List of storms named Franklin

The name Franklin has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, replacing Floyd after 1999.

  • Tropical Storm Franklin (2005) – formed over the Bahamas, then moved erratically in the open ocean, never affecting land directly; twice approached hurricane status.
  • Tropical Storm Franklin (2011) – weak tropical storm that never threatened land.
  • Hurricane Franklin (2017) – made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula as a moderate tropical storm, then made a second landfall in Veracruz, Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane.
  • Hurricane Franklin (2023) – a large and strong Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in Hispaniola as a tropical storm.
Not to be confused with List of storms named Frank.
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