Tropical Storm Iris
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The name Iris was used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
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- 1989's Tropical Storm Iris - failed to get very strong or threaten land due to interaction with Hurricane Hugo, but dropped heavy rain on areas already drenched by Hugo.
- 1995's Hurricane Iris - moved up Leeward Islands, causing four deaths on Martinique, later reached Europe as a strong extratropical storm.
- 2001's Hurricane Iris - struck Belize as a Category 4 storm, killing several in Central America, including 20 on a ship that capsized off the coast. Caused $66 million in damage to Belize.
The name Iris was retired after the 2001 season, and will be replaced by Ingrid in the 2007 season.
The name Iris was also used for ten tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific.
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- 1951's Typhoon Iris - category 5
- 1955's Typhoon Iris - category 1
- 1959's Typhoon Iris - category 2
- 1962's Tropical Storm Iris
- 1964's Typhoon Iris - category 1
- 1967's Tropical Storm Iris
- 1970's Typhoon Iris - category 3
- 1973's Typhoon Iris - category 2
- 1976's Typhoon Iris - category 1
- 1999's Tropical Storm Iris (Japan Meteorological Agency analyzed it as a tropical depression, not as a tropical storm.)
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