Tropical Storm Helene
The name Helene has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean:
- Hurricane Helene (1958) – a powerful storm in 1958 that grazed Cape Hatteras causing $11 million in damage
- Hurricane Helene (1988) – a 1988 category 4 storm that stayed in the open sea, never threatening land
- Tropical Storm Helene (2000) – entered the Caribbean Sea, made landfall at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, exited at the North Carolina coast and regained tropical storm strength heading northeast
- Hurricane Helene (2006) – a 2006 category 3 storm that stayed in the open ocean, never threatening land
- Tropical Storm Helene (2012) – a 2012 tropical storm that affected Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico
The name Helene was also used for one tropical cyclone in the Western Pacific:
- 1950 Pacific typhoon season#Tropical Storm Helene – 1950s Tropical Storm Helene (T5009)
The name Helene was also used for one tropical cyclone in the Southwest Indian Ocean:
The name should not be confused with Helena, which was used for a tropical storm during the 1963 Atlantic hurricane season, or Typhoon Helen (1972), which was used for a typhoon during the 1972 Pacific typhoon season.
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