The name Nicholas has been used for five
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, twice in the
Atlantic Ocean
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and three times in the Australian region.
Atlantic Ocean:
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Tropical Storm Nicholas (2003), long-lived and erratic tropical storm
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Hurricane Nicholas
Hurricane Nicholas was a slow-moving and erratic tropical cyclone that made landfall in the U.S. state of Texas in mid-September 2021. The fourteenth tropical cyclone naming, named storm and sixth hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, ...
(2021), Category 1 hurricane that made landfall near
Sargent, Texas
Sargent is a small Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in the eastern corner of Matagorda County, Texas, Matagorda County, Texas, United States.
Sargent is a fishing, boating, and water sports community with a variable populati ...
, bringing heavy rainfall and
storm surge
A storm surge, storm flood, tidal surge, or storm tide is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low-pressure weather systems, such as cyclones. It is measured as the rise in water level above the ...
to parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Australian Region:
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Cyclone Nicholas (1985), severe tropical cyclone that did not threaten land
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Cyclone Nicholas (1996), made landfall west of Derby, Australia
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Cyclone Nicholas (2008), made landfall north of Carnarvon, Australia
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