Storms Note: indicates the name was retired after that usage in the respective basin
Jacinto (2025) – a tropical storm that affected Philippines and that made landfall in Vietnam.
Jack 1977 – crossed over from the Australian basin but never impacted land. 1989 – a late-season category 4 typhoon that affected Guam. 1993 – analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm. 2014 – remained over open waters.
Jackie 1948 – a Category 1 typhoon that made landfall in Taiwan and Eastern China. 1967 – a tropical cyclone that remained over open waters.
Jacob 1985 – a powerful Category 4 tropical cyclone that had only minor impact on Australia. 1996 – the Kimberley and Pilbara coastal areas received heavy rains as the cyclone passed offshore. 1999 – analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm. 2007 – made landfall east of Port Hedland, Western Australia.
Jaguar (2019) – a rare South Atlantic subtropical storm.
Jal (2010) – a severe cyclonic storm that killed 118 people.
Jamala (2013) – stayed out at sea
Jana (2003) – stayed out at sea
Jane 1950 – a catastrophic and deadly tropical cyclone that left significant effects to Japan during the 1950. 1970 – a powerful category 4 tropical cyclone affected Madagascar. 1979 – stayed out at sea. 1983 – a powerful category 4 tropical cyclone made landfall Western Australia. 1992 – remained over open waters
Janet 1955 – Category 5 hurricane that became one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record; caused at least 1,000 deaths and $65.8 million (USD) in damages 1970 – a strong tropical cyclone, never threatened land.
Jangmi 2008 – made landfall in Nan'ao, Yilan, Taiwan. 2014 – a weak but destructive tropical cyclone that impacted the Philippines. 2020 – affected South Korea. 2026 – a strong severe tropical storm that affected in the Japan.
Janice 1958 – affected Cuba and the Bahamas as a tropical storm. 1971 – did not affect land.
Janis 1992 – an early-season typhoon that struck Japan. 1995 – a weak tropical storm that made landfall Eastern China and Korea Peninsula.
Jasmine 2012 – a powerful and long-lived Category 4 tropical cyclone that moved into and peaked within the South Pacific basin in February it affected several countries, especially Vanuatu and Tonga. 2022 – a strong tropical storm that impacted Mozambique and Madagascar.
Jason (1987) – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that made landfall Queensland and Northern Territory.
Jasper 2009 – a Category 2 tropical cyclone that had little impact on New Caledonia. 2023 – a long-lived and powerful Category 5 severe tropical cyclone which impacted the Solomon Islands and Far North Queensland with torrential rain.
Javier 1980 – stayed in the open ocean. 1986 – produced high waves in southern California. 1992 – dissipated south of Hawaii. 1997 – made landfall on south-western Mexico, dissipated shortly after moving ashore. 2004 – made landfall on Baja California; later produced rainfall across the southwest United States. 2016 – struck Baja California, degenerated into a remnant low shortly after passing offshore. 2022 – formed near Baja California but did not make landfall, dissipated shortly after.
Jawad (2021) – a weak cyclonic storm that made landfalls in Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
Jaya (2007) – made landfall in Madagascar as a tropical cyclone.
Jean 1945 – a strong typhoon affected Taiwan and Eastern China. 1947 – a strong typhoon made landfall Philippines. 1956 – a powerful category 4 typhoon made landfall Northern Philippines. 1960 – did not make landfall. 1962 – a category 2 typhoon made landfall Philippines. 1965 – a Category 5 typhoon brought heavy winds to Southern Japan. 1968 – remained over open waters. 1971 – a strong typhoon affected Philippines, South China and Vietnam. 1973 – remained over open waters. 1974 – a weak tropical storm affected Eastern China. 1977 – remained over open waters.
Jeana 1990 – a weak tropical depression that made landfall Philippines and Vietnam. 1993 – remained over open waters.
Jeanne 1952 – affected Japan while paralleling the coast. 1980 – one of only four hurricanes to not make landfall in the Gulf of Mexico. 1998 – brushed through Cape Verde as a hurricane and made landfall in Spain. 2004 – a Category 3 hurricane that affected Haiti, Puerto Rico and Florida; caused over 3,000 deaths and $7.94 billion in damages.
Jebi 2013 – struck the Philippines, mainland China and Vietnam. 2018 – a strong Category 5 typhoon that made landfall in west Japan, becoming the third costliest typhoon in nominal terms. 2024 – a minimal typhoon passed off the coast of Japan.
Jeff 1981 – a weak tropical storm, that never affected land. 1985 – a Category 1 typhoon, that made landfall Eastern China. 1988 – remained over open waters.
Jelawat 2000 – made landfall at southern Shanghai and rapidly weakened. 2006 – impact China. 2012 – the most intense tropical cyclone of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season in terms of ten-minute maximum sustained winds, tied with Typhoon Sanba. 2018 – a powerful typhoon that affected the Caroline Islands. 2023 – a weak tropical storm that traversed through Mindanao.
Jenna (2026) – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that stayed out to sea.
Jennifer 1963 – a weak tropical storm that hit Southern California. 1969 – a Category 1 Pacific hurricane that struck the state of Mazatlán in October 1969. 1973 – a weak tropical storm that hit Mexico and did not cause significant damage.
Jenny 1961 – did not affect land. 1962 – struck Reunion; killed 36. 1969 – weak tropical storm that affected Western Cuba and Florida. 1974 – a Category 2 tropical cyclone that struck northern Western Australia. 2015 – a powerful typhoon which struck the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and Fujian. 2019 – made landfall in the Philippines and later in Vietnam. 2023 – a Category 4 typhoon that made landfall on the southern tip of Taiwan and affected Hong Kong.
