The name Helene or Helena has been used for ten
tropical cyclones worldwide: seven in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean, and two in the Western Pacific Ocean.
In the Atlantic:
Hurricane Helene (1958) – a powerful storm that grazed Cape Hatteras causing $11 million in damage.
Hurricane Helene (1988) – a Category 4 hurricane that stayed in the open sea, never threatening land.
Tropical Storm Helene (2000) – entered the Caribbean Sea, made landfall at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, exited at the North Carolina coast and regained tropical storm strength heading northeast.
Hurricane Helene (2006) – a Category 3 hurricane that stayed in the open ocean, never threatening land; tied with
Hurricane Gordon for strongest Atlantic hurricane of 2006.
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