Hurricane Kenneth

The name Kenneth has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and one in the South-West Indian Ocean. Coincidentally, all five of them have peaked at Category 4 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Eastern Pacific Ocean:

• Hurricane Kenneth (1993) – Strong, long-lived hurricane that did not affect land.
• Hurricane Kenneth (2005) – Long-lived hurricane whose remnants brought heavy rainfall to Hawaii.
• Hurricane Kenneth (2011) – The second-strongest tropical cyclone observed in the East Pacific in the month of November.
• Hurricane Kenneth (2017) – A short-lived but powerful hurricane that did not affect land.

South-West Indian Ocean:

• Cyclone Kenneth (2019) – A tropical cyclone in 2019 that became the most powerful system to make landfall on Mozambique, in recorded history.