Jerry 1989 – crossed over the Yucatán Peninsula and also struck Texas, killing three and causing $70 million in damages. 1995 – formed between Florida and the Bahamas, caused six deaths and $26.5 million in damages in the southeast United States. 2001 – passed south of Barbados and dissipated in the Caribbean Sea. 2007 – formed in the northern central Atlantic and stayed far from land. 2013 – formed and remained far from land. 2019 – a Category 2 hurricane that stayed out to sea. 2025 – passed near the Lesser Antilles that affected Guadeloupe with heavy rainfall.
Jeruto (2020) – weak tropical storm that mostly stayed out at sea.
Jewel 1967 – a Category 1 hurricane mostly stayed at sea. 1971 – tropical storm formed off the coast of Mexico after gradually moving away from it. 1975 – mostly stayed at sea.
Jig 1950 – a major hurricane that did not affect land. 1951 – did not affect land.
Jim 1984 – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone a cross the Cape York Peninsula that made landfall Northern Territory. 2006 – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that affected New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
Jimena 1979 – formed at a very low latitude, remained at sea. 1985 — remained at sea. 1991 — remained at sea. 1997 — formed fairly far east, out in the Pacific Ocean. 2003 — remained at sea for its entire lifetime. Entered the Central Pacific days after forming, crossed the International Dateline and dissipated there. 2009 — tied for strongest hurricane to strike the Baja California Peninsula, also a strong Category 4 hurricane. 2015 — a long-lasting, strong Category 4 hurricane. 2021 – formed in the open ocean.
Joalane (2015) – stayed out at sea.
Joan 1951 – typhoon that did not affect land. 1955 – did not affect land. 1959 – Category 5 typhoon that struck Taiwan, becoming one of the strongest to affect Taiwan. 1962 – affected South Korea as a tropical storm. 1964 – hit Vietnam as a typhoon, killed 7,000 people. 1965 – made landfall in Western Australia. 1967 – long-lived storm that did not affect land. 1970 – Category 5 typhoon that made landfall in southeastern Luzon as a Category 1 and eastern Hainan Island as a Category 5. 1973 – approached Taiwan then struck China. 1975 – a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone that made landfall in Western Australia. 1976 – typhoon that did not affect land 1988 – passed over the Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela made landfall in Nicaragua; after crossing Central America into the Pacific, the cyclone was renamed Tropical Storm Miriam. 1997 – Category 5 typhoon that co-existed with Typhoon Ivan with both being Category 5 typhoons simultaneously.
Joaninha (2019) – affected the island Rodrigues.
Joanne 1961 – mostly stayed at sea. 1968 – mostly stayed at sea. 1972 – one of four tropical cyclones to bring gale-force winds to the Southwestern United States in the 20th century. 1976 – mostly stayed at sea.
Joaquin (2015) – Category 4 hurricane that devastated several districts in The Bahamas; affected Turks and Caicos Islands, Bermuda, and parts of the Greater Antilles.
Jobo (2021) – a tropical cyclone that made an exit on the coast of Tanzania where 22 people died
Joe 1980 – a Category 3 typhoon that affected the Philippines, China, and Vietnam. 1983 – a strong tropical storm that affected Philippines and South China. 1986 – a Category 3 typhoon that minimal affected Philippines.
Joel 1991 – a weak tropical storm that affected southern China. 1994 – a weak tropical storm that made landfall Northern Vietnam. 2010 – passed close to the southern coast of Madagascar.
John 1978 – did not affect land. 1982 – did not affect land. 1988 – affected the southern tip of Baja California. 1994 – second longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record; crossed the International Date Line (180°) to the Western Pacific. 1999 – severe tropical cyclone made landfall in Western Australia. 2000 – did not affect land. 2006 – a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in Baja California. 2012 – a short-lived storm that did not affect land. 2018 – affected Baja California without making landfall. 2024 – a Category 3 hurricane that impacted Guerrero and Oaxaca, re-formed off the Pacific coast of Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane
Jokwe (2008) – first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Mozambique since Cyclone Favio; caused 16 deaths and $8 million (2008 USD) in damages.
Jolina 2001 – a tropical depression that was only recognized by PAGASA. 2005 – a powerful typhoon that struck southwestern Japan in September 2005. 2009 – tropical storm that brought heavy rainfall to South China. 2013 – a tropical cyclone that caused loss of life and moderate damage across Vietnam and South China in July 2013. 2017 – a strong tropical storm that impacted South China during late August 2017. 2021 – a strong tropical cyclone that impacted the central Philippines and Vietnam. 2026 – a European windstorm which became a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone while affecting Spain and Libya; also known as Storm Samuel.
Jongdari 2018 – strong long-lived and erratic tropical cyclone that impacted Japan and East China. 2024 – a weak tropical storm that affected Ryukyu Islands and the Korean peninsula.
Joni 1992 – a damaging tropical cyclone that impacted the island nations of Tuvalu and Fiji. 2009 – a small and compact system only minimal impact was reported in the Southern Cook Islands while some heavy rainfall was reported in Mangaia. 2012 – remained over the open ocean.
Jose 1964 – a weak tropical storm that had minor effects on land. 1981 – short-lived and weak storm that did not impact land. 1999 – affected the Leeward Islands; killed three and caused light damage. 2005 – made landfall in Mexico as a weak storm. 2011 – tropical storm that formed south-southwest of Bermuda; did not impact land.