List of storms named Ione explained

The name Ione has been used for one tropical cyclone in the AtlanticOcean, three tropical cyclones in the NortheasternPacificOcean, and one tropical cyclone in the WesternPacificOcean.

In the Atlantic, where the name was used prior to the institution of the contemporary six-year lists:

• Hurricane Ione (1955) – a Category4 hurricane that made landfall in North Carolina, becoming the third hurricane to hit the state in less than two months.

Ione was retired in the Atlantic after the 1955 season and not replaced with any particular name.

In the NortheasternPacific, where the name was used on the old four-year lists:

• Tropical Storm Ione (1966) – did not cause any damages or fatalities.
• Tropical Storm Ione 1 (1970) – operationally considered the same storm as TropicalStormIone2.
• Tropical Storm Ione 2 (1970) – operationally considered the same storm as TropicalStormIone1.
• Hurricane Ione (1974) – a Category3 hurricane that was one of five simultaneously active tropical cyclones in the NortheasternPacific.

In the WesternPacific:

• Typhoon Ione (1948) (T4821) – made landfall in Japan, killing 512 people.

See also

• Hurricane Ioke (2006) – a similar name that was also used in the NortheasternPacific
• Tropical Storm Iune (2015) – a similar name that was also used in the NortheasternPacific