The name Ana has been used for eleven
tropical cyclone
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s worldwide: eight in the
Atlantic Ocean
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, one in the Central
Pacific Ocean
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, one in the South Pacific, and one in the South-West
Indian Ocean
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. It has also been used for two extratropical
European windstorms.
In the Atlantic:
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Tropical Storm Ana (1979), formed east of the Lesser Antilles and crossed Leeward Islands
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Tropical Storm Ana (1985), curved around Bermuda and neared Newfoundland, but dissipated offshore
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Tropical Storm Ana (1991)
The 1991 Atlantic hurricane season was the first season since 1984 in which no hurricanes developed from tropical waves, which are the source for most North Atlantic tropical cyclones. The hurricane season officially began on June 1, and e ...
, paralleled the East Coast of the United States before moving out to sea
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Tropical Storm Ana (1997)
The 1997 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average hurricane season. It officially began on June 1, and lasted until November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic ba ...
, formed off the coast of the Carolinas and moved northeastward away from land
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Tropical Storm Ana (2003)
Tropical Storm Ana was the first named storm of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. A pre-season storm, it developed initially as a subtropical cyclone from a non-tropical low on April 20 to the west of Bermuda. It tracked east-southeastward an ...
, pre-season storm that moved generally eastward across the central Atlantic
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Tropical Storm Ana (2009)
Tropical Storm Ana was the first Tropical cyclone naming, named storm of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming out of an Low-pressure area, area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave on August 11, Ana briefly attained tropical ...
, which crossed the Leeward Islands and dissipated near Puerto Rico
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Tropical Storm Ana (2015)
Tropical Storm Ana was the first named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season. A pre-season system, it became the earliest United States–landfalling tropical cyclone on record. It developed as a subtropical cyclone from a non-tropical lo ...
, pre-season storm that made landfall in South Carolina
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Tropical Storm Ana (2021)
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was the third-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, producing 21 named storms and the second season in a row (third overall) in which the designated 21-name list of storm names was exhausted. ...
, pre-season storm that churned in the open ocean
In the Central Pacific:
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Hurricane Ana
Hurricane Ana was the second tropical cyclone in 2014 to threaten the U.S. state of Hawaii with a direct hit, after Iselle in August. The twenty-first named storm and fifteenth hurricane of the 2014 Pacific hurricane season, Ana formed from a di ...
(2014), brought heavy rain to the Hawaiian Islands
In the South Pacific:
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Cyclone Ana
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 Pacif ...
(2021), brought flooding to portions of Fiji
In the South-West Indian:
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Tropical Storm Ana (2022), crossed northern Madagascar, causing severe flooding, and then made landfall in Mozambique
In Europe:
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Storm Ana (2017), impacted much of Western Europe and Scandinavia.
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Storm Ana (2022)
The name Ana has been used for eleven tropical cyclones worldwide: eight in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the Central Pacific Ocean, one in the South Pacific, and one in the South-West Indian Ocean. It has also been used for two extratropical Europea ...
, impacted Italy.
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