Tropical Storm Claudette

The name Claudette has been used for six tropical cyclones in the Northern Atlantic Ocean:

  • Tropical Storm Claudette (1979), caused moderate damage in Texas and the Caribbean
  • Hurricane Claudette (1985), long-lived hurricane that wandered east and grazed the Azores
  • Hurricane Claudette (1991), low-end Category 4 that remained at sea for its entire lifetime
  • Tropical Storm Claudette (1997), lasted awhile over the open Atlantic
  • Hurricane Claudette (2003), hit Puerto Morelos, Mexico, then struck again near Port O'Connor, Texas
  • Tropical Storm Claudette (2009), formed south of Tallahassee, Florida, and headed northwest to the Florida Panhandle, where it made landfall on Santa Rosa Island

The name Claudette has been used once in the Southwestern Indian Ocean:

  • Cyclone Claudette (1979), caused severe damage to Mauritius and Réunion

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