The name Fabian was used for four tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean (Fabian replaced Frederic after the 1979 season) and three in the western Pacific.
It was used on the modern six-year lists in the Atlantic:
- 1985's Tropical Storm Fabian - moved northeast through Atlantic, threatened no land.
- 1991's Tropical Storm Fabian - passed over Isle of Youth and mainland Cuba, but no damage or casualties were reported.
- 1997's Tropical Storm Fabian - formed north of Puerto Rico, moved northeast, caused no damage or casualties.
- 2003's Hurricane Fabian - caused $300 million damage and four deaths after passing directly over Bermuda.
The name Fabian was retired after the 2003 season, and was replaced by Fred in the 2009 season.
Fabian was also used for three tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific:
- 1981's Tropical Storm Fabian (T8123, 23W, Unsing)
- 1985's Tropical Storm Fabian (T8501, 02W, Atring) - moderately strong storm that never threatened land.
- 1988's Tropical Storm Fabian (T8815, 12W)
Famous quotes containing the words tropical, storm and/or fabian:
“We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave.”
—Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
“Here’s neither bush nor shrub to bear off any weather at all. And another storm brewing, I hear it sing i’ the wind. Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor. If it should thunder as it did before, I know not where to hide my head. Yond same cloud cannot choose but fall by pailfuls.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“All my life I’ve been running, from welfare officers, thugs, my father. See, there they are [the killers]. There on the bridge. I’m a dead man. Nosseros told me that. He told me. He said, “You got it all, but you’re a dead man, Harry Fabian.””
—Jo Eisinger, and Jules Dassin. Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark)