Hurricane Carlos

The name Carlos has been used for six tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

  • Tropical Storm Carlos (1979), did not make landfall
  • Tropical Storm Carlos (1985), did not affect land
  • Hurricane Carlos (1991), no damage reports
  • Tropical Storm Carlos (1997), never threatened land; no casualties or damage were reported
  • Tropical Storm Carlos (2003), damaged about 30,000 houses in Mexico, with a monetary damage total of 86.7 million pesos (2003 MXN, $8 million 2003 USD)
  • Hurricane Carlos (2009), did not make landfall

The name Carlos has been used once in the Australian region.

  • Cyclone Carlos (2011), record three day total of 684.8 mm (26.96 in) rain was recorded at Darwin International Airport

Famous quotes containing the words hurricane and/or carlos:

    “Thought and beauty, like a hurricane or waves, should not know conventional, delimited forms.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

    “He doesn’t know a damn thing about China ... That’s what makes him an expert. He knows nothing about music, being tone deaf. That’s what makes him a musician ... And he’s batty in the head. That’s what makes him a philosopher.”
    —William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)