The name Chris has been used for eight

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s in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the West Pacific Ocean, and three in the Australian region. In the Atlantic: *

Tropical Storm Chris (1982) Tropical Storm Chris caused minor flooding along the Gulf Coast of the United States in September 1982. The fifth tropical or subtropical cyclone and third named storm of the 1982 Atlantic hurricane season, Chris developed from a surface low-pre ...

– made

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Tropical Storm Chris (1988) Tropical Storm Chris caused minor flooding in the Greater Antilles and the Eastern United States in August 1988. The seventh tropical cyclone and third named storm of the annual hurricane season, Chris developed from a tropical wave while rough ...

– affected the

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and the United States, causing six fatalities *

Hurricane Chris (1994) The 1994 Atlantic hurricane season was the final season in the most recent negative Atlantic multidecadal oscillation period ("low-activity era" or "cold phase") of tropical cyclone formation within the basin. The season produced seven named tr ...

– a Category 1 hurricane that affected

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* Tropical Storm Chris (2000) – did not affect land * Tropical Storm Chris (2006) – caused minimal damage in the Caribbean * Hurricane Chris (2012) – a Category 1 hurricane that affected Bermuda and

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* Hurricane Chris (2018) – a Category 2 hurricane that affected the

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* Tropical Storm Chris (2024) – made landfall in Mexico, causing six fatalities In the West Pacific: * Tropical Storm Chris (1948) In the Australian region: * Cyclone Chris (1982) – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that also existed in the South-West Indian Ocean as Cyclone Damia * Cyclone Chris (1991) – a Category 2 tropical cyclone that affected

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* Cyclone Chris (2002) – a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone that became one of the strongest cyclones to make landfall in Australia The name ''Chris'' was

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in the Australian region following its 2002 usage, being replaced by ''Clancy''.

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