The name Anita has been used for thirteen
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: one in the North Atlantic Ocean, one in the South Atlantic Ocean, two in the South-West Indian Ocean, and nine in the Western Pacific Ocean. The name Anita was retired in the North Atlantic after the 1977 hurricane season.
In the North Atlantic:
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Hurricane Anita
Hurricane Anita was a powerful tropical cyclone during the otherwise quiet 1977 Atlantic hurricane season, and the latest first named storm on record since tropical cyclones were first named in 1950. The first tropical cyclone of the season, Ani ...
(1977), Category 5 hurricane that made a powerful landfall in northern Mexico
The name Anita was retired from use in the North Atlantic after the 1977 hurricane season.
In the South Atlantic:
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Tropical Storm Anita (2010)
South Atlantic tropical cyclones are unusual weather events that occur in the Southern Hemisphere. Strong wind shear, which disrupts the formation of cyclones, as well as a lack of weather disturbances favorable for development in the South Atla ...
, the third known tropical cyclone in the south Atlantic on record; did not make landfall, but brought gusty winds to Brazil
In the South-West Indian:
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Tropical Storm Anita (1967) The name Anita has been used for thirteen tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the North Atlantic Ocean, one in the South Atlantic Ocean, two in the South-West Indian Ocean, and nine in the Western Pacific Ocean. The name Anita was retired in the Nor ...
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Tropical Storm Anita (2006) The name Anita has been used for thirteen tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the North Atlantic Ocean, one in the South Atlantic Ocean, two in the South-West Indian Ocean, and nine in the Western Pacific Ocean. The name Anita was retired in the Nor ...
, passed between Madagascar and the African continent, but did not make landfall
In the Western Pacific:
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Tropical Storm Anita (1950)
The 1950 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1950, 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 ...
(T5038)
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Typhoon Anita (1955)
The 1955 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1955, 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 ...
(T5504)
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Tropical Depression Anita (1959)
The 1959 Pacific typhoon season was regarded as one of the most devastating years for Pacific typhoons on record, with China, Japan and South Korea sustaining catastrophic losses. It was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ...
(07W), Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm
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Tropical Storm Anita (1961)
The 1961 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1961, 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 ...
(26W), Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm
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Tropical Storm Anita (1964)
The 1964 Pacific typhoon season was the most active tropical cyclone season recorded globally, with a total of 39 tropical storms forming. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1964, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northw ...
(T6421, 33W), struck Vietnam
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Typhoon Anita (1967) (T6706, 06W, Gening)
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Super Typhoon Anita (1970) (T7010, 11W), struck Japan
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Typhoon Anita (1973) (T7302, 02W)
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Typhoon Anita (1976) (T7611, 11W, Maring), struck Japan
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