The name Agnes has been used for a total of sixteen
tropical cyclone
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s worldwide: one in the Atlantic Ocean, thirteen in the Western North Pacific Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and one in the South Pacific Ocean.
In the Atlantic:
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Hurricane Agnes
Hurricane Agnes in 1972 was the costliest hurricane to hit the United States at the time, causing an estimated $2.1 billion in damage. The hurricane's death toll was 128. The effects of Agnes were widespread, from the Caribbean to Canada, ...
(1972), a Category 1 hurricane that formed over the Yucatán Peninsula and made landfall on the
Florida Panhandle
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The name ''Agnes'' was retired in the Atlantic after the 1972 hurricane season.
In the Western North Pacific:
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Typhoon Agnes (1948) (T4834), a Category 2 Typhoon that struck Japan
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Typhoon Agnes (1952) (T5220), a Category 5 Super Typhoon that was November typhoon and did not approach land closely
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Typhoon Agnes (1957) (T5707), a Category 4 Super Typhoon that passed over the Ryūkyū Islands at peak strength before making landfall in South Korea as a tropical storm
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Tropical Storm Agnes (1960)
The 1960 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1960, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year whe ...
(T6013, 29W), a tropical storm that passed over Taiwan in August
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Typhoon Agnes (1963)
The 1963 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1963, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T6308, 18W, Ising), struck northern Luzon in the Philippines as a Category 2 typhoon before entering the South China Sea where it made a second landfall in China
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Tropical Storm Agnes (1965)
The 1965 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1965, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year wh ...
(T6527, 33W), a tropical storm which formed in the South China Sea and made landfall in Guangdong, China
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Typhoon Agnes (1968) (T6813, 17W), a Category 5 Super Typhoon that did not approach land
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Typhoon Agnes (1971)
The 1971 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1971, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T7127, 29W, Warling), a Category 1 Typhoon that struck Taiwan causing severe flooding in Taipei
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Typhoon Agnes (1974)
The 1974 Pacific typhoon season was the first season on record to not feature a Category 5 equivalent super typhoon; a feat later repeated by the 1977 and 2017 seasons. Even so, the season was overly active, with 32 tropical storms and 16 typhoon ...
(T7422, 26W), a Category 3 Typhoon that stayed well clear of land
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Tropical Storm Agnes (1978)
The 1978 Pacific typhoon season was a very active season that produced 31 tropical storms, 16 typhoons and one intense typhoon. It has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1978, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacif ...
(T7809, 09W), a tropical storm in the South China sea that performed a cyclonic loop before hitting China
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Typhoon Agnes (1981)
Typhoon Agnes, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pining, produced among the heaviest rains recorded during the 20th century in South Korea, with falling over a two-day span. The storm originated as a tropical depression near Guam on August&nbs ...
(T8118, 18W, Pining), a Category 2 typhoon that caused severe flooding in South Korea
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Typhoon Agnes (1984)
Typhoon Agnes, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Undang, was the fourth final tropical cyclone to affect the Philippines during the 1984 Pacific typhoon season. An area of disturbed weather developed near the equator and the Caroline Island ...
(T8424, 27W, Undang), reached Category 4 strength before passing through the Philippines causing over 500 deaths, then made a second landfall in Vietnam
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Tropical Storm Agnes (1988)
The 1988 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1988, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when ...
(T8807, 07W), a tropical storm in late July that formed near Iwo Jima
In the South-West Indian:
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Tropical Storm Agnes (1971) The name Agnes has been used for a total of sixteen tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the Atlantic Ocean, thirteen in the Western North Pacific Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and one in the South Pacific Ocean.
In the Atlantic:
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, made landfall in northern Madagascar
In the South Pacific:
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Cyclone Agnes (1995) The name Agnes has been used for a total of sixteen tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the Atlantic Ocean, thirteen in the Western North Pacific Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and one in the South Pacific Ocean.
In the Atlantic:
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, a Category 3 cyclone south of Port Moresby in the Coral Sea that did not approach land
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