The name Ana has been used for eleven

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s worldwide: eight in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the Central Pacific Ocean, one in the South Pacific Ocean, and one in the South-West

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. ''Ana'' has also been used for two

European windstorm European windstorms are powerful extratropical cyclones which form as cyclone, cyclonic windstorms associated with areas of low atmospheric pressure. They can occur throughout the year, but are most frequent between October and March, with peak ...

s. In the Atlantic: * Tropical Storm Ana (1979)the first June Atlantic storm since 1933 to develop east of the

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. * Tropical Storm Ana (1985)affected

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. * Tropical Storm Ana (1991)dropped precipitation in

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prior to becoming tropical. * Tropical Storm Ana (1997)resulted in multiple sea rescues in

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. * Tropical Storm Ana (2003)the first recorded Atlantic tropical storm to form in April. *

Tropical Storm Ana (2009) Tropical Storm Ana was the first named storm of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming out of an area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave on August 11, Ana briefly attained tropical storm intensity on August 12 before we ...

degenerated into a

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in the middle of its tropical lifespan. *

Tropical Storm Ana (2015) Tropical Storm Ana was the first Tropical cyclone naming, named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season. A List of off-season Atlantic hurricanes, pre-season system, it became the earliest United States–landfalling tropical cyclone on reco ...

the earliest- landfalling United States tropical cyclone. * Tropical Storm Ana (2021)formed in an area with no other recorded May tropical storm formation since 1950. In the Central Pacific: * Hurricane Ana (2014)a Category 1 hurricane that became the longest-lived Central Pacific hurricane to remain within the region. In the South Pacific: *

Cyclone Ana Severe Tropical Cyclone Ana was one of three tropical cyclones to impact the island nation of Fiji towards the end of January 2021. The fifth tropical disturbance, third tropical cyclone and second severe tropical cyclone of the 2020–21 South ...

(2021)a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage in Fiji. After its only South Pacific usage, the name ''Ana'' was

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from the basin's naming lists, being replaced by ''Aru''. In the South-West Indian: * Tropical Storm Ana (2022)caused over 100 fatalities across Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique. In Europe: * Storm Ana (2017)the first cyclone to be officially named by France, Portugal, or Spain during a windstorm season. * Storm Ana (2022)caused 12 fatalities in Italy.

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