Tropical Storm Alex

The name Alex has been used for a total of 10 tropical cyclones worldwide: Three in the Atlantic Ocean, four in the West Pacific Ocean and three in the South Indian Ocean.

North Atlantic Ocean:

• Tropical Storm Alex (1998), a weak storm that never affected land
• Hurricane Alex (2004), a Category 2 hurricane that came within 10 miles (16 km) of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, then strengthened to Category 3 once clear of land
• Hurricane Alex (2010), a Category 2 hurricane that made landfall in Belize as a tropical storm and passed over the Yucatán Peninsula before making landfall in Tamaulipas, Mexico, at maximum intensity

The name "Alex" replaced the name "Andrew" after 1992's Hurricane Andrew caused that name to be retired.

Western Pacific Ocean:

• Tropical Storm Alex (1980) (T8020, 24W), a short-lived tropical storm that formed to the north of Iwo Jima
• Typhoon Alex (1984) (T8403, 03W, Biring), a Category 1 typhoon that passed north over Taiwan before dissipating over South Korea
• Typhoon Alex (1987) (T8708, 08W, Etang), a minimal typhoon that brushed north Taiwan before striking mainland China; caused little damage from the typhoon, but its remnants contributed to some significant flooding in Korea
• Tropical Storm Alex (1998) (19W), a weak tropical storm that formed to the east of the Philippines before it was absorbed by the more powerful Typhoon Zeb; Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm

South Indian Ocean:

• Cyclone Alex (1981), stayed well out to sea and did not approach any land
• Cyclone Alex (1990), a Category 5 cyclone (on the Australian scale) that formed in the Timor Sea and moved to the southwest without approaching land
• Cyclone Alex (2001), a tropical storm that formed to the north of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands before passing west of 90°E, when it was renamed Andre