The name Opal has been used for twelve tropical cyclones worldwide – one in the Atlantic Ocean (after which it was replaced by the name Olga) and eleven in the Western Pacific Ocean.
In the Atlantic:
Hurricane Opal (1995), a Category 4 hurricane that caused severe and extensive damage along the northern Gulf Coast of the United States
In the Western Pacific:
Typhoon Opal (1945), struck Japan
Typhoon Opal (1946), struck the Philippines
Typhoon Opal (1955) (T5526), struck Japan
Tropical Storm Opal (1959) (27W)
Typhoon Opal (1962) (T6210, 48W), struck Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan (ja)
Super Typhoon Opal (Naning) (1964) (T6434, 51W), struck the Philippines
Typhoon Opal (1967) (T6722, 25W)
Tropical Storm Opal (1970) (T7024, 26W)
Typhoon Opal (1973) (T7316, 18W)
Tropical Storm Opal (1976) (T7625, 26W)
Typhoon Opal (Kuring) (1997) (T9707, 08W), struck Japan
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