Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation)
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The name Joan has been used for one tropical cyclone
in the Atlantic Ocean
, ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific, and two tropical cyclones in the Southwest Pacific.
Joan was used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic:
The name Joan was retired after the 1988 season, and was replaced by Joyce in the 1994 season.
Joan was used for ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific:
Joan was used for two tropical cyclones in the Southwest Pacific:
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...
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...
, ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific, and two tropical cyclones in the Southwest Pacific.
Joan was used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic:
- 1988's Hurricane JoanHurricane Joan-MiriamHurricane Joan was a powerful hurricane that caused death and destruction in over a dozen countries in the Caribbean and Central America. Moving on a due west course for nearly two weeks in October 1988, Hurricane Joan caused widespread flooding and over 200 deaths after moving into Central America...
- hit ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
, and El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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The name Joan was retired after the 1988 season, and was replaced by Joyce in the 1994 season.
Joan was used for ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific:
- 1951's Typhoon Joan (T5105)
- 1955's Typhoon Joan (T5520)
- 1959's Super Typhoon Joan (T5909, 21W) - hit TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. - 1962's Typhoon Joan (T6205, 37W) - hit South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. - 1964's Typhoon Joan (T6429, 44W) - hit VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. - 1967's Tropical Storm Joan (T6717, 20W)
- 1970's Super Typhoon JoanTyphoon Joan (1970)Super Typhoon Joan was the first of two super typhoons to strike the Philippines within a week in October 1970, the second being Super Typhoon Kate...
(T7019, 21W, Sening) - hit southeastern LuzonLuzonLuzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
and eastern Hainan Island. - 1973's Tropical Storm Joan (T7311, 12W) - approached TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. - 1976's Typhoon Joan (T7621, 21W)
- 1997's Super Typhoon Joan (T9724, 28W) - Typhoon Ivan and Typhoon Joan became Super Typhoons at the same time.
Joan was used for two tropical cyclones in the Southwest Pacific:
- 1965's Cyclone JoanPre-1970 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasonsThe Pre-1970 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons ran year-round from July 1 to June 30, reaching their peaks mid-February to early March.Pre-1970 1970–75 1975–80 1980–1985-Unnnamed tropical cyclone :The Banda Islands were hit in March...
- 1975's Cyclone Joan