Tropical Storm Betsy (disambiguation)

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The name Betsy has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, once in the Southwest Indian Ocean, and twice in the Australian region

Betsy was used for three tropical cyclone in the Atlantic:

  • Hurricane Betsy (1956), severe crop damage as well as thousands of homes damaged in Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico
  • Hurricane Betsy (1961), one of three active hurricanes in the Atlantic (along with Carla and Debbie) from September 7 to September 11; did not make landfall
  • Hurricane Betsy (1965), first hurricane to cause over a billion US dollars in damage; struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana

Betsy was used once in the Southwest Indian Ocean:

  • Tropical Cyclone Betsy (1970)

Betsy was used twice in the Australian region:

  • Tropical Cyclone Betsy (1968)
  • Tropical Cyclone Betsy (1992)


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