List of storms named Lisa explained

List of storms named Lisa should not be confused with List of storms named Liza.

The name Lisa has been used for nine tropical cyclones worldwide: five in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean and two in the South Pacific Ocean.

In the Atlantic Ocean:

• Hurricane Lisa (1998) – traveled in the central Atlantic without approaching land
• Hurricane Lisa (2004) – formed off Cape Verde and briefly reached hurricane strength near Cape Race, Newfoundland
• Hurricane Lisa (2010) – traveled in eastern Atlantic near Cape Verde
• Tropical Storm Lisa (2016) – formed in eastern Atlantic in close proximity to Cape Verde, churned in the open ocean without threatening land
• Hurricane Lisa (2022) – made landfall in Belize and then re-emerged into the Bay of Campeche as a weak tropical depression

In the Northwestern Pacific Ocean:

• Tropical Storm Lisa (1996) (T9611, 14W) – made landfall in southern China

In the South-West Indian Ocean:

• Cyclone Lisa (1981) – meandered offshore Madagascar for several days

In the South Pacific Ocean:

• Cyclone Lisa (1982) – passed near French Polynesia

Australian region:

• Cyclone Lisa (1991) – formed near and affected Papua New Guinea; later crossed into South Pacific Ocean