Tropical Storm Karen

The name Karen has been used for seventeen tropical cyclones worldwide: six in the Atlantic Ocean, nine in the Western Pacific Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and one in the Australian region.

In the Atlantic:

• Tropical Storm Karen (1989), formed near Isla de la Juventud
• Tropical Storm Karen (1995), minimal storm that was absorbed by Hurricane Iris
• Hurricane Karen (2001), made landfall at Nova Scotia as a tropical storm
• Hurricane Karen (2007), Category 1 hurricane in the tropical Atlantic
• Tropical Storm Karen (2013), formed in the Gulf of Mexico
• Tropical Storm Karen (2019), briefly affected Puerto Rico before moving out to sea

In the Western Pacific storms:

• Typhoon Karen (1948) (T4801), remained over open waters
• Typhoon Karen (1952) (T5209), struck South Korea and Japan
• Typhoon Karen-Lucille (1956) (T5619), crossed northern Philippines
• Typhoon Karen (1960) (T6001, 06W), left 56 dead and 7,000 homeless in the Philippines
• Typhoon Karen (1962) (T6228, 84W), destroyed 95% of the buildings on Guam
• Typhoon Rananim (2004) (T0413, 16W, Karen), struck China
• Typhoon Nuri (2008) (T0812, 13W, Karen), struck the Philippines and Hong Kong
• Typhoon Sanba (2012) (T1216, 17W, Karen), Category 5 super typhoon that made landfall in South Korea
• Typhoon Sarika (2016) (T1621, 24W, Karen), destructive Category 4 typhoon that struck the Philippines, South China, and Vietnam

Karen was retired from the PAGASA after the 2016 typhoon season and was replaced with Kristine.

In the South-West Indian:

• Cyclone Karen (1964)

In the Australia region:

• Cyclone Karen (1977)

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