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:
- Tropical Storm David (2009), whose remnants brought heavy rain to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion.
In the Western Pacific:
- Typhoon David (1997) (21W), a Category 2 typhoon that remained over the open ocean.
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.
This article includes a list of named storms that share the same name (or similar names).
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