List of storms named Carol

The name Carol was used for nine tropical cyclones worldwide: three in the Atlantic Ocean, four in the Australian Region of the Indian Ocean and once each in the northwestern Pacific Ocean and the South-West Pacific Ocean.

In the Atlantic:

  • Hurricane Carol (1953), a Category 5 Cape Verde-type hurricane that made landfall in New Brunswick as a minimal hurricane.
  • Hurricane Carol (1954), a Category 3 hurricane that made landfall on Long Island, New York, and then in Connecticut.
  • Hurricane Carol (1965), a long-lived Category 1 hurricane that remained in the open ocean.

In the Australian region:

  • Cyclone Carol (1965), re-designated Cyclone Daisy by Météo-France after crossing into the south-west Indian basin.
  • Cyclone Carol (1972), a severe tropical cyclone that never impacted land.
  • Cyclone Carol (1976), remained in the open ocean.
  • Cyclone Carol (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.

In the northwestern Pacific:

  • Typhoon Carol (1947) (T4703), a Category 3 typhoon that passed near the Philippines and then Taiwan.

In the South-West Pacific:

See also