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The name Georges was used for two
tropical cyclone A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Dep ...
s in the
Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
. * Hurricane Georges (1980) – Category 1 hurricane looped across the north Atlantic Ocean without causing any reported damage. *
Hurricane Georges Hurricane Georges () was a powerful and long-lived Cape Verde Category 4 hurricane which caused severe destruction as it traversed the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in September 1998, making eight landfalls along its path. Georges was the seventh ...
(1998) – Category 4 hurricane that wrought death and destruction across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The name "Georges" was retired after the hurricane in 1998 and was replaced by "
Gaston Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) *Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) * Gaston ...
" in 2004.


See also

* Tropical Storm George * Hurricane Georgette {{DEFAULTSORT:Georges, Hurricane Atlantic hurricane set index articles