The name Kyle has been used for four
tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Dep ...
s in the Atlantic Ocean since 1996, the year in which Kyle replaced
Klaus on the rotating six-year cycle of names used in the North Atlantic basin.
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Tropical Storm Kyle (1996)
The 1996 Atlantic hurricane season had the most major hurricanes since 1950, which are Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The season was above-average, featuring a total of thirteen named storms, nine hurricanes, and six ma ...
– formed in the western Caribbean and made landfall over Guatemala and Honduras as a weakening storm, causing no significant damage.
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Hurricane Kyle (2002) – long-lived hurricane, bobbed in and out of the Carolinas, causing $5 million damage, mostly from tornadoes.
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Hurricane Kyle (2008) – formed north of Hispaniola and made landfall in Nova Scotia as a minimal hurricane.
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Tropical Storm Kyle (2020) – earliest eleventh named storm on record, formed off the coast of New Jersey and dissipated out in the ocean.
The name Kyle has also been used for two tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Typhoon Kyle (1990) (T9023, 25W)
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Typhoon Kyle (1993) (T9325, 34W, Luring) – struck the Philippines and Vietnam.
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