List of storms named Omar

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The name Omar has been used for three tropical cyclones worldwide:

In the Atlantic Ocean:

  • Hurricane Omar (2008)
    – a Category 4 hurricane that grazed the Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, doing minor to moderate damage and causing 1 indirect death.
  • Tropical Storm Omar (2020)
    – minimal tropical storm that caused rip currents and swells in the Carolinas, earliest fifteenth named storm on record in the Atlantic.

In the Western Pacific Ocean:

  • Typhoon Omar (1992) (T9215, 15W, Lusing) – strong Category 4 super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean, struck Guam, Taiwan, and China, causing 2 deaths and about half a billion dollars in damage. The name was retired after the 1992 season, and was replaced with Oscar for the 1995 season.