The name Frank has been used for 14
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 worldwide:
In the Eastern Pacific Ocean (8):
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Tropical Storm Frank (1980)
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Hurricane Frank (1986)
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Hurricane Frank (1992)
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Tropical Storm Frank (1998)
The 1998 Pacific hurricane season was a below average Pacific hurricane season. Despite this, it had nine hurricanes and six major hurricanes, which was well above average. The season officially started on May 15 in the eastern Pacific and on J ...
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Hurricane Frank (2004)
The 2004 Pacific hurricane season was unusual in that no tropical cyclones of at least tropical storm intensity made landfall, the first such occurrence since 1991. The season was also below-average in terms of named storms and hurricanes, near- ...
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Hurricane Frank (2010)
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Hurricane Frank (2016)
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Hurricane Frank (2022)
In the Philippines by PAGASA in the Western Pacific Ocean (2):
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Typhoon Conson (2004)
Typhoon Conson, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Frank, was the first of the record ten typhoons to impact Japan during the 2004 Pacific typhoon season. Developing out of a tropical depression near the northern Philippines in early June, Cons ...
(T0404, 07W, Frank) – made landfall as a minimal tropical storm in the Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
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Typhoon Fengshen (2008)
Typhoon Fengshen, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Frank, was the sixth named storm and the fourth typhoon recognized by the Japan Meteorological Agency. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center recognized Fengshen as the seventh tropical depression, ...
(T0806, 07W, Frank)– made a direct hit on the Philippines and on China, causing severe damage and resulted in at least 1,371 deaths
The name Frank was retired after the 2008 typhoon season in the
Philippine Area of Responsibility
The Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is an area in the Northwestern Pacific where PAGASA, the Philippines' national meteorological agency, monitors weather occurrences. Significant weather disturbances, specifically tropical cyclones tha ...
and was replaced by the name
Ferdie.
In the Australian region (2):
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Frank (1984)
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Frank (1995)
In the South Pacific Ocean (1):
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Frank (1999)
In the Southwest Indian Ocean (1):
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Intense Tropical Cyclone Frank (2004)
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