List of storms named Betty

Not to be confused with the similarly-sounding Cyclone Beti.

The name Betty has been used for a total of twenty-one tropical cyclones worldwide: seventeen in the Western Pacific Ocean – most recently for three storms in the Philippines by PAGASA – and one each in the Atlantic Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, the Australian region, and the South-West Indian Ocean. In addition, it has been used to name one extratropical cyclone in Europe.

In the Western Pacific:

• Tropical Storm Betty (1945) – a short-lived early season storm that did not affect land.
• Typhoon Betty (1946) – a strong typhoon that brushed the coasts of the Philippines and Japan.
• Typhoon Betty (1949) (T4923) – a late-season tropical cyclone that hit southern Philippines.
• Typhoon Betty (1953) (T5319) – a powerful typhoon which took an unusual south-southeastward path from Hainan to the Philippines.
• Typhoon Betty (1958) (T5812) – a short-lived but relatively strong system that was considered by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) as a typhoon, despite the Joint Typhoon Warning Center only considering it as a high-end tropical storm.
• Typhoon Betty (1961) (T6104, 11W) – an early-season Category 4-equivalent super typhoon which struck Taiwan and eastern China.
• Typhoon Betty (1964) (T6405, 07W, Edeng) – a typhoon that formed to the east of Taiwan and passed near Shanghai.
• Severe Tropical Storm Betty (1966) (T6617, 17W) – a strong tropical storm that brushed southern Japan and eventually made landfall in South Korea.
• Typhoon Betty (1969) (T6908, 08W, Huling) – a minimal typhoon that struck Taiwan and China.
• Typhoon Betty (1972) (T7214, 14W, Maring) – a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon that passed through the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan before striking China.
• Typhoon Betty (1975) (T7512, 14W, Ising) – a relatively strong typhoon which struck Taiwan and China
• Typhoon Betty (1980) (T8021, 25W, Aring) – a powerful typhoon which caused $181 million worth of damages to the Philippines and killed 101 people.
• Severe Tropical Storm Betty (1984) (T8404, 04W, Konsing) – a tropical storm which affected the Philippines and China.
• Typhoon Betty (1987) (T8709, 09W, Herming) – a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon that severely impacted the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, causing $100 million worth of damages and claiming a total of 92 lives.
• Tropical Storm Bavi (2015) (T1503, 03W, Betty) – affected Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, and the Philippines.
• Typhoon Wutip (2019) (T1902, 02W, Betty) – a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon, caused over $3.3 million (2019 USD) in damages in Guam and Micronesia.
• Typhoon Mawar (2023) (T2302, 02W, Betty) – another Category 5-equivalent super typhoon which severely affected Guam and later crossed Okinawa.

In the Atlantic:

• Hurricane Betty (1972) – a Category 2 hurricane (initially a subtropical system named Bravo) which developed north-northeast of Bermuda but did not make landfall.

In the Australian region:

• Tropical Cyclone Betty (1966) – a cyclone which made landfall in Australia's Northern Territory.

In the South Pacific:

• Cyclone Betty (1975) – an erratic and relatively strong tropical cyclone that looped near Fiji.

In the South-West Indian:

• Tropical Storm Betty (1963) – a weak system which affected no land areas.

In Europe:

• Storm Betty (2023) – struck Ireland and the United Kingdom during mid-August 2023.