Tropical Storm Holly

The name Holly has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and three in the western Pacific Ocean.

Atlantic Ocean
  • 1969's Hurricane Holly - minimal hurricane that moved through the Lesser Antilles as a tropical depression
  • 1976's Hurricane Holly - minimal hurricane that remained over open waters
Western Pacific Ocean
  • 1981's Tropical Storm Holly (T8103, 03W) - moderate tropical storm which formed and remained fairly close to the equator throughout its duration.
  • 1984's Typhoon Holly (T8410, 11W, Huaning) - brought heavy rainfall and caused severe damage to the Korean Peninsula, causing one death
  • 1987's Super Typhoon Holly (T8715, 15W) - attained super typhoon status, but remained away from land.

Famous quotes containing the words tropical, storm and/or holly:

    “We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave.”
    —Irving Berlin (1888–1989)

    “I cannot think this creature died
    By storm or fish or sea-fowl harmed
    Walking the sea so heavily armed;
    Or does it make for death to be
    Oneself a living armoury?”
    —Andrew Young (1885–1971)

    “in the holly prickles
    You can plainly see
    The crown of thorns our Saviour wore”
    —Unknown. The Holly and the Ivy (l. 13–15)