remained offshore Mexico while at peak strength. 2016 – churned in the open ocean, dissipated well east of Hawaii. 2022 – formed off the coast of Central America and paralleled the southwestern coast of Mexico before moving out to sea.
Celimene (1977) – a moderate tropical storm.
Celina (2007) – a moderate tropical storm that affected Madagascar, causing one fatality.
Celine (1979) – an intense tropical cyclone that killed about half of the population of the Rodrigues flying fox.
Cempaka 2017 – a weak system that caused flooding and landslides in Indonesia. 2021 – a fairly long-lived cyclone that caused substantial damage in South China and Vietnam.
Cesar 1984 – moved northeast parallel to the East Coast of the United States, losing tropical characteristics near Newfoundland 1990 – formed west of Cape Verde but dissipated while still 1000 miles (1600 km) east of Bermuda 1996 – formed off Venezuela and made landfall at Nicaragua as a Category 1 storm; killed 51 (26 in Costa Rica); crossed into the Pacific Ocean and became Hurricane Douglas
Cezera (1990) – a severe tropical storm.
Chaba 2004 – a strong super typhoon that devastated Japan in 2004. 2010 – approached Japan. 2016 – a Category 5 super typhoon that affected South Korea and Japan. 2022 - made landfall in southwestern Guangdong province, China; 26 people were killed when an offshore crane vessel split in half during the storm and sank.
Chalane (2020) – a tropical cyclone that affected Madagascar, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, killing only 7 people.
Chambo (2004) – a tropical cyclone that stayed away from land.
Champi 2015 – a Category 4 typhoon that affected the Mariana Islands. 2021 – a Category 1 typhoon that churned in the open ocean.
Chan-hom 2003 – strong storm that stayed away from land. 2009 – formed off Vietnam, reached typhoon status before landfall in the Philippines. 2015 – a large typhoon which affected several countries in eastern Asia. 2020 – a minimal typhoon that brushed Japan. 2026 – an erratic tropical storm that traversed Japan westwards.
Chanchu 2000 – formed from the remnants of Tropical Storm Upana. 2006 – a Category 4 typhoon that traversed the Philippines and then made landfall in Guangdong, China.
Chanda (2012) – a moderate tropical storm that made landfall on Madagascar.
Chantal 1961 – a tropical cyclone off the coast of Madagascar. 1983 – formed near Bermuda and dissipated in the open ocean. 1989 – formed north of the Yucatán, made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Texas, causing 13 deaths, including 10 on an oil rig construction ship off Louisiana; $100 million damage reported. 1995 – never threatened land, dissipated several hundred miles west of Ireland.