List of storms named Betty
The name Betty has been used for a total of twenty tropical cyclones worldwide: one in the Atlantic Ocean, two in the South Pacific Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and sixteen in the Western Pacific Ocean (most recently for two storms in the Philippines by PAGASA).
In the Atlantic:
- Hurricane Betty (1972), developed north-northeast of Bermuda, did not make landfall
In the South Pacific:
- Tropical Cyclone Betty (1966), made landfall in the Northern Territory of Australia
- Cyclone Betty (1975), looped near Fiji
In the South-West Indian:
Western Pacific:
- Tropical Storm Betty (1945)
- Typhoon Betty (1946), approached Japan
- Tropical Storm Betty (1949) (T4923)
- Typhoon Betty (1953) (T5319), struck the Philippines
- Tropical Storm Betty (1958) (T5812)
- Typhoon Betty (1961) (T6104, 11W), Category 4 super typhoon, struck Taiwan
- Typhoon Betty (1964) (T6405, 07W, Edeng), formed east of Taiwan, passed near Shanghai
- Tropical Storm Betty (1966) (T6617, 17W)
- Typhoon Betty (1969) (T6908, 08W, Huling), struck China
- Typhoon Betty (1972) (T7214, 14W, Maring), Category 4 super typhoon, struck China
- Typhoon Betty (1975) (T7512, 14W, Ising), struck Taiwan and China
- Typhoon Betty (1980) (T8021, 25W, Aring), struck the Philippines
- Tropical Storm Betty (1984) (T8404, 04W, Konsing), struck China
- Typhoon Betty (1987) (T8709, 09W, Herming), Category 5 super typhoon, struck the Philippines and China
The following typhoons were named Betty by the PAGASA after it was replaced by Bebeng.
- Tropical Storm Bavi (2015) (T1503, 03W, Betty), affected Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, and Philippines
- Typhoon Wutip (2019) (T1902, 02W, Betty), Category 5 super typhoon, caused over $3.3 million (2019 USD) in damages in Guam and Micronesia
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