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The name Ana has been used for eleven tropical cyclones worldwide: eight in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the Central Pacific Ocean, one in the South Pacific, and one in the South-West Indian Ocean. It has also been used for two extratropical European windstorms.

In the Atlantic:

  • Tropical Storm Ana (1979), formed east of the Lesser Antilles and crossed Leeward Islands
  • Tropical Storm Ana (1985), curved around Bermuda and neared Newfoundland, but dissipated offshore
  • Tropical Storm Ana (1991), paralleled the East Coast of the United States before moving out to sea
  • Tropical Storm Ana (1997), formed off the coast of the Carolinas and moved northeastward away from land
  • Tropical Storm Ana (2003), pre-season storm that moved generally eastward across the central Atlantic
  • Tropical Storm Ana (2009), which crossed the Leeward Islands and dissipated near Puerto Rico
  • Tropical Storm Ana (2015), pre-season storm that made landfall in South Carolina
  • Tropical Storm Ana (2021), pre-season storm that churned in the open ocean

In the Central Pacific:

  • Hurricane Ana (2014), brought heavy rain to the Hawaiian Islands

In the South Pacific:

  • Cyclone Ana (2021), brought flooding to portions of Fiji

In the South-West Indian:

  • Tropical Storm Ana (2022), crossed northern Madagascar, causing severe flooding, and then made landfall in Mozambique

In Europe:

  • Storm Ana (2017), impacted parts of Western Europe and Scandinavia.
  • Storm Ana (2022), impacted Italy.

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