The names Jeanne has been used for a total of four
tropical cyclone
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s worldwide, three in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the Western Pacific Ocean.
In the Atlantic Ocean:
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Hurricane Jeanne (1980) – a rare November hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico that caused no significant damage.
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Hurricane Jeanne (1998) – a Category 2 hurricane that brushed Cape Verde and travelled over the Azores as an
extratropical cyclone
Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are low-pressure areas which, along with the anticyclones of high-pressure areas, drive the weather over much of the Earth. Extratropical cyclones are capable of p ...
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Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Jeanne was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin since Mitch in 1998, and the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2004. It was the tenth named storm, the seventh hurricane, and the fifth major hurricane of the se ...
(2004) – a strong Category 3 hurricane that formed near the Lesser Antilles on September 14 and travelled across Puerto Rico and Hispaniola as a tropical storm, causing over 3,000 deaths in Haiti. Later crossed the Bahamas and made landfall near
Stuart, Florida
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The name ''Jeanne'' was
retired
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Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
in the Atlantic after the 2004 season and was replaced by ''
Julia'' for the 2010 season.
In the Western Pacific:
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Tropical Storm Jeanne (1952) (T5208)
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Atlantic hurricane set index articles
Pacific typhoon set index articles