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The name Dora has been used for fifteen
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: two in the Atlantic Ocean, eight in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (two of which crossed over into the Western Pacific basin), one in the Western Pacific Ocean (besides the two that crossed over from the Eastern Pacific), two in the South-West Indian Ocean, and two in the Australian region. In the Atlantic: * Tropical Storm Dora (1956) – moved across the southern Bay of Campeche * Hurricane Dora (1964) – Category 4 major hurricane, made landfall near St. Augustine, Florida, with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) The name ''Dora'' was retired after the 1964 Atlantic hurricane season, and was replaced with '' Dolly''. In the Eastern Pacific: * Hurricane Dora (1981) – Category 1 hurricane that stayed at sea * Tropical Storm Dora (1987) – moderate tropical storm that stayed clear of land * Hurricane Dora (1993) – Category 4 hurricane that formed far from land *
Hurricane Dora (1999) Hurricane Dora was one of few tropical cyclones to track across all three north Pacific basins and the first since Hurricane John (1994), Hurricane John in 1994. The fourth named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 1999 Pa ...
(T9911, 07E) – long-lived Category 4 hurricane that crossed the
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into the Western Pacific and was re-designated Severe Tropical Storm Dora; did not affect land * Tropical Storm Dora (2005) – moved parallel to the Mexican coast near Acapulco * Hurricane Dora (2011) – Category 4 hurricane that moved parallel to the coast of southwestern Mexico, dissipated near the Baja California Peninsula * Hurricane Dora (2017) – Category 2 hurricane that moved parallel to the southwestern Mexican coast * Hurricane Dora (2023) (T2308, 05E) – long-lived Category 4 hurricane; crossed the International Dateline into the Western Pacific and was re-designated as Typhoon Dora The name ''Dora'' was retired after the 2023 Pacific hurricane season, and was replaced with ''Debora''. In the Western Pacific: * Typhoon Dora (1947) (T4719) In the South-West Indian: * Cyclone Dora (1979) * Cyclone Dora (2007) In the Australian region: * Cyclone Dora (1964) * Cyclone Dora (1971) After the 1970-71 season, the name ''Dora'' was removed from the Australian name list. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dora Atlantic hurricane set index articles Pacific hurricane set index articles Pacific typhoon set index articles South-West Indian Ocean cyclone set index articles Australian region cyclone set index articles