Hurricane Charley (disambiguation)
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The name Charley or Charlie was used for nine tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...

s and one subtropical cyclone
Subtropical cyclone
A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical and an extratropical cyclone. As early as the 1950s, meteorologists were unclear whether they should be characterized as tropical or extratropical cyclones. They were officially recognized by the National...

 in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

.

The 2004 storm caused the most destruction, and Charley was retired from use because of the storm after the 2004 hurricane season.
  • 2004's Hurricane Charley – A destructive Category 4 storm that caused billions of dollars in damages, mostly in Southwest Florida
    Southwest Florida
    Southwest Florida is a region of Florida , United States located along its gulf coast, south of the Tampa Bay area, west of Lake Okeechobee and mostly north of the Everglades...

    .


The first three tropical cyclones named Charlie occurred while Atlantic tropical cyclones were named after the letter names used in the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet
Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet
The Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet was a radio alphabet developed in 1941 and was used by all branches of the United States military until the promulgation of the ICAO spelling alphabet in 1956, which replaced it...

. During this three-year period, the same list of names was used each year.
  • 1950's Hurricane Charlie – One of eight major hurricanes of the 1950 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Charlie peaked as a Category 3 storm while looping well east of Bermuda.
  • 1951's Hurricane Charlie – A powerful August hurricane that struck Cozumel, Mexico, and then mainland Mexico as a Category 4 storm.
  • 1952's Hurricane Charlie – A major hurricane that struck Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as a tropical storm before strengthening to a Category 3 hurricane staying well at sea.


The phonetic alphabet was briefly reintroduced in 1972 to name subtropical cyclones.
  • 1972's Subtropical Storm Charlie – A subtropical cyclone that nearly reached hurricane force as it moved out to sea in .


The name Charley was added to the new standard list of hurricane names in 1980.
  • 1980's Hurricane Charley – A Category 1 hurricane that looped across the north Atlantic Ocean without causing any reported damage in .
  • 1986's Hurricane Charley
    Hurricane Charley (1986)
    Hurricane Charley was the costliest tropical cyclone of the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season. The third tropical storm and second hurricane of the season, Charley formed as a subtropical low on August 13 along the Florida panhandle. After moving off the coast of South Carolina, the system...

     – A Category 1 hurricane that made landfall along the North Carolina coast killing five, that went on to hit Great Britain and Ireland as a strong extratropical storm.
  • 1992's Hurricane Charley
    Hurricane Charley (1992)
    Hurricane Charley was the fifth tropical cyclone, third named storm, and the third hurricane of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season. Charley was relatively unusual, as it was one of two tropical cyclone to cross through the Azores in 1992. It developed from an area of convection seen on METEOSAT...

     – A strong Category 2 hurricane that drifted over the central Atlantic Ocean without affecting land in .
  • 1998's Tropical Storm Charley
    Tropical Storm Charley (1998)
    Tropical Storm Charley was the third named storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Charley was the second tropical storm to make landfall in Texas during that season . The storm originated with a tropical wave that moved off the West African coast on August 9...

     – A tropical storm in that nearly became a hurricane before weakening and making landfall near Port Aransas, Texas, causing significant flood damage to inland areas and killing 13 people.


Colin will be the hurricane name used in the 2010 season
Tropical Storm Colin (2010)
Tropical Storm Colin was the fourth depression and third named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the first tropical cyclone to threaten Bermuda since Hurricane Bill a year earlier, although it dissipated before making landfall on the island....

 as a result of the retirement of the Charley for the "C" storm after the 2004 season.

The name Charlie has been used for one tropical cyclone in the southwest Pacific.
  • 1988's Cyclone Charlie
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