List of storms named Karen explained
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:
- 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
The following typhoons were named Karen by PAGASA. After 2016, the PAGASA retired the name Karen in their naming lists and was replaced with Kristine.
- 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
In the South-West Indian:
In the Australia region:
