List of storms named Irene (original) (raw)

The name Irene was used for eight tropical cyclones worldwide, eight in the Atlantic Ocean one in the Western Pacific Ocean, as well as for one extratropical European windstorm. In the Atlantic: * Tropical Storm Irene (1953) - never made landfall * Tropical Storm Irene (1959) - came ashore in Florida * Hurricane Irene (1971) - struck Nicaragua as a Category 1 hurricane which passed into the Pacific and was renamed Olivia * Hurricane Irene (1981) - strong Category 3 hurricane that struck land only as an extratropical cyclone. * Hurricane Irene (1999) - strong Category 2 hurricane that affected landmasses stretching from Central America up through Newfoundland. * Hurricane Irene (2005) - long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that never struck land. * Hurricane Irene (2011) - large and power