List of storms named Opal

The name Opal has been used for twelve tropical cyclones worldwide – one in the Atlantic Ocean (after which it was replaced by the name Olga) and eleven in the Western Pacific Ocean.

In the Atlantic:

• Hurricane Opal (1995), a Category 4 hurricane that caused severe and extensive damage along the northern Gulf Coast of the United States

In the Western Pacific:

• Typhoon Opal (1945), struck Japan
• Typhoon Opal (1946), struck the Philippines
• Typhoon Opal (1955) (T5526), struck Japan
• Tropical Storm Opal (1959) (27W)
• Typhoon Opal (1962) (T6210, 48W), struck Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan (ja)
• Super Typhoon Opal (Naning) (1964) (T6434, 51W), struck the Philippines
• Typhoon Opal (1967) (T6722, 25W)
• Tropical Storm Opal (1970) (T7024, 26W)
• Typhoon Opal (1973) (T7316, 18W)
• Tropical Storm Opal (1976) (T7625, 26W)
• Typhoon Opal (Kuring) (1997) (T9707, 08W), struck Japan

List of storms with the same or similar names

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