Hurricane Arlene
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The name Arlene has been used for ten tropical cyclone
s in the Atlantic Ocean
, making Arlene the most frequently used Atlantic storm name.
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...
s in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, making Arlene the most frequently used Atlantic storm name.
- Tropical Storm Arlene (1959)Tropical Storm Arlene (1959)Tropical Storm Arlene was a short lived, pre-season tropical storm which made landfall on the central Louisiana coastline on May 30, causing minor damages and one fatality. Arlene developed out of a tropical wave which was first noted near the Dominican Republic on May 23. Development of the system...
, a tropical storm which brought flooding to Louisiana, killing one person - Hurricane Arlene (1963)Hurricane Arlene (1963)Hurricane Arlene was the first tropical cyclone of the 1963 Atlantic hurricane season and one of the wettest storms ever recorded in Bermuda. Originating from a tropical depression on July 31, Arlene quickly intensified into a Category 2 hurricane on August 2. After attaining this...
, a Category 2 hurricane which passed over Bermuda, only causing light damage - Hurricane Arlene (1967), a Category 1 hurricane in the central Atlantic Ocean which did not affect land
- Tropical Storm Arlene (1971), a tropical storm that moved parallel to the east coast of the United States without making landfall
- Tropical Storm Arlene (1981)Tropical Storm Arlene (1981)Tropical Storm Arlene was a rare off-season tropical cyclone that hit Cuba and the Bahamas in May 1981. Its formation was unusual, originating from a tropical disturbance that crossed from the eastern Pacific Ocean into the Caribbean Sea; few Atlantic hurricanes develop in this manner...
, a tropical storm that crossed Cuba and the Bahamas, with only minimal effects - Hurricane Arlene (1987)Hurricane Arlene (1987)Hurricane Arlene was the first named storm and longest-lived tropical cyclone of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming out of an area of low pressure associated with a decaying frontal system along the North Carolina coastline, Arlene tracked in a general eastward direction across the...
, a Category 1 hurricane that spent much of its life as a tropical storm far from land - Tropical Storm Arlene (1993)Tropical Storm Arlene (1993)Tropical Storm Arlene was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Texas since Hurricane Jerry in 1989. The second tropical cyclone and first named storm of the 1993 Atlantic hurricane season, Arlene developed from a tropical wave in the southern Gulf of Mexico on June 18...
, a tropical storm that brought heavy rain to Mexico and Texas; killed 29 people - Tropical Storm Arlene (1999), a tropical storm that drifted past the east of Bermuda
- Tropical Storm Arlene (2005)Tropical Storm Arlene (2005)Tropical Storm Arlene was an unusually large and early-forming tropical storm forming during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the first storm of the season, which would become the most active on record. Tropical Storm Arlene formed near Honduras on June 8 and moved northwards...
, large tropical storm that made landfall in the Florida Panhandle; its remnants contributed to major flooding in upstate New York - Tropical Storm Arlene (2011)Tropical Storm Arlene (2011)Tropical Storm Arlene was a strong tropical storm that affected much of eastern Mexico, as well as the first tropical cyclone to form during the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. Originating from an Atlantic tropical wave, the precursor disturbance crossed the Yucatán Peninsula before emerging into...
, a strong tropical storm that made landfall on Mexico, killing at least 25 people along its path