Tropical Storm Arthur
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The name Arthur has been used for five tropical cyclone
s in the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of three names used for five tropical storms with none of them becoming a hurricane. The others are Ana and Beryl.
Arthur has been used for 2 tropical cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere.
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. It is one of three names used for five tropical storms with none of them becoming a hurricane. The others are Ana and Beryl.
- Tropical Storm Arthur (1984), formed on August 28, very late for the first storm; moved over Newfoundland as an extratropical storm; no damages or casualties
- Tropical Storm Arthur (1990), formed in the Caribbean, strengthened to near hurricane-strength, and dissipated
- Tropical Storm Arthur (1996)Tropical Storm Arthur (1996)Tropical Storm Arthur caused minimal flooding in the Carolinas in mid-June 1996. The first tropical cyclone and named storm of the annual Atlantic hurricane season, Arthur originated from an area of increased convection east of the Bahamas on June 16. Gradually, the system increased in...
, struck North Carolina as a weak tropical storm - Tropical Storm Arthur (2002)Tropical Storm Arthur (2002)Tropical Storm Arthur was the first tropical cyclone of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. The origins of the storm are believed to have been from a decaying cold front in the Gulf of Mexico, which dropped light to moderate rainfall across the southeastern United States...
, weak tropical storm that didn't significantly affect land - Tropical Storm Arthur (2008)Tropical Storm Arthur (2008)Tropical Storm Arthur was the first Atlantic tropical storm that formed during the month of May since 1981. The first tropical cyclone of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, the storm formed on May 30 from the interaction of two tropical waves and the remnants of the eastern Pacific Tropical...
, formed quickly just before moving inland on May 31
Arthur has been used for 2 tropical cyclones in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Severe Tropical Cyclone Wasa-Arthur (1991), Arthur formed from the remnants of Wasa, but was renamed
- Cyclone Arthur (2007)Cyclone Arthur (2007)Cyclone Arthur was the eighth tropical depression and fourth tropical cyclone of the 2006–07 South Pacific cyclone season...
, formed in late January in the south Pacific Ocean briefly threatening the Cook Islands