List of storms named David

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The name David has been used for four tropical cyclones worldwide, once each in the: Atlantic Ocean (where it was retired from use after 1979), Australian region of the South Pacific Ocean, South-West Indian Ocean, and Western Pacific Ocean. It has also been used by Météo France for one extratropical European windstorm.

In the Atlantic:

  • Hurricane David (1979), a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in the Dominican Republic and later in both Florida and Georgia, causing over 2,000 deaths people along its path.

In the Australian region:

  • Cyclone David (1976), a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale) that made landfall in Queensland.

In the South-West Indian:

In the Western Pacific:

In Europe:

  • Storm David (2017) (Friederike in Germany), brought hurricane-force gusts, rain and severe snowfall particularly to central Europe, creating blizzard conditions in some areas.