List of storms named Oscar facts for kids

The name Oscar has been used for seven tropical cyclones and one extratropical cyclone worldwide.

In the Atlantic Ocean:

• Tropical Storm Oscar (2012) – A minimal tropical storm that formed in the open ocean.
• Hurricane Oscar (2018) – A Category 2 hurricane that did not affect land.
• Hurricane Oscar (2024) – A currently active tropical cyclone which is currently impacting Cuba after impacting the Lucayan Archipelago.

In the Western Pacific Ocean:

• Typhoon Oscar (1995) (T9518, 17W) – A powerful typhoon that affected Japan.

In the South Pacific:

• Cyclone Oscar (1983) – a strong tropical cyclone which severely impacted Fiji.

Due to its impacts in Fiji, the name Oscar was retired from the South Pacific tropical cyclone naming list.

In the Australian region:

• Cyclone Oscar (1993)
• Cyclone Oscar–Itseng (2004)

In Europe:

• Storm Oscar (2023) – a relatively late-season extratropical cyclone that caused minor impacts across Europe