The name Chris has been used for six tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Tropical Storm Chris (1982), made landfall at Sabine Pass and caused widespread flooding as far inland as Tennessee, but total damage was low
- Tropical Storm Chris (1988), caused three deaths in Puerto Rico then made landfall near Savannah, Georgia, killing one in South Carolina; monetary damage was minor
- Hurricane Chris (1994), formed in mid-Atlantic, brushed Bermuda as a tropical storm, then continued north; no significant damage
- Tropical Storm Chris (2000), formed several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, but dissipated a day later; no damage was reported
- Tropical Storm Chris (2006), became a tropical depression late on July 31 about 160 miles (260 km) east of Antigua and dissipated on August 5
- Hurricane Chris (2012), A Category 1 hurricane that affected Bermuda
The name Chris has also been used for one tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific Ocean.
- Tropical Storm Chris (1948) (T4812)
The name Chris has also been used for three tropical cyclones in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
- Cyclone Chris (1982)
- Cyclone Chris (1991), off Western Australia
- Cyclone Chris (2002), landfall to the east of Port Hedland, Western Australia; caused some inland flooding
Other uses of the name:
- Hurricane Chris (rapper)
Famous quotes containing the words tropical, storm and/or chris:
“Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes:
A thing, as the Bellman remarked,
That frequently happens in tropical climes
When a vessel is, so to speak, “snarked.””
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)
“There was never yet such a storm but it was Æolian music to a healthy and innocent ear.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“When I get all these accolades for being true to myself, I say, “Who else can I be? I can’t be Chris Evert.””
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)