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The name Martin has been used for four
tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its locat ...
s worldwide: For one storm in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the South Pacific Ocean and for one extratropical
European windstorm European windstorms are powerful extratropical cyclones which form as cyclone, cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure. They can occur throughout the year, but are most frequent between October and March, with peak ...
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Atlantic Ocean

The name Martin has been used one time since 2016, when it replaced the name ''Matthew'' on the list of tropical system naming list in 2016. * Hurricane Martin (2022) – short-lived but very large Category 1 hurricane that churned in the open North Atlantic


South Pacific

* Cyclone Martin (1986) – weak tropical cyclone had only minor effects on land * Cyclone Martin (1997) – damaging and deadly Category 3 tropical cyclone that affected the Cook Islands and French Polynesia The WMO retired the name ''Martin'' from use in the South Pacific basin following the 1997–98 cyclone season


Europe

* Cyclone Martin (1999) – caused devastating damage in southern France in late December 1999, killing 30 people


See also

* List of storms named Marty {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin Atlantic hurricane set index articles South Pacific cyclone set index articles