The name Barbara has been used for fourteen tropical cyclones worldwide: two in the Atlantic Ocean, eight in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one in the South Pacific Ocean, one in the Western Pacific Ocean, and two in the South-West Indian Ocean. It has also been used to name three extratropical cyclones in Europe.
In the Atlantic: Hurricane Barbara (1953), Category 1 hurricane that moved up the U.S. east coast. Tropical Storm Barbara (1954), made landfall near Vermilion Bay, Louisiana.
in the Eastern Pacific: Hurricane Barbara (1983), a Category 4 hurricane that stayed far from land. Hurricane Barbara (1989), a Category 1 hurricane that did not strike land. Hurricane Barbara (1995), strong Category 4 that remained away from land. Tropical Storm Barbara (2001), passed to the northeast of Hawaii. Tropical Storm Barbara (2007), made landfall near the Guatemala–Mexico border. Hurricane Barbara (2013), large Category 1 hurricane that made landfall on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. Hurricane Barbara (2019), powerful Category 4 hurricane that did not affect land. Hurricane Barbara (2025), weak Category 1 hurricane that paralleled the Mexican coast.
In the South Pacific: Cyclone Barbara (1967)
In the Western Pacific: Typhoon Barbara (1946), made landfall in the Philippines.
In the South-West Indian: Tropical Storm Barbara (1960), remained far from land. Tropical Storm Barbara (1975), made landfall in Madagascar twice.
In Europe: Storm Barbara (2016), caused minor damage in Northern Ireland and Wales. Storm Barbara (2023), storm that affected the eastern Mediterranean after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. Storm Barbara (2025), storm the affected Italy and the Balkans in October.
See also Hurricane Neddy, a season eight episode of The Simpsons television series which featured a fictional Hurricane Barbara